Boston Book Festival

October 17-19, 2013

2012 Presenters

Anthony Brooks

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Anthony Brooks has been in the business of public radio for over 25 years, having worked as a producer, editor, reporter, and host for WBUR and NPR. Brooks has covered issues such as politics, the economy, and education as NPR's local reporter for the New England area. Brooks's Inside Out Documentary pieces "Testing DNA" and "The Death Penalty: Inside Out" won the 2002 Robert F. Kennedy Award for best radio feature, and Brooks has won other awards including the AP Broadcasters Award. He is now the co-host of WBUR's Radio Boston and currently lives in Somerville.

Links:

NPR's Morning Edition on Free Books

"Leap of Faith": An Inside Out documentary

Anthony Brooks Tests DNA and the Death Penalty