emiliersaundersFeb 8, 20212 min readFeature Pieces For NPROne of the best opportunities that comes with working at an NPR member station, is the ability to pitch and file freelance features for...
emiliersaundersFeb 8, 20213 min readCattle Ranch Turned Dude Ranch: Making Ends Meet At The Rocking ZThis story first aired on Montana Public Radio on August 6, 2009. Tucked away in a valley next to the Missouri River between Great Falls...
emiliersaundersFeb 8, 20211 min readReporting On Idaho's Doctor ShortageI spent the majority of October finalizing and rolling out a series of multimedia reports on Idaho's doctor shortage. In a nutshell, the...
emiliersaundersFeb 8, 20214 min readBottom Rung: Why An Influx Of Retirees To Idaho Is Creating More Low-Wage JobsThere's a brand new pizza joint in southeast Boise. It's nestled in a mini-strip mall with a gas station, dry cleaner and hair salon. On...
emiliersaundersFeb 8, 20211 min readTurning A One-Sentence Factoid Into A 14-Part Multimedia SeriesIdaho has the largest percentage of minimum wage workers in the United States. It also has more minimum wage workers, in raw numbers,...
emiliersaundersFeb 4, 20213 min readLoss Of Federal Timber Payments Mean Tough Choices For Rural SchoolsThis story aired on NPR’s All Things Considered March 12, 2015. The Basin School District in Idaho City has something most districts in...
emiliersaundersFeb 4, 20212 min readExtension Of ‘Secure Rural Schools’ Means Rural Counties Can Breathe Easy…For NowThis story aired May 7, 2015 on NPR’s All Things Considered President Barack Obama has signed a $200 billion Medicare bill that reforms...