Susan Sharon
Deputy News Director Susan Sharon is a reporter and editor whose on-air career in public radio began as a student at the University of Montana. Early on, she also worked in commercial television doing a variety of jobs. Susan first came to Maine Public Radio as a State House reporter whose reporting focused on politics, labor and the environment. More recently she's been covering corrections, social justice and human interest stories. Her work, which has been recognized by SPJ, SEJ, PRNDI and the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, has taken her all around the state — deep into the woods, to remote lakes and ponds, to farms and factories and to the Maine State Prison. Over the past two decades, she's contributed more than 100 stories to NPR.
Got a story idea? E-mail Susan: ssharon@mainepublic.org. You can also follow her on twitter @susansharon1
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The North Maine Woods stores a lot of carbon. With better forest management, it could store more and help New England reach a climate benchmark. But there's disagreement about how to approach this.
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The Bell family has been trying to adopt Vanya and Serogzha from Ukraine for about two years.
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A rare Stellar's sea eagle is visiting the Maine Coast and drawing birders from all over the country
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A reunion of Maine switchboard operators highlights the challenges of making a phone call more than 50 years ago and what it was like to handle emergencies, rude customers and delicate situations.
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At a prison in Maine, residents tend a garden that produces much of the facility's food. Advocates say it's a good way to avoid the unhealthy diets served at other prisons and teach useful skills.
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Maine Gov. Paul LePage is letting some low-level offenders out of prison. He says the inmates are needed in the work force.