Jeff Brady (reporter)
Encyclopedia
Jeff Brady is a national-desk reporter for National Public Radio. He is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
and covers the energy industry
and general issues in the Mid-Atlantic Region
of the United States.
Before he was transferred to Philadelphia in July, 2011, Brady was based in Denver, Colorado
and reported on issues and events in the Western United States
. He also reported extensively on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
.
. In 1989 he began to perform volunteer work at the local NPR station, Jefferson Public Radio
, work that eventually led to his being hired as an interim news director.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
and covers the energy industry
Energy industry
The energy industry is the totality of all of the industries involved in the production and sale of energy, including fuel extraction, manufacturing, refining and distribution...
and general issues in the Mid-Atlantic Region
Mid-Atlantic States
The Mid-Atlantic states, also called middle Atlantic states or simply the mid Atlantic, form a region of the United States generally located between New England and the South...
of the United States.
Before he was transferred to Philadelphia in July, 2011, Brady was based in Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
and reported on issues and events in the Western United States
Western United States
.The Western United States, commonly referred to as the American West or simply "the West," traditionally refers to the region comprising the westernmost states of the United States. Because the U.S. expanded westward after its founding, the meaning of the West has evolved over time...
. He also reported extensively on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
.
Career
Before he became a reporter, Brady ran a small country store in OregonOregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
. In 1989 he began to perform volunteer work at the local NPR station, Jefferson Public Radio
Jefferson Public Radio
Jefferson Public Radio is a regional public radio broadcasting network serving a mostly rural area of Southern Oregon and Northern California. As of 2004, it reaches over 700,000 potential listeners via the largest translator network in public radio...
, work that eventually led to his being hired as an interim news director.