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Bradley Campbell, a 2013 alumnus of Metcalf\u2019s Annual Science Immersion Workshop for Journalists, goes to work everyday to his \u201cdream job\u201d as a producer for PRI\u2019s weekday radio show, The World.<\/p>\nBradley Campbell, a 2013 alumnus of Metcalf\u2019s Annual Science Immersion Workshop for Journalists, goes to work everyday to his \u201cdream job\u201d as a producer for PRI\u2019s weekday radio show, The World.<\/p>\n
Raised in a rural logging town surrounded by 11 acres of woods, Campbell used to listen to public radio during school breaks while \u201ccutting shrubs or battling back English Ivy\u201d as a landscaper. Full of drive and determination, Campbell landed his first journalism job as a gift-guide writer for a small Oregon newspaper.<\/p>\n
\u201cI applied for an internship at a local paper and I got passed up for every internship that involved news, sports, local politics, and eventually they felt sorry for me,\u201d he said unabashedly of his gift-writing gig.<\/p>\n
Campbell went on to report for two Midwest newspapers before landing jobs at NPR stations on Cape Cod, where he covered baseball, and Boston\u2019s WGBH, where he worked as an assistant producer for the national radio news show, The Takeaway, and wrote for Morning Edition. It was during his tenure at Rhode Island Public Radio (RIPR) as an environment reporter when he applied for a Metcalf Fellowship, which he described as \u201can amazing crash course in a week.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of the best things about the Fellowship was that it allowed me to interact with scientists,\u201d said Campbell. \u201cSometimes journalists treat them [scientists] like excel spread sheets, like they don\u2019t have a soul, which is so far from the truth.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cScientists come from such diverse backgrounds and they\u2019re not just boring folks in lab coats,\u201d he added. \u201cI think realizing that they\u2019re really fascinating characters promotes better interaction with scientists and leads to better stories.\u201d<\/p>\n
As a producer for PRI\u2019s the World, Campbell now covers everything from ISIS, the war in Ukraine, conflicts in Israel, and presidential elections in Argentina to environmental stories about fishermen in Amsterdam tasked with removing bicycle litter from canals.<\/p>\n
For his environmental stories, Campbell still draws upon the lessons from his Metcalf training about translating and interpreting scientific data. \u201cTaking really complex information and being able to distill it down to a wider audience without dumbing it down, that\u2019s what\u2019s key,\u201d Campbell explained. \u201cBeing able to convey an idea without bogging down the listener.\u201d<\/p>\n
This skill, he said, gives him the ability to approach environmental topics with confidence, \u201cIt\u2019s like not being afraid to swim in the deep end.\u201d<\/p>\n
Looking back on his career, Campbell said he\u2019s most proud of his ability to create compelling stories that engage his audience, ensuring that listeners \u201care not going to snooze or change the station.\u201d<\/p>\n
Campbell is a graduate of the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies in Portland, Maine. He completed a fellowship at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.<\/p>\n
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