Joe Lee
Director & General ManagerJoseph Lee (Joe) is the Director and General Manager of WAER FM, a 50,000 watt National Public Radio affiliate owned and operated by Syracuse University. His 30 year career in public media has been focused on providing enriching content that educates, enlightens, and informs civil discourse and cultural expression.
Recently, under his direction, WAER has combined traditional news reporting with the power of community engagement by creating the award-winning City Limits Poverty Project, a year-long examination of rising poverty in Syracuse, NY. Prior to joining Syracuse University in 1992, Joe served as Program Director at WEAA FM licensed to Morgan State University in his hometown of Baltimore, MD. He hosts the podcasts The 3-1-5 and Pop Life for WAER and his personal blog and podcast Life in HD.
Connect on Twitter: @jblee883
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Actor/Director Justin Baldoni is attempting to redefine masculinity through his work and lived experience. The Jane the Virgin star and director of the Disney+ feature film Clouds joins Joe Lee on this episode of Pop Life to discuss his work and his new book Man Enough: Undefining My Masculinity. -
Adam Schein gives WAER's Joe Lee all the information a casual NBA fan needs to stay informed during the NBA Playoffs. -
There are approximately 6,000 babies born with Downs Syndrome each year in the United States according to figures from the Centers for Disease Control.… -
Few American families have skyrocketed from relative obscurity to the highest levels of fame and fortune the way the Jenner-Kardashian clan has. Arguably,… -
In this edition of City Limits: Winds of Change, we begin with how Georgia State University has dramatically narrowed the achievement gap by increasing… -
With $1 million earmarked for capacity building among black led non-profits in Syracuse, a local foundation now waits to assess the impact of its… -
The previous episode of City Limits examined efforts in the Syracuse community to use art to heal the emotional wounds created by instances of racial… -
Historically, black artists have long played an integral role in social justice movements by using their art and their voice to amplify anger and… -
An alarming number of today's kids leave home without knowing certain basic life skills. From doing laundry to using a debit card to calculating a tip,… -
Shelter in Place, self isolation, self-quarantine - no matter what you call it, the reality is that we are home bound for the foreseeable future.Being…
