Brian Bull
ReporterBrian Bull is an assistant professor of journalism at the University of Oregon, and remains a contributor to the KLCC news department. He began working with KLCC in June 2016. In his 27+ years as a public media journalist, he's worked at NPR, Twin Cities Public Television, South Dakota Public Broadcasting, Wisconsin Public Radio, and ideastream in Cleveland. His reporting has netted dozens of accolades, including four national Edward R. Murrow Awards (22 regional), the Ohio Associated Press' Best Reporter Award, Best Radio Reporter from the Native American Journalists Association, and the PRNDI/NEFE Award for Excellence in Consumer Finance Reporting.
An enrolled member of the Nez Perce Tribe, Bull has worked with NPR's Next Generation Project geared towards diversifying the ranks of tomorrow's journalists. He's been a guest faculty instructor at the Poynter Institute on covering underrepresented communities. He's served as chair for Vision Maker Media, which supports authentic programs and documentaries produced by Native Americans.
Bull has a Master's Degree in American Journalism Online from New York University, and a B.A. from Macalester College where he studied Psychology, English, and Dramatic Arts.
He's glad to be home in the Pacific Northwest, close to his family, tribe, and the Oregon Coast. If only someone had warned him about the grass seed pollen every spring! Bull is married and has three children, and five cats. He enjoys photography, hiking, cooking, the visual and performing arts, and the occasional Godzilla movie.
Read how Brian's desire to spur reflection led him to a career in public media.
Brian has worked through the decades with NPR on its Next Generation Radio Project, which trains journalists from underrepresented communities to become tomorrow's reporters. Check out his latest NextGen project with Native American Journalists Association mentees, hosted at Syracuse University.
Brian recently became the lead interviewer and consultant for the Public Radio Oral History Project, which aims to build a repository of interviews with many of the industry's founders and innovators.
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Before you toss those leftover yams or turkey, Lane County officials urge you to get creative and share a recipe instead.
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The longest-running science fiction show, “Doctor Who” celebrates 60 years on Thursday, Nov. 23, and Oregonians rank among the most fanatical Whovians in the U.S.
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A historic rivalry potentially comes to an end Friday when the Oregon Ducks host the OSU Beavers.
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Many of us take haircuts for granted, but for the unhoused, it can make a huge difference in getting back on one’s feet.
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Tribes across Oregon are reigniting their relationship with tobacco. Not just any tobacco, but the very kind their ancestors grew and used before colonization and the fur trade.
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Over 250 people – most of them school kids – gathered outside Ridgeline Montessori in Eugene on Friday to celebrate the return of their totem pole.
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Ongoing investigations into the old J.H. Baxter site in Eugene’s Bethel neighborhood suggest a huge price tag for its cleanup.
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More than $9 million has been approved for a project incorporating Native American management practices for oak habitat restoration in Oregon.
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"Doc" Slyter, the Chief of the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians, died this weekend. He was 72.
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Several draft concepts for rebuilding the fire-ravaged community of Blue River will be presented by Lane County officials on Nov. 8. Local input is encouraged.