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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On this episode of The Porch, a production of the BPR news team, we hear from -Bob Orr, former North Carolina Supreme Court justice, about what it's like…
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Bob Orr has had a long career in the public eye. His latest career move actually falls in line with what he first went to UNC Chapel Hill to study.The…
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President Joe Biden will deliver remarks in Atlanta on federal legislation to protect voting rights Tuesday afternoon. His speech comes as Senate…
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On this episode of The Porch, a production of the BPR news team, we hear from -Dr. Chris Cooper of Western Carolina University, recapping 2021 in North…
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A lot contributes to climate change. A Warren Wilson College professor decided to examine one factor that many might find uncomfortable to talk about but…
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