April Baer
April Baer hosts the weekly radio arts show, "State of Wonder," at Oregon Public Broadcasting, covering how art is made and consumed. Prior to this assignment, she worked as a reporter and was the local host of "Morning Edition" at OPB
Before coming to OPB in 2004, she worked as a studio engineer, host, reporter and occasional music host at several stations in Ohio.
She earned a degree in communications from Ohio State University.
April grew up in the Midwest and now lives in Portland.
Latest Stories
Test The World Orange
The Pulitzer finalist short-story champ is back with a new story collection exploring environmental dread, girl heroism and the terrors of parenthood.
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Writer Karen Russell Paints The World Orange
The Pulitzer finalist short-story champ is back with a new story collection exploring environmental dread, girl heroism and the terrors of parenthood.
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Writer Karen Russell Paints The World Orange
The Pulitzer finalist short-story champ is back with a new story collection exploring environmental dread, girl heroism and the terrors of parenthood.
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Writer Karen Russell Paints The World Orange
The Pulitzer finalist short-story champ is back with a new story collection exploring environmental dread, girl heroism and the terrors of parenthood.
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Writer Karen Russell Paints The World Orange
The Pulitzer finalist short-story champ is back with a new story collection exploring environmental dread, girl heroism and the terrors of parenthood.
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Writer Karen Russell Paints The World Orange
The Pulitzer finalist short-story champ is back with a new story collection exploring environmental dread, girl heroism and the terrors of parenthood.

Classical Music’s #MeToo Reckoning
Portland violinist Raffaela Kalmar is part of a cohort of musicians who spoke out about sexual abuse by the eminent concertmaster William Preucil.

Long-Form Self-Portrait: The Art Of Jeremy Okai Davis
September show at Gallery 135 tracks family memories, and the double lives led by people of color.

Jazz Pianist Darrell Grant Explores More 'Territory'
CD release show scheduled for Grant's love letter to Oregon.