Lester Graham is the host of The Environment Report, and also hosts Stateside on Fridays. He has reported on public policy, politics, and issues regarding race and gender inequity. He was previously with The Environment Report at Michigan Radio from 1998-2010.
He has been a journalist since 1985. Graham has served as a board member of the Public Radio News Directors Inc., and also served as President of the Illinois News Broadcasters Association. He is a member of the Radio-Television Digital News Association (RTDNA), Society of Professional Journalists and other professional groups.
Lester has received 15 first place national awards for journalism excellence and scores more at the national, regional, and state levels.
Contributions from Lester Graham
- Cheers! An absinthe cocktail tasty enough to raise the dead (or at least your spirits)
It’s sad when the bottle is nearly empty. That’s what Tammy Coxen of Tammy’s Tastings found when she visited a friend’s house for a party and the bottle of Ann Arbor Distilling Company 's new Abs … - These anglers are looking for a different kind of catch: trash
- Bacteria and viruses from human waste getting into Michigan water
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy indicates there are 1.4 million homes in Michigan that are not hooked up to a sewer system. Many use septic tank systems. But Molly Ripp … - Artisans of Michigan: Finnish knives from Ragged Raven Forge
The first thing you hear is the sound of the blacksmith pumping the bellows to make the fire in the forge hotter. We’re at the Delano Homestead at the Kalamazoo Nature Center because there’s a small s … - Cheers! Michigan subs for NYC in the drink made famous by Sex and the City
You might have left the Cosmopolitan cocktail behind after the HBO TV series which made it famous stopped production. But, just as Sex and the City is still a bit of a cultural phenomenon, so is that …