Today on Boston Public Radio:
We started the show by talking with listeners about the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s warning of a possible fourth COVID-19 wave.
Trenni Kusnierek talked about Boston Pride’s National Women’s Hockey League title win and New Hampshire’s Tuckerman Inferno pentathlon. Kusnierek is a reporter and anchor for NBC Sports Boston and a weekly Boston Public Radio contributor.
Michael Curry discussed the current state of the vaccine equity gap in Massachusetts, arguing for more resources for community-based organizations. He also talked about his experience being bused into Charlestown as a child. Curry is the president and CEO of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers and a member of Gov. Charlie Baker’s COVID Vaccine Advisory Group. He’s also a member of the National NAACP Board of Directors and chair of the board’s Advocacy and Policy Committee.
Christopher Muther updated us on the state of hotels during the pandemic and Iceland’s new rule requiring international visitors to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a previous COVID-19 infection. Muther is a travel writer and columnist for The Boston Globe.
Lee Pelton and Roger Brown shared their thoughts on running colleges during a pandemic and what they think the future of higher ed could look like. Pelton, after serving as president of Emerson College since 2011, will be joining the Boston Foundation in June as their next president and CEO. Brown has served as the president of the Berklee College of Music since 2004 and will be stepping down this year.
John King weighed in on President Joe Biden’s first 100 days in office, the challenges facing voting rights and the fate of the filibuster. King is CNN’s chief national politics correspondent and anchor of “Inside Politics,” which airs weekdays and Sunday mornings at 8 a.m.
We wrapped up the show by asking listeners whether they’ve bought into camping fever.
