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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Idaho Matters takes a look at the news that made headlines this week, including Lori Vallow Daybell's request for a new trial, why there is no insanity legal defense in Idaho and some insight into how communities are helping to protect their public lands. -
Join Idaho Matters as we learn about the art of belly dancing and Arabic culture!
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Across America, only half of the women, infants, and children who are eligible to access the WIC nutrition program are actually getting the healthy foods and education that are available to them. In Idaho, that ratio is even worse with just 40 percent of this vulnerable population accessing the WIC program.
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Less than a month after the World Health Organization said Monkeypox is no longer a global public health emergency, the CDC is reporting an increase in cases. And Oregon officials are urging folks in that state to get vaccinated before a possible summer surge in cases. And the CDC says at least one study could show mutations of Monkeypox that are drug-resistant.
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Idaho Matters takes a field trip with some bird experts to learn how to spot all kinds of birds in Southern Idaho.
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This year, Lake Powell will get a big boost from melting snow. The nation’s second-largest reservoir on the Colorado River needed the water because it was at a record low earlier this year.
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Idaho Matters takes a look at the news that made headlines this week, including an update on the University of Phoenix deal, debt relief for rural healthcare professionals and a look at why lawmakers are working to protect land in the Mountain West.
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This Memorial Day Idaho is experiencing an influx of veterans moving to the state and its not hard to understand why.
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Bruneau Dunes will soon be offering a new way to look at the night sky!
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In the past, we’ve told you about some of the fascinating history of the Old Idaho Penitentiary in Boise, but we haven't talked about one of the best-liked and most respected residents of the Old Pen, Dennis the Cat.
