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Midday with Tom Hall 📻 @middayonwypr.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

As Midday heads into the new year, we want to hear from you! What Maryland stories in 2026 need the attention of WYPR's newsroom? What trends are you keeping keeping an eye out for as we enter the second half of the 2020s? #news #Maryland

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Maryland Matters @marylandmatters.org · 01/12/2025

A highly anticipated report on data center development in Prince George’s County makes clear that data centers will be welcomed in the county, but only under certain circumstances — and with lots of community say in where they’re located. marylandmatters.org/2025/11/30/r...

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Report offers 14 recommendations to guide data centers in Prince George’s County - Maryland Matters

An anticipated report on data center development in Prince George’s County makes clear that data centers will be welcomed in the county, but only under certain circumstances — and with lots of communi...

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Maryland Matters @marylandmatters.org · 01/12/2025

Marylanders are spending more time on the road, with the state’s average one-way commute time rising to 31.5 minutes in 2023 – the second longest commute in the country, according to the latest Census Bureau data. marylandmatters.org/2025/11/30/m...

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Maryland has the second highest commute time in the U.S., new numbers show - Maryland Matters

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Midday with Tom Hall 📻 @middayonwypr.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Turkey Day is here! Tune in Wednesday with chefs Damian Mosely and John Shields for Midday's Thanksgiving special. Have a questions about Thanksgiving cooking? Or have a favorite Thanksgiving recipe to share? Leave us a message on the Baltimore Public Media app, or at 410-735-1616. #Thanksgiving

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law.umaryland.edu @law.umaryland.edu · 30/10/2025

Markus Rauschecker spoke to Tom Hall on WYPR’s Midday with Tom Hall 📻 about Maryland’s new data privacy laws. www.wypr.org/show/midday/2025-10-27…

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Midday with Tom Hall 📻 @middayonwypr.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Coming up Tuesday on Midday, have you been the target of a scam? You’re not alone. Maryland saw more than a 50% increase in reports of online fraud in recent years. Have a question about scams, or a story you’d like to share? Leave us a message at 410-735-1616, and tune-in Tuesday at noon! #scams

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Midday with Tom Hall 📻 @middayonwypr.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Join a LIVE edition of Midday from the Charles Theatre as host Tom Hall talks to filmmakers behind @newnextfilmfest.bsky.social. The show starts Oct 3, at noon, in the Charles lobby. This is free and open to the public! Looking to attend a New/Next screening? Tickets here: newnextfilmfest.com

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Midday with Tom Hall 📻 @middayonwypr.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

On today's show, LIVE at noon📻, Department of Juvenile Services head Betsy Tolentino. She was named acting secretary in June, following the departure of Vincent Schiraldi. Check out our conversation with @govwesmoore.bsky.social, when he joined Midday to discuss Tolentino's appointment:

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Gov. Wes Moore on new leadership at Maryland's Department of Juvenile Services

Maryland Governor Wes Moore joins Midday to discuss new leadership at the state Department of Juvenile Services.

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Midday with Tom Hall 📻 @middayonwypr.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

It's Midday at the Movies! Join us right now, live on WYPR! This summer, Jaws is celebrating its 50th Anniversary and will re-release on IMAX and in 3D. We are talking about it.

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Midday with Tom Hall 📻 @middayonwypr.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Word nerds! Tomorrow's episode of Midday is about grammar and we want to hear from you. ✒️Where do you struggle when putting your thoughts on the page? We’ll talk about Oxford commas, run on sentences and more. Let us know your grammar questions below, or leave us a message at 410-735-1616

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Midday with Tom Hall 📻 @middayonwypr.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

On today's Midday, author and historian Rick Atkinson on his latest book, the second of a trilogy covering the American Revolutionary War. Meticulous and grand, "The Fate of the Day" covers a desperate phase of the colony's war for independence from the British. Check out our discussion below:

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The riveting story of a desperate phase of the American Revolution in 'The Fate of the Day'

Historian Rick Atkinson take us two years into the American Revolutionary War in the second book from his trilogy: 'The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780....

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Kristen Griffith @kris10griffith.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Meet Sean Marshall. He's graduating today with the rest of the class of 2025. But not before helping his school boost the graduation rate. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-...

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How a Woodlawn High senior helped boost the graduation rate

Sean Marshall helped design and fund a student-led tutoring program that’ll live on after he leaves Woodlawn High School.

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Midday with Tom Hall 📻 @middayonwypr.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Today, @offairashley.bsky.social takes over the host chair to talk crabs, oysters and the aquatic life in the Chesapeake Bay. What's worked helping oysters bounce back? And whats needed to reverse the decline of blue crabs? Plus, a Japanese technique that could change Maryland's fishing industry.

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Midday with Tom Hall 📻 @middayonwypr.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Today on Midday: 🔷John Suau, new executive director of @thepeale.bsky.social, joins Midday to discuss the next step for the 200-year-old arts and culture center. 🔷Plus, a preview of tomorrow's First Thursdays Music Festival, hosted by our sibling station WTMD🎶

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Midday with Tom Hall 📻 @middayonwypr.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

On Midday RIGHT NOW: What's at stakes for the Ravens in the aftermath of substantiated allegations against kicker Justin Tucker? Later, the Orioles season. Is it "Orioles Magic"? Or Orioles...tragic?⚾ The @thebaltimorebanner.com's @kylegoon.bsky.social and @danielleallentuck.bsky.social join us.

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Midday with Tom Hall 📻 @middayonwypr.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

On today's Midday, we take your questions about #health and #nutrition. Navigating health advice, especially online, can be a challenge. Nutritionist Monica Reinagel joins us with the facts! Tune-in today at noon for our show, and call in with your questions on the Midday Live line: 410-662-8780 ☎️

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Midday with Tom Hall 📻 @middayonwypr.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Today at noon, @baltimorepolice.bsky.social Commissioner Richard Worley joins Midday. We discuss: 🔷What's worked as the city sees a sharp drop in violence 🔷Making inroads with young people repeatedly involved in crime 🔷Auditing finds a dozen deaths in police custody should have been ruled homicide

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Midday with Tom Hall 📻 @middayonwypr.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

On Midday LIVE📻, we're talking zoning! Can simple, in-the-weed changes make Baltimore more affordable and better for small businesses? City council president @zekecohen.bsky.social on school rezoning: "This is an issue that our school board is going to need to take up," he said.

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Midday with Tom Hall 📻 @middayonwypr.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

"We are in the posture of listening and finding out the full ramifications," @zekecohen.bsky.social said about yesterday's shocking audit of the MD's medical examiner office, which found as many as 36 deaths in police custody should have been ruled homicide. Listen in to our conversation on Midday!

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Maryland Transit Administration @mta.maryland.gov · 14/05/2025

Starting this summer, we’re upgrading our buses with brand-new, modern fareboxes. As part of this upgrade, we’ll be retiring the 15-year-old CharmCard® system. Riders are encouraged to make the switch to CharmPass, our convenient mobile payment option. (1/2)

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Midday with Tom Hall 📻 @middayonwypr.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Tomorrow on Midday, @zekecohen.bsky.social stops by to talk about a consequential rezoning proposal before the city council. We'll also ask about city's Opioid Restitution Fund and the $1.9 billion FY26 budget for city schools approved this week by the city's Board of School Commissioners.

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Midday with Tom Hall 📻 @middayonwypr.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Today on Midday, we're heading out to the garden. Farmer Chippy of Plantation Park Heights Urban Farm and Carrie Engel of Valley View Farms in Cockeysville joins us with the latest tips for your garden plot. Tune in live at noon, and ask us a question at 410-662-8780!

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Midday with Tom Hall 📻 @middayonwypr.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Maryland's Lt. Gov. @arunamiller.bsky.social joins Midday today. We'll talk about: 🔷The challenges of assisting federal workers in a year where the state’s belt has been tightened as well. 🔷The new State Autism Plan. 🔷After dangerous accidents, new safety efforts protecting highway workers.

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Midday with Tom Hall 📻 @middayonwypr.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Today on Midday, we check back in with Baltimore high school seniors as they prepare for graduation. Laila, Shawn and Lamont first joined us at the beginning of this school year. 9 months later, have their post-school plans or priorities changed? And how do they think AI changed their education?

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Midday with Tom Hall 📻 @middayonwypr.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Thursday on Midday, Lt. Gov. @arunamiller.bsky.social joins us to discuss state budget cuts to education, transportation and more. Plus, Miller's advocacy surrounding disability, including a newly announced State Autism Plan. Tune-in on WYPR, WYPR.org and the Baltimore Public Media app.

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Midday with Tom Hall 📻 @middayonwypr.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

A new executive order threatens NPR's funding. But are Baltimore Public Media's WYPR and WTMD at risk? Listen-in to Midday in just a few moments as we discuss the future of public radio in Baltimore with BPM President Craig Swagler.

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Kaitlin Newman @kaitlinobscura.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Baltimore! Here’s your protest schedule for later this afternoon. @thebaltimorebanner.com has all your information needs

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Midday with Tom Hall 📻 @middayonwypr.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

On tomorrow's Midday with the Mayor: We ask Mayor Brandon Scott about a proposed raised for Baltimore's tipped workers, and whether federal cuts spell the end for Scott's anti-violence initiatives--despite their signs of success. Tune-in at 12p on WYPR and call-in with your question for the mayor.

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Midday with Tom Hall 📻 @middayonwypr.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

On today's Midday, former Maryland Gov. @martinomalley.bsky.social on uncertainty in Social Security. Could staffing and policy upheaval lead to the disruption of benefits millions of Americans rely on? O'Malley, the former head of the Social Security Administration under Biden, says its possible.

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Martin O'Malley on Social Security staff cuts, and what they mean for the benefits millions rely on

Martin O'Malley is former governor of Maryland and headed the Social Security Administration at the end of the Biden admninistration.

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Lisa Snowden @lisasnowden.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

There are still Uprising-related events going on. There are two today.

Write-In for Freddie Gray: Hosted by Writers in Baltimore Schools and Baltimore Beat. Facilitated by Bry Reed. Open to students and the community. Dinner provided for K-12 students. 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Red Emma’s Free School Classroom, 3128 Greenmount Avenue. Click here to RSVP.

World Premier of the Baltimore Legacy Project: Baltimore Still Rising: This world premiere of Baltimore Still Rising combines a powerful documentary screening with a panel discussion featuring activists directly involved in the 2015 Uprising. This event offers a rare opportunity to connect the themes of resistance, activism, and policy change — core ideas in historical scholarship — to the lived experiences of a modern movement. 7 p.m. at The Senator Theatre, 5904 York Road. For more information, go to srasheem.com

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Midday with Tom Hall 📻 @middayonwypr.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

On Midday tomorrow, young voices with big dreams. Baltimore 5th-12th grade students took to the stage to share their vision for a better tomorrow during the 8th annual Dream Big Contest at the Lyric Baltimore. We'll hear from the finalists, who created poems, essays, videos and visual art work.

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Martin Luther King III @officialmlk3.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

On this day in 1963 William Lewis Moore, a white postal worker from Baltimore, was shot and killed during a solo march against segregation in Alabama. Moore embodied radical nonviolence and moral courage and we remember his sacrifice—and carry forward his call for justice.

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Midday with Tom Hall 📻 @middayonwypr.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

The news never sleeps! We pivoted today following the passing of Pope Francis, with BBC News coverage pre-empting our interview w/ author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. But never fear, you can listen-in to our fascinating conversation with Adichie about her new book, 'Dream Count,' on May 12!

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Midday with Tom Hall 📻 @middayonwypr.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

With the passing of Pope Francis, Midday hears from local parishioners and clergy in Baltimore. Join us tomorrow at noon on WYPR, and call-in with your thoughts: 🔷Live 12-1pm at 410-662-8780. 🔷Or leave a voicemail anytime at 410-735-1616.

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Midday with Tom Hall 📻 @middayonwypr.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Looking for something to listen to on your Sunday? Tune-in to Midday's roundtable on the future of public media. Amid threats of federal funding cuts and accusations of bias, does public radio and television have a place in a increasingly crowded media landscape? 📻 ▶️ tinyurl.com/4ne3csbu

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Midday with Tom Hall 📻 @middayonwypr.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Next week on Midday: 🔷Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on her new book, 'Dream Count.' 🔷On Earth Day, the future of Maryland energy. Offshore wind turbines, nuclear reactors, solar panels, oh my! 🔷Charm City reflects on 10-years since the uprisings following Freddie Gray's murder by police.

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Sanya Kamidi @skamidi.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

On the morning of April 12, 2015, at about 8:48 a.m., a 25-year-old Black man named Freddie Carlos Gray Jr. allegedly made eye contact with a police officer at the corner of North and Mount. baltimorebeat.com/a-mass-movem...

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Midday with Tom Hall 📻 @middayonwypr.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Today on Midday, the future of public media featuring voices from WEAA, Maryland Public Television and Delmarva Public Media. We covered: 🔷Nonprofit news and programming in a crowded media landscape. 🔷Accusations of bias in public media. 🔷Preparation for the possibility of cut federal funding.

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As public media faces uncertain future, a roundtable of Maryland's nonprofit broadcasters

As the White House considers taking back funding for public broadcasting, leaders from public media organizations in Maryland discuss their future.

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Midday with Tom Hall 📻 @middayonwypr.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

On Midday, @elfreth.house.gov joins the program to discuss a busy first couple months in office, including federal worker layoffs and tariffs. She represents the 3rd Congressional District covering from Mount Airy to Annapolis.

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Midday with Tom Hall 📻 @middayonwypr.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

On Midday today, lawmakers passed a state budget on the final day of session after longer than usual negotiation. So, what's in the spending plan? And does it solve the state's deficit woes? We talk to @thebaltimorebanner.com's @pwoodreporter.bsky.social and Frederick County Del. Kris Fair.

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Baltimore Saltbox @baltimore-saltbox.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

The Civic Pride of the Baltimore Saltbox exhibit at the Pratt Central Library also goes away on April 15th on Saltbox Ascension Day, so swing by. Many thanks to Baltimore City DOT, the Pratt, the artists, Juliet Ames, and everyone who loves Baltimore and its iconic yellow saltboxes.

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Midday with Tom Hall 📻 @middayonwypr.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Tomorrow on Midday: @thebaltimorebanner.com's @adampwillis.bsky.social on climate anxiety. Research found climate anxiety is more common among Black & working-class residents in Baltimore. Plus, is Maryland ready for higher risk of forest fires? (Photo: Jessica Gallagher/Baltimore Banner)

Kelly Cross and his husband Mateusz Rozanski in 2023. Cross, president of the Old Goucher Community Association, has organized work to make his central Baltimore neighborhood more resilient to climate change.

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Kyle Cooke @kylecooke.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Hoping the O’s will channel this energy into a Baltimore win today

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Midday with Tom Hall 📻 @middayonwypr.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Mayor Brandon Scott on Midday today at noon. We ask about his budget proposal, released yesterday, which includes a significant investment in public schools, parks and affordable housing. But can the budget survive the loss of income tax revenue from widespread layoffs of federal workers?

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Justin Fenton @justinfenton.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Hotel resident no more: Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley has vacated the downtown hotel he was living in to satisfy residency requirements and now lives in North Baltimore. Also received a new contract today along w other top city officials www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/cr...

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Baltimore police commish finally moves out of a hotel and into the city

Worley had been living in Anne Arundel County as deputy commissioner when he was appointed police commissioner in 2023.

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Midday with Tom Hall 📻 @middayonwypr.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Mayor Brandon Scott discuss his billion dollar budget on Midday tomorrow. Scott staked out his priorities for the upcoming fiscal year, including huge investments in housing, parks and schools. Next, @bmorecitycouncil.bsky.social gets its say. What questions do you have for Mayor Scott?

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