About Andrew Phelps
Andrew Phelps is Project Manager of an ambitious new effort to build a community-oriented, publicly funded news portal for WBUR Boston. The Web site launches this summer.
Andrew created “The Bottom Line,” a new WBUR blog and podcast (iTunes, Facebook, Twitter) about the changing economy. He is a regular contributor to NPR and to the “Marketplace” programs.
Andrew is a former reporter and news anchor for KPBS in San Diego. His reporting on the October 2007 wildfires was recognized by a national PRNDI award for outstanding coverage of breaking news.
Andrew designed and edited Michael Marcotte’s Public Radio News Directors Guide, the first and only manual for news managers in public media.
Andrew helped launch The Jacobs Project for Reporting Excellence, a grant-funded fellowship that provides hands-on training for multiplatform journalists.
Andrew graduated from the University of California, San Diego, with a B.A. in political science. He earned an A.A. in journalism from Palomar College, where he also served as editor in chief of The Telescope, the college’s student-run newspaper.
Andrew lives in Brookline, Mass. He grew up in the suburbs north of San Diego.
