Michael Hill

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Michael Hill is NYPR's Host of Morning Edition at WNYC. 

Michael is a native of Newark and has spent the last 6-plus years covering the Garden State as an anchor, correspondent and multi-media journalist.

He's thrilled to have stepped into the role of hosting — anchoring, writing and delivering news and announcements to the metro area and beyond. Michael is an avid Scrabble player, cherishes a great mystery and welcomes great opportunities to laugh at life.

Michael Hill appears in the following:

Sugar Cookies and taking time for traditions

Tuesday, December 03, 2024

WNYC
It's the season of festive meals and family feasts. WNYC's Community Partnerships Desk is asking you to share stories behind favorite family recipes and the memories they hold for you...

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Finding joy in dough, honey, and family

Wednesday, November 27, 2024

'Tis the season for food, family and friends. WNYC's community partnerships desk is asking New Yorkers to share stories behind their favorite family recipes and the memories they brin...

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Voices from the community just before the vote

Tuesday, November 05, 2024

WNYC
After months of anticipation and what feels like an endless stream of polls, ads, and debates, the time has come for voters, you, we, us, to weigh in. For months now, WNYC's Community...

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A Newark nonprofit thinks learning to swim may help kids perform better in school

Friday, August 23, 2024

For many kids, learning to swim can mean more than just gaining water skills. 

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South Orange mayor pens an "excuse note" for her town after summer of NJ Transit delays

Monday, July 29, 2024

The delays just keep coming for New Jersey Transit riders.

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Heat waves are becoming more common. Expanding New York City's tree canopy can help keep us cool

Monday, July 22, 2024

A local law says New York City needs to be on a path to equitably increase its citywide tree coverage by almost 10% by 2035.

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WNYC's Public Song Project announces this years winners

Friday, July 19, 2024

WNYC has asked listeners to put their spin on works released in the public domain this year.

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Residents in Far Rockaway are one step closer to getting a long-awaited medical trauma center

Thursday, July 11, 2024

Mayor Eric Adams and the City Council have included $50 million in the recent budget for a new medical trauma center in the peninsula. 

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Central Park's Seneca Village was a haven for Black land ownership 40 years before the end of slavery

Wednesday, June 19, 2024

For about a quarter of a century, African Americans lived and owned land in the vicinity of modern day Central Park. 

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A landmark anniversary for Fania Records marks 60 years of salsa in NYC

Monday, June 17, 2024

The independent music label Fania Records helped define the sound of salsa — right here in New York City.  

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Mayor Adams' 2021 campaign stopped replying to a NYC watchdog, but got funds anyway.

Friday, June 14, 2024

A WNYC review of documents shows that the team behind Eric Adams' bid for mayor regularly sought guidance from campaign finance officials even before he declared his candidacy.

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The NYPD plans to go radio silent.

Thursday, June 13, 2024

A bill that would have preserved public access to police radio dispatches has failed to pass New York's State Assembly.

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New York City's Puerto Rican population is long-established...and shrinking.

Monday, June 10, 2024

A recent study from The Center For Latino American and Caribbean Latino Studies finds the Puerto Rican population in the city is shrinking.

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Biden plans restrictions on migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. What does this mean for New York City?

Thursday, June 06, 2024

Policy experts expect the new policy would effect life here in New York City.

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Is New York City's infrastructure ready for a more active hurricane season this year?

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has forecast a more active Atlantic hurricane season than usual this year. What does that mean for New York City's infrastructure? 

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How one New Jersey school district beat the odds against COVID learning loss

Friday, May 17, 2024

Union City has advice to offer other school districts still struggling with learning loss stemming from the pandemic.

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Newark, New Jersey public safety head reflects on two weeks of its youth curfew

Thursday, May 16, 2024

New Jersey's largest city is bringing back a long dormant curfew for people younger than 18, and using it as a way to connect minors to social services. 

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Recapping the NJ Democratic Senate Primary Debate

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

A recap of the debate in the New Jersey Senate primary for the seat formerly held by Bob Menendez.

Many NYC psych patients have no chance to go outside

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

WNYC
Many psychiatric patients at New York City’s public hospitals have no opportunity to go outside, sometimes for weeks or months at a time, according to a new report.

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Poetry Month 2024: Your poems, mapped

Thursday, May 09, 2024

For all the month of April, Morning Edition had the honor of airing poems from listeners. We've compiled all of them into this interactive map. 

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