Debra Baer
Reporter/Host
Debra Baer grew up in Orange County and has a M.A. in Journalism from Ohio State University, where she was a Kiplinger Fellow in Public Affairs Reporting. She earned her B.A. in Journalism from California State University, Long Beach.
Before joining KPCC, she hosted Sound Money, the Marketplace Morning Report and CalNet, and reported for The California Report, KLON, and KCFR in Denver. As a Kiplinger Fellow she investigated the corporate consolidation of the funeral industry for Marketplace. Her series, "Dying for Business," was honored as a finalist for the national Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism.
Her independent projects include two award-winning documentaries for National Public Radio. She was a correspondent for "The Iran Project" hosted by Walter Cronkite on Public Radio International and for "Do No Harm," Duke University Medical Center's award-winning radio project on medical ethics.
Baer's interests include stone carving, which she learned in Colorado and Italy. She sculpts when she's not reporting and studying the lives and work of extraordinary people.
Recent Bylines
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Family of Scott Dekraai's ex-wife sues for damages
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Nov. 4, 2011
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Public officials urge parents to vaccinate for measles
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Sept. 22, 2011
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Dangerous Asian tiger mosquito discovered in San Gabriel Valley
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Sept. 13, 2011
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California hospitals fined for killing, injuring patients
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Sept. 8, 2011
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Long Beach council members to offer alternative to austerity budget
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Sept. 6, 2011
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Hacker gets six years for sexual cyber terrorism
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Sept. 1, 2011
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Nurses issue strike notification at Lynwood hospital
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Sept. 1, 2011
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Customs official says gypsy moth discovery a close call
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Aug. 16, 2011
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LA Unified to push for change in 'last hired, first fired' rule
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Aug. 11, 2011
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Big rig driver convicted of involuntary manslaughter for Angeles Crest Highway crash
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July 29, 2011
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Former New York Mets/Philadelphia Phillies baseball star Lenny Dystra arraigned on federal charges
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May 31, 2011
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Post offices extend hours to accommodate last-minute tax filers
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April 18, 2011
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Parolee arrested in Newport Beach for stealing over $280,000 from blind, deaf 98-year-old widow
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April 14, 2011
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Court orders Ralphs to pay fine for overcharging customers in Los Angeles
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March 3, 2011
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Free foreclosure prevention workshop offered for struggling homeowners
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Feb. 25, 2011
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