Matt Bush
News DirectorMatt Bush joined Blue Ridge Public Radio as news director in August 2016. Excited at the opportunity the build up the news service for both stations as well as help launch BPR News, Matt made the jump to Western North Carolina from Washington D.C. For the 8 years prior to coming to Asheville, he worked at the NPR member station in the nation's capital as a reporter and anchor. Matt primarily covered the state of Maryland, including 6 years of covering the statehouse in Annapolis. Prior to that, he worked at WMAL in Washington and Metro Networks in Pittsburgh, the city he was born and raised in.
Matt has a B.A. in broadcasting from Point Park College in Pittsburgh. His M.A. is in media entrepreneurship from American University in D.C. In May 2017, he will graduate from the 35th class of Leadership Asheville at UNC-Asheville.
Email: mbush@bpr.org
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Incumbent Republicans will face each other in both state senate district 47 and state house district 113 thanks to redistricting
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There are plenty of contested primaries for offices in the city of Asheville and Buncombe County
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Candidates running for North Carolina's 11th Congressional District and Western North Carolina's state house and senate seats
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Maps for NC House of Representative elections bring a mixed bag for both parties
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Buncombe County's indoor mask mandate expired Wednesday afternoon, a day after county commissioners decided not to extend it further.
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It's our annual Super Bowl episode - but this one comes in stages. The day after John and our show's producer recorded it, former Miami Dolphins head…
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Oral arguments are scheduled to begin Wednesday at the North Carolina Supreme Court over lawsuits that will define this year’s election in the state - and…
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Three North Carolina Supreme Court justices said Monday they won’t step aside from hearing a blockbuster redistricting case this…