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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During a speech to the Rotary Club of Birmingham, Democrat Doug Jones said while Alabama has had business success, it lags on measures of poverty, education and health. -
Ammie Akin lives in the 6th District but is running for the 7th. While that's allowed by the Constitution, it is not typical. -
In a business-oriented speech to the Birmingham Rotary Club Wednesday, Tuberville outlined what he would do as governor. -
Alexandra Lloyd's podcast "From Where to Here" dissects identity, language and cultural exchange through the personal stories of immigrants. -
Hurricane Isasias sped across Alabama Saturday after making landfall on the Florida Panhandle Friday evening. Four deaths are blamed on the storm. -
Legislators finished the 2026 legislative session Thursday with a hotly contested primary bill falling short. -
Gov. Kay Ivey signed the bill, which would expand the commission among other changes, Thursday afternoon. -
The bill follows a long-running spat between the governor and the athletic association. -
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.
