Joe Lee
Director & General ManagerJoseph Lee (Joe) is the Director and General Manager of WAER FM, a 50,000 watt National Public Radio affiliate owned and operated by Syracuse University. His 30 year career in public media has been focused on providing enriching content that educates, enlightens, and informs civil discourse and cultural expression.
Recently, under his direction, WAER has combined traditional news reporting with the power of community engagement by creating the award-winning City Limits Poverty Project, a year-long examination of rising poverty in Syracuse, NY. Prior to joining Syracuse University in 1992, Joe served as Program Director at WEAA FM licensed to Morgan State University in his hometown of Baltimore, MD. He hosts the podcasts The 3-1-5 and Pop Lifefor WAER and his personal blog and podcast Life in HD.
Connect on Twitter: @jblee883
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How well did you plan to shelter-in-place for the long haul? Did you have time to consider how to build an appropriate pantry? Did you think of foods that…
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There are so many things in the world competing for our children's attention. The pull of digital devices, television, video games, and other technology…
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For some, fitness is a year-round commitment. For others, getting in shape is a sporadic exercise. How we shape and condition our bodies is important to…
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With about 2 million Americans suffering from opioid addiction, the nation’s healthcare system has tried to perform an extraordinary balancing act – help…
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It is a heavily researched question and the consensus is…yes, it can. One of the key benefits that money provides is safety and security. Having enough…
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Within months of each other, Nora McInerny was grief-stricken by the death of her husband, the death of her father, and miscarriage of her second child.…
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WAER's Joe Lee visits a local barbershop to gather Syracuscans' reactions to the poverty issue and provide context fo the City Limits project.If you like…
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Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton face off in the final presidential debate Wednesday night from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.…
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Frahm-Hingtgen comes to WAER-Syracuse University from KMST public radio operated by Missouri University of Science & Technology where she most recently…
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Syracuse singer Ronnie Leigh says his ears and vocal cords perked up immediately when he first heard the sound of Frank Sinatra. Leigh will take on songs…