Chris Lehman
Chris Lehman graduated from Temple University with a journalism degree in 1997. He landed his first job less than a month later, producing arts stories for Red River Public Radio in Shreveport, Louisiana. Three years later he headed north to DeKalb, Illinois, where he worked as a reporter and announcer for NPR–affiliate WNIJ–FM. In 2006 he headed west to become the Salem Correspondent for the Northwest News Network.
Chris is a native of rural Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He was born in the upstairs bedroom of his grandmother's house, and grew up in a 230-year-old log cabin in the woods. Chris traces his interest in journalism to his childhood, when his parents threatened to take away his newspaper if he didn’t do his chores.
In addition to working full time in public radio for the past decade, Chris has also reported from overseas on a freelance basis. He's filed stories from Iraq, Burkina Faso, El Salvador, Northern Ireland, Zimbabwe and Uganda. He lives in Salem with his wife and children.
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An Oregon state representative could join a growing list of state lawmakers leaving office mid-term.
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Oregon Sen. Sara Gelser, D-Corvallis, says a fellow lawmaker sexually harassed her at the Oregon Capitol.
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Oregonians will be voting on a tax on hospital and health insurance companies next January.
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Voters in one of Oregon’s most sprawling counties will have the chance to dramatically reshape their county government.
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The state of Oregon has reached settlements in two high-profile lawsuits.
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There's been a change at the top of the Oregon Department of Education. Salam Noor stepped down suddenly Wednesday.