Fred Bever
A Columbia University graduate, Fred began his journalism career as a print reporter in Vermont, then came to Maine Public in 2001 as its political reporter, as well as serving as a host for a variety of Maine Public Radio and Maine Public Television programs. Fred later went on to become news director for New England Public Radio in Western Massachusetts and worked as a freelancer for National Public Radio and a number of regional public radio stations, including WBUR in Boston and NHPR in New Hampshire.
Fred formerly was Maine Public Radio鈥檚 chief political correspondent from 2001 to 2007 and returned to Maine Public Radio in early 2016 as a news reporter and producer, covering a wide variety of topics across Maine and the region.
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Scientists have been closely watching puffin populations in the Gulf of Maine in recent years, in an effort to restore the species on certain islands.... -
A new wave of forest loss is underway in New England, at a rate of 65 acres a day. That's the conclusion of a new regionwide study spearheaded by a... -
For more than half a century, a massive, oil-fired plant has been churning out electricity from an island in the heart of Maine鈥檚 Casco Bay, where... -
A play by Massachusetts to inject more renewable power into its electricity mix could reshape the entire region's energy landscape. Dozens of developers... -
A new type of energy-efficient construction is drawing attention in the U.S. It鈥檚 called 鈥減assive housing鈥� -- residences built to achieve ultra-low...
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New England states are considering the idea of sticking with daylight saving time year 'round. Proposals to make the switch are being taken up by... -
After a dismal, nearly snowless winter last year, New England鈥檚 ski resorts are winding up a much better season. And some of its young athletes are...
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For the first time in decades, the length of the U.S. ski season is shrinking. And as climate change curtails winter鈥檚 length, an industry... -
Summer resorts around the nation are bracing for a tough season 鈥� not because the tourists won鈥檛 come, but because the workers might not. The... -
The number of refugees, asylum seekers and other foreign-born people who settled in Maine last year was the largest in recent years.
