Leigh Barr
Coordinating Producer “Sound of Ideas”Expertise: Producing and writing television, radio and digital news scripts and newscasts
Education: Kent State University - bachelor's degree
Experience:
Leigh Barr is a career producer with more than 20 years' experience covering the people and stories of Northeast Ohio.
Highlights:
- · 2020 Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Award - Radio “Best Public Affairs Program in Ohio”
Why trust Ideastream Public Media?
The mission of Ideastream Public Media is to be a trustworthy and dynamic multimedia source for illuminating the world around us. Our highest priority is providing news and information that is reliable and accurate, that is gathered with integrity and professional care and that is presented with precision and respect for the intelligence of our audiences. We are transparent about how we discover and verify the facts we present and strive to make our decision-making process clear to the public. We disclose relationships, such as with partners or funders, that might appear, but will never, influence our coverage.
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A bill that would require transgender students to use bathrooms that correspond to their assigned gender at birth is on its way to Gov. Mike DeWine. -
President-elect Donald Trump has promised the largest deportation in American history when he retakes the White House in January. We will talk to people working on immigration about Trump's plans and the potential impact. -
They skipped the magic markers and went right to the paint sprayer as Ohio grew an even deeper shade of red Tuesday. Republicans dominated nationally and in the Buckeye State. -
The 2024 election is now over. We'll talk about the will of the voters and how their choices will impact the political landscape as we head toward 2025. -
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has sued the Department of Homeland Security for access to citizenship databases to check against Ohio's voter rolls. -
This year, the city of Cleveland worked with partners for "‘A Home for Every Neighbor" initiative to increase resources and support for those experiencing homelessness. -
Voter registrations are being challenged in unprecedented numbers and the ACLU of Ohio is pushing back against the Ohio Secretary of State's newly revised form that could require naturalized citizens to produce papers if challenged at the polls. -
A frustrated Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb announced yesterday that the Browns have decided to move to suburban Brook Park, where they envision a complex that would include a stadium with a roof over 176 acres near Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. -
We will talk about some of the specific issues, levies and races that voters will be deciding on Nov. 5. We will focus on state Issue 1 that seeks to change how Ohio draws its maps as well as the levy requests from the Akron and Cleveland school systems. -
Most of your neighbors are worried about the economy, immigration and public safety, according to the NEO Voter Voices poll commissioned by Ideastream Public Media and two other media partners.
