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NCPR News Staff: Brian Mann
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 Brian Mann grew up in Alaska, where he fell in love with public radio. In 1999, Brian moved to the Adirondacks and helped launch NCPR's news bureau at Paul Smiths College. "I love the chemistry of water and mountains," Brian says. "But I'm also pretty crazy about village life in the north country. It's the kind of place where you know your neighbors." Brian lives in Saranac Lake with wife Susan and son Nicholas. He's a frequent contributor to NPR and also writes regularly for regional magazines, including Adirondack Life and the Adirondack Explorer. Recent Brian Mann stories carried by NPR:
July 19, 2008 | NPR· Americans don't buy a lot of foreign novels, but go to any neighborhood bookstore and you'll find whole shelves devoted to international comics. In fact, more than half of the graphic novels sold in the U.S. are foreign-language imports. July 15, 2008 | NPR· Financially savvy travelers are parking the RV and hopping on motorcycles this summer. Where are they ending up? In northern New York — meaning extra tourism money as well anxiety for the area.  May 26, 2008 | NPR· Mothers who serve in the Army are required to leave for war as early as four months after their babies are born. Some lawmakers and military officials say the Pentagon should expand maternity benefits as a way of keeping the best recruits. May 6, 2008 | NPR· Four of New York's six species of hibernating bats are suffering from "white-nose syndrome," which is decimating bat populations throughout the Northeast. Biologists from New York's Ulster County go underground as they try to work out what is killing the bats. April 30, 2008 | NPR· A deadly disease that has ravaged bat populations in the Northeast is spreading faster than expected, according to federal researchers, who have confirmed fresh outbreaks of "white-nose syndrome" in Connecticut and eastern Vermont. March 4, 2008 | NPR· The drop in inmate populations in New York comes as terrible news in the state's northern counties, where prisons are a big part of the economy. Empty jail beds have led the governor to propose closing four prisons. Some residents are fighting to keep them open. February 19, 2008 | NPR· Wildlife biologists are scrambling to understand a mysterious epidemic that has killed tens of thousands of bats in upstate New York. Scientists are trying to prevent the sickness from spreading.  February 14, 2008 | NPR· National Guard member Tanya Towne lost custody of her 12-year-old son, Derrell, after she returned from guarding convoys in Iraq. Experts say a growing number of soldiers are losing custody of their children because they've been deployed overseas. January 22, 2008 | NPR· Montana-based Big Sky Airlines' decision to shut down highlights a debate over federal subsidies for carriers serving smaller communities. Big Sky's demise was forced by high fuel costs and a lack of regular passengers. January 4, 2008 | NPR· Think you've had a chilly week? While much of the nation has dealt with a real taste of winter, residents of Saranac Lake, N.Y., have been in the deep freeze. Below-zero temperatures are the norm there in winter. But the 33 below zero morning this week had even longtime residents donning their extra-thick long johns. |
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