Andrew Yeager
WBHM Managing EditorIt was probably inevitable that Andrew Yeager would end up working in public radio. The son of two teachers, NPR News programs often formed the backdrop to car rides growing up. And it was probably inevitable that Andrew would end up in news after discovering the record button on his tape recorder. He still remembers his first attempted interview - his uncooperative 2-year-old sister.
Originally from east central Indiana, Andrew earned degrees in broadcasting and political science from Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio. While there he spent more than his fair share of time at WOBN, the student-run radio station. After college Andrew worked for an educational non-profit and volunteered at WMUB in Oxford, Ohio. He ventured into public radio full-time as a reporter for WNIN in Evansville, Ind. Besides covering an array of local stories, Andrew's work has been heard on many public radio programs.
Andrew lives with his wife and two children in Birmingham. When not consumed by public radio work, he's often picking up items strewn about the house by said children, reading or heading out on a bike ride when not enveloped by the Alabama heat.
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Right now, any Alabama voter can participate in a primary election. Lawmakers in Montgomery took up a bill this week that would change that system. -
Alabama's Public Service Commission hasn't held a formal utility rate hearing since 1981. Lawmakers are considering a bill to force the commission to hold such hearings. -
Leaders in the Alabama legislature say the bill involving the Public Service Commission won't move forward. -
Alabama lawmakers gave final passage this week to a bill that would ban the state from enacting environmental rules more stringent than those at the federal level. -
Alabama lawmakers are considering what would be a sweeping change to the state’s utility regulatory board. The members of the Public Service Commission are currently elected to their positions. Under this new proposal, commissioners would be appointed. We talk about that and other legislative matters with Todd Stacy, host of Capitol Journal on Alabama Public Television. He spoke with WBHM’s Andrew Yeager.This interview was edited for length and clarity. -
Alabama is one of the most obese states in the nation. One state lawmaker says SNAP benefits, commonly known as food stamps, could be used to turn that around. We talk about that and other legislative matters this week with Todd Stacy, host of Capitol Journal on Alabama Public Television. He spoke with WBHM’s Andrew Yeager.This interview was edited for length and clarity. -
For many of us, smartphones are our connection to the world, whether it’s messaging friends, watching videos or catching up on the news. That connection gets a little more fraught, though, when the person using the phone is a minor. An Alabama Senate committee this week passed a bill that would put in place new rules around apps and children. -
Snow fell across the Birmingham area early Friday morning. Many schools closed in advance of the winter weather giving children the chance to revel in the snow.
