George Prentice
Morning Edition Host/ReporterExpertise: Journalism (broadcast and print), public speaking/storytelling, creative writing, film criticism, nonprofit management, advocacy for high-risk youth
Education: St. Bonaventure University
Highlights
- I love to work hard on things that matter
- I’ve had a lifelong love affair with telling other people’s stories
- Yes, I wake up in the middle of the night to go to work, but I’m blessed to have the best job in my profession
Experience
Since my childhood, I’ve been fascinated by nearly everything and everyone. So, I really didn’t have much of a choice other than becoming a journalist. As a result, I have seen and shared countless moments of joy and sorrow. And I have always believed that the best stories to tell are what I call “kitchen table” stories. Simply put, that means taking the most mundane piece of news and finding a way to explain why it matters, and how it might actually change people’s lives.
As a reporter, I have found myself in aftermaths of natural disasters, covering national politics at political whistle stops in every corner of the U.S., at a NATO armed forces exercise in the North Sea, the launch of two space shuttles (and the explosion of one), 6 Olympics, 4 Super Bowls and more than a few film festivals. I’ve witnessed an execution and have reported from behind prison walls in three states. While on a “sabbatical” from journalism, I once managed the largest group home for children in Idaho. And there isn’t a day that goes by that that experience doesn’t inform how I look at government, systems of care, legal entanglements, epidemics of cruelty and miracles of kindness.
Email: If you have a story tip, please feel free to email me.
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Idaho is inching toward another primary season. But that also means an election that is defined, in large part, by who’s inside and who’s outside. The “closed” GOP primary means a good many Idahoans don’t participate in who might end up governing the Gem State. That said, those same citizens pay for those primaries, whether they’re allowed to participate or not.
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Well, it's only March, and our resident movie critic George Prentice already has his favorite movie of the year!
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“I’m everything Irish. Yeah, it’s all happening at our place for St. Patrick’s Day.”
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The headline in this week’s Wall Street Journal was striking: “Two Canals, Two Big Problems – One Global Shipping Mess.”
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It’s believed that Irish cuisine dates back 8,000 years – though “cuisine” may be a bit too modern a term. Indeed, corned beef, cabbage, potatoes and soda bread are anything but fancy… but in the kitchen of a master chef, boy are they delish.
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When President Biden selected Idaho’s Douglas Hickey to be the United States Ambassador to Finland, Hickey knew it would be honor and challenge. But those challenges mount with every day, beginning with the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the fact that Finland shares NATO's largest land border with Russia – 800 miles.
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This panel of next-gen voters had a variety of reactions to President Biden's politically charged State of the Union.
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When President Joe Biden delivers his third State of the Union address Thursday, March 7, the list of anticipated topics grows with every hour: the nation’s economy, border security, international conflicts, healthcare, and so much more.
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Kristin Kane is a U.S. diplomat of the highest degree. For the U.S. State Department, she has served Foreign Tours across the globe. Brasilia, Dakar, Lisbon and Paris is just a short list of her multiple assignments. And while her diplomatic arsenal plays out where you might expect – regarding the planet’s hotspots – sometimes it’s about engaging in the back seat of an Uber in Boise.
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Disinformation (noun): false information deliberately and often covertly spread (as by the planting of rumors) in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth. While accurate, Meriam-Webster may want to update its definition, in that the “influence” or “obscure” may not reflect the urgency of the risk.