Terri Dee
ReporterTerri Dee has worn many hats in her nearly 30-year career in radio, tv, and print as a news reporter and anchor for Emmis Communications, technical and creative producer, on-air personality, reporter, anchor, news director, and talk show host for Urban One ("The Chat Room" and "Community Connection") and local news anchor ("All Things Considered") on NPR-member station WFYI-FM in Indianapolis. While building her broadcasting career, Terri obtained her MBA degree and has received numerous community service awards for her work in addressing illiteracy, and helping troubled youth make better choices.
Topic Expertise: Racial equity, small business, personal finance, education, healthcare, economic empowerment, and entrepreneurship.
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New survey results reveal the number of foreign students applying to – and being accepted at – U.S. colleges and universities is on the rise, including in Indiana. -
"The Indianapolis Event Waste Guide" from Indianapolis' Office of Sustainability provides step-by-step practices and vendor contact info for recycling and composting. -
Coal mines abandoned by their owners have turned into what some refer to as "zombie mines" – leaving environmental and economic damage by not being reclaimed. -
One central Indiana organization is helping to fulfill the state’s labor shortages by creating “See Yourself In,” a campaign to educate youth on STEM careers. -
For Black and Latino youths, job opportunities are low. A study says funding is needed to train them on the job application and interview process. -
A central Indiana university is taking the initiative to address environmental challenges, on its campus and in the surrounding community. -
A lawsuit filed this month claims that for decades, juveniles in detention at Illinois Youth Centers were subjected to sexual abuse by some staff members. -
A new parent's work or medical restrictions may prevent a newborn from receiving a healthy start from breastfeeding, but for Black families, breastfeeding has historical ties to food oppression. -
Prescription drugs are in short supply in Indiana and across the nation. Caregivers and parents whose children need specific medications are worried. -
Being an unpaid family caregiver can be an overwhelming responsibility for people of any age – and it’s part of daily life for about 790,000 people in Indiana.
