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WMAL’s Steve Burns prides himself on telling stories that will have an impact on listeners’ everyday lives. Whether it is reporting the latest on the beleaguered subway system in the nation’s capital, bringing a magnifying glass to D.C. Council proceedings, or talking with sports fans about D.C.’s few triumphs and many failures, Steve wants to make sure the information he gives his audience is both functional and captivating. Steve has been with WMAL since early 2015. He also serves as the station’s primary weekend anchor.
This entry includes:
-A live report and wrap following an officer getting shot and killed
-A wrap and live debrief following the unprecedented announcement of the metro subway system closing for an entire weekday
-A report from the funeral of an officer who was killed after just one day on the force
-A wrap from Baltimore following the acquittal of an officer allegedly involved in Freddie Gray’s death
-A look at reaction in Baltimore following the State’s Attorney dropping all remaining Gray-related charges
-An extended report talking with a documentarian about his film exploring untold stories from the Pentagon on 9/11
-A longform wrap looking back at baseball’s past in D.C. and one of its star players
-A wrap from an emotional road dedication ceremony in honor of a fallen officer
-Two reports from the D.C. Council chambers examining the emotional and polarizing bill to legalize physician-assisted suicide
-A report looking back at the northeast earthquake of 2011 and the work that remains since then
-Reports following the campaign events and eventual results of Maryland’s bruising Democratic Senate primary
-A look at the relief felt by people who had finally just voted on Election Day
-A wrap talking to excited tailgating Redskins fans before a playoff game
