Sam Baker
Sam Baker is KERA's senior editor and local host for Morning Edition. The native of Beaumont, Texas, also edits and produces radio commentaries and Vital Signs, a series that's part of the station's Breakthroughs initiative. He also was the longtime host of KERA 13’s Emmy Award-winning public affairs program On the Record. He also won an Emmy in 2008 for KERA’s Sharing the Power: A Voter’s Voice Special, and has earned honors from the Associated Press and the Public Radio News Directors Inc.
Sam worked in commercial television at NBC and CBS affiliates for six years before moving to public broadcasting. He was news director and Morning Edition host at KWGS-FM in Tulsa, Okla., for three years and moved to KERA in 1991. He has served on the board of Public Radio News Directors Inc. and is a member of the Dallas-Fort Worth Association of Black Communicators.
As a volunteer, Sam produces a weekly series, Jazz in Words and Music, for Reading and Radio Resources, an agency serving the visually impaired. He also serves on the board of Southwest Transplant Alliance, a private non-profit organization that provides organs and tissues for transplantation.
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The study of prostate cancer patients in the VA system found some with limited life expectancy were being treated with procedures that did not add more years to their lives. -
More than 400 elderly people were studied over three years for signs of poor sleep, along with declining motor and walking skills, that can contribute to dementia. -
The health agency has lowered the age recommendation for the shot from 65 to 50. Some who've already had the shot may need another. -
The American Cancer Society study found breast cancer deaths in the U.S. are dropping at high rates, but rates of diagnosis are increasing among younger women. -
In a national survey, less than 20% of U.S. adults were concerned about respiratory viruses or interested in getting shots. A North Texas infectious diseases specialist talks about why. -
Previous studies say coffee has health benefits. New results suggest it may help people who suffer from two cardiac risk factors at a time. -
Research at UT Southwestern Medical Center finds metformin might be NASA's answer to a drug that protects astronauts exposed to a lot of radiation in space. -
Research of more than 5,900 people over 18 years showed high demands put on workers and low rewards for their work can put people at high risk for atrial fibrillation. -
A local gastroenterologist says most people probably won't experience chronic cases, but the study results emphasize why you should pay attention to your gut health. -
A Parkland Health pharmacy specialist explains why overexposure in high temperatures can make people on certain medications more sensitive to heat.
