Samantha Wright
Idaho Matters Senior ProducerAs Senior Producer of our live daily talk show Idaho Matters, I’m able to indulge my love of storytelling and share all kinds of information (I was probably a Town Crier in a past life!). My career has allowed me to learn something new everyday and to share that knowledge with all my friends on the radio.
I am so grateful to have been honored by my peers with Edward R. Murrow Awards for some of the stories I loved telling about wheelchair rugby, blind bird watching, making pies for Lent, learning to can food during a recession and walking through a living nativity.
My goal is to find out what’s on the mind of our listeners and to Never Be Boring!
If you have a suggestion for an Idaho Matters segment, please email idahomatters@boisestate.edu.
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We tackle Bird Flu, whooping cough in North Idaho and EMTALA at the U.S. Supreme Court.
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A look back at the lives of two remarkable women who changed the course of American history.
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Despite its hot and rocky terrain the Craters of the Moon National Monument has a very diverse species of plants.
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Vampires, magic, faustian bargains author Victoria Schwab has written about it all.
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Before Ayesha Rascoe started her career as a political reporter, she was a student at Howard University and her experience there helped fuel her new book, "HBCU Made: A Celebration of the Black College Experience." It’s a collection of essays from everyone from Oprah Winfrey to Branford Marsalis to Stacey Abrams who write about how attending a historically black university helped shape who they are today.
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On Wednesday, April 24, the U.S. Supreme Court will take up an Idaho case that could have widespread implications around the country.
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The Declaration of Independence is a defining document in the birth of the United States. But how much do we really know about it?
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Last week, the Idaho Supreme Court ruled that student IDs can't be used to vote in the Gem State.
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If you're looking for something to watch this weekend, we have a variety of choices for you!
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As the weather warms up, snow is melting and water is filling up the Boise River, sometimes overfilling the river banks.