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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A potential Republican candidate for governor said Tuesday she won’t seek the state’s top office after all.
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The initial payout from cannabis taxes in Oregon will total nearly $85 million, according to the Oregon Department of Revenue.
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A task force created by Oregon Secretary of State Dennis Richardson is recommending a significant change to Oregon's redistricting process.
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The new law clarifies it is illegal to drive while holding any electronic device.
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Oregon Supreme Court Justice Jack Landau will step down at the end of this year.
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If you’re one of the 1.7 million Oregonians whose information was potentially compromised by the recent Equifax data breach, don’t expect to get a letter in the mail telling you about it.
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An Oregon legislative committee planned to grill three former employees of the Oregon Health Authority on Monday — but none of them showed up.