Tom Banse
Tom Banse covers national news, business, science, public policy, Olympic sports and human interest stories from across the Northwest. He reports from well known and out–of–the–way places in the region where important, amusing, touching, or outrageous events are unfolding. Tom's stories can be found online and heard on-air during "Morning Edition" and "All Things Considered" on NPR stations in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.
Before taking his current beat, Tom covered state government and the Washington Legislature for 12 years. He got his start in radio at WCAL–FM, a public station in southern Minnesota. Reared in Seattle, Tom graduated from Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota with a degree in American Studies.
When not sifting through press releases, listening to lobbyists, or driving lonely highways, Tom enjoys exploring the Olympic Peninsula backcountry and cooking dinner with his wife and friends. Tom's secret ambition is to take six months off work and travel to a faraway place beyond the reach of email.
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Border resstrictions force big changes for Americans and Canadians
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The Twilight phenomenon gets an injection of fresh blood this Tuesday with the release of a new installment in the bestselling vampire saga from author Stephenie Meyer.
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The coronavirus pandemic has served to remind many of us how much we count on strangers staying healthy so we can restock our cupboards and go about daily life. That's especially true for Alaskans who depend on a marine cargo lifeline from the Pacific Northwest for the majority of their goods.
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Thanks to a $20 million gift from MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Jeff Bezos, a Native American college mentoring program that just launched in the Pacific Northwest will be scaling up to go nationwide.
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New Evidence Shows Cascadia Quakes Sometimes Trigger San Andreas Fault
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Take A Fresh Look At Frozen Seafood And Prepare To Be Surprised
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Coastal Hospitals Looking At Alternative Water And Power Supplies To Prepare For The Big One
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Company Reports More Than 100 Successful Test Flights Of Robo Air Taxi Over Oregon
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Oregon Scientists Survey Sealife For Microplastic Consumption