meghan kelly
@meghanbkelly.bsky.social
journalist doing videos and other online things for @wbur.org in Boston. the secret is to bang the rocks together, guys. she/her
in my experience the actual grizzled media people just have a rough exterior but are actually incredibly supportive and *want* to help young journalists. they just curse a lot and wear rumpled shirts
there's a type of media person who really gets off on the idea that they are grizzled. i can't be warm and friendly to this 21 year old interviewing to do unpaid work for me because that's just how it is in this bitch of an industry. babe there was clip art of smiling pencils on your homepage
right outta college i got one chance to break into journalism legitimately. had an interview with the EIC of a local news website. first question was what do you think of our site, i said 'well i read your blog—' and she sighed. 'it isn't a BLOG' she said irritably. ten full seconds of silence
September 17, 2026 at 9:04 PM
in my experience the actual grizzled media people just have a rough exterior but are actually incredibly supportive and *want* to help young journalists. they just curse a lot and wear rumpled shirts
Do you like pub trivia and shouting the right answers at the TV during Jeopardy!? Come see @wbur.org's newest live event, The Game Show! Sign up to be a participant! Also @theferocity.bsky.social will be there! I have been to a preview and it is wicked fun! And tickets are free!
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Bring your brain and your loudest voice for an interactive game show where the crowd is part of the competition.
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September 17, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Do you like pub trivia and shouting the right answers at the TV during Jeopardy!? Come see @wbur.org's newest live event, The Game Show! Sign up to be a participant! Also @theferocity.bsky.social will be there! I have been to a preview and it is wicked fun! And tickets are free!
I think it'd be a mixed bag because on the one hand I have a cool job and the kids I always wanted but on the other I am overweight and 20-year-old Meghan was deeeeep in diet culture
Would 20 y/o you be impressed or disappointed by you today?
September 17, 2026 at 5:42 PM
I think it'd be a mixed bag because on the one hand I have a cool job and the kids I always wanted but on the other I am overweight and 20-year-old Meghan was deeeeep in diet culture
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Parents Joseph and Arlene Kutzko were charged in connection with an incident at the family's Southborough home in January 2025. They claim the child's removal from their home is linked to their gender transition, but DCF said lack of support for a gender transition would not be a reason to do so.
Mass. parents' story about child's gender transition complicated by court records
Joseph Kutzko was charged with assaulting the child in January 2025, not long before the child was removed from the family’s home. Mother Arlene Kutzko was charged with witness intimidation in connection with the same incident. They have claimed the child's removal from their home is linked to their gender transition.
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September 17, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Parents Joseph and Arlene Kutzko were charged in connection with an incident at the family's Southborough home in January 2025. They claim the child's removal from their home is linked to their gender transition, but DCF said lack of support for a gender transition would not be a reason to do so.
Paris may have the Louvre but Somerville has The Loov:
The good, the bad and the nude at Somerville's The Loov
The creative studio hosts an unpredictable list of programming: nude figure drawing, salsa dancing, concerts, improv comedy, yoga and theater. "The idea is that, if it's a Loov show, it's going to be ...
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September 17, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Paris may have the Louvre but Somerville has The Loov:
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WBUR wants to hear from you! wburhomeheating.paperform.co
Are you anxious about home heating costs this winter?
Do you live in Massachusetts and heat your home with heating oil? Are you feeling anxious about prices this winter? We want to talk with you.
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September 17, 2026 at 11:50 AM
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NEW: Evidence that became public only in the last two years raises new questions about a Saudi man who assisted two 9/11 hijackers.
“Somebody needs to explain to the American people why we didn’t see this information before,” a former FBI agent said. www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
“Somebody needs to explain to the American people why we didn’t see this information before,” a former FBI agent said. www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
25 Years After 9/11, Questions About the FBI’s Pursuit of Saudi Suspects in the Case Have Only Grown
FBI agents quickly identified a Saudi suspect who helped two of the 9/11 hijackers. But families of the victims are demanding to know what happened in the bureau’s investigation of Omar al-Bayoumi.
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September 10, 2026 at 3:33 PM
NEW: Evidence that became public only in the last two years raises new questions about a Saudi man who assisted two 9/11 hijackers.
“Somebody needs to explain to the American people why we didn’t see this information before,” a former FBI agent said. www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
“Somebody needs to explain to the American people why we didn’t see this information before,” a former FBI agent said. www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
Please spread the word but at @wbur.org we are looking for a deputy managing editor. You'll be working with a really great team and even sometimes with me! bonus! jobs.silkroad.com/BU/External/...
Deputy Managing Editor - Boston, MA, United States - Boston University
Find a career with Boston University
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September 9, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Please spread the word but at @wbur.org we are looking for a deputy managing editor. You'll be working with a really great team and even sometimes with me! bonus! jobs.silkroad.com/BU/External/...
I'm not exaggerating when I say that the 9/11 issue of the Onion made a huge difference in my life. I was 21, alone in London & a family friend had died in one of the towers ("missing" at the time, ofc). Everywhere I went people heard my accent & wanted to talk about it. I never knew what to say.
Here's an anecdote: On 9/10/2001, The Onion staff had a New York launch party at the Bowery Ballroom to celebrate the staff's move from Madison, Wisconsin to New York City.
They woke up hungover, took a week off, and then produced one of the greatest front pages in the history of newspapers.
They woke up hungover, took a week off, and then produced one of the greatest front pages in the history of newspapers.
Hey everybody. On the 25-year anniversary, we're reprinting the much revered 9/11 edition of The Onion and sending that free to every member this month.
It's been 25 long years. Look back in anger.
It's been 25 long years. Look back in anger.
September 8, 2026 at 4:13 PM
I'm not exaggerating when I say that the 9/11 issue of the Onion made a huge difference in my life. I was 21, alone in London & a family friend had died in one of the towers ("missing" at the time, ofc). Everywhere I went people heard my accent & wanted to talk about it. I never knew what to say.
this year, goodness 💔
Gloria Steinem, a trailblazing journalist and activist who devoted her life to fighting for women's rights, died on Wednesday. At a time when women were largely limited to domestic roles, she challenged gender stereotypes and championed feminist ideals.
Gloria Steinem, trailblazing journalist and activist, dies at 92
At a time when women were largely limited to domestic roles, Steinem challenged gender stereotypes and championed feminist ideals like equality, sisterhood and reproductive freedom.
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September 3, 2026 at 11:28 AM
this year, goodness 💔
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Tim Curry and Dolly Parton have taught us not only that you should be bigger, weirder, gayer, and freakier, but also that those qualities are what people will love about you. The things that make you strange and amazing are the things that will resonate with other strange and amazing people
August 26, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Tim Curry and Dolly Parton have taught us not only that you should be bigger, weirder, gayer, and freakier, but also that those qualities are what people will love about you. The things that make you strange and amazing are the things that will resonate with other strange and amazing people
are you kidding me
August 26, 2026 at 3:32 PM
are you kidding me
Learned a fun fact yesterday: there is a Japanese term for a meeting you hold with yourself to see if your planner/notebook for the past year is working for you, and if it's not, what you might want to change for next year. It's called "techo kaigi"
August 26, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Learned a fun fact yesterday: there is a Japanese term for a meeting you hold with yourself to see if your planner/notebook for the past year is working for you, and if it's not, what you might want to change for next year. It's called "techo kaigi"
It's a very vague memory but I remember the Challenger exploding. I was in kindergarten. I know some schools got a live feed piped in and I am honestly not sure if mine was one of them, but I do remember teachers crying.
What's the first historic event that you remember?
August 26, 2026 at 1:16 PM
It's a very vague memory but I remember the Challenger exploding. I was in kindergarten. I know some schools got a live feed piped in and I am honestly not sure if mine was one of them, but I do remember teachers crying.
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This morning in WBUR Today: The case management software used by district attorneys in Massachusetts is old enough to rent a car www.wbur.org/news/2026/08... @wbur.org
Mass. DA offices look to replace dial-up era case software
District attorneys’ offices in Massachusetts have started the process to purchase new software to store their criminal case files. Nasser Eledroos, a former data scientist for the Suffolk County DA's ...
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August 26, 2026 at 12:23 PM
This morning in WBUR Today: The case management software used by district attorneys in Massachusetts is old enough to rent a car www.wbur.org/news/2026/08... @wbur.org
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In a post on X, Department of Homeland Security officials called Wu's actions "unhinged." It said, "She knows she has NO authority to block us from using private property."
Wu urges Boston parking lot owners: Don't rent spots to ICE
In a post on X, Department of Homeland Security officials called Wu's actions "unhinged," saying she has "NO authority to block us from using private property."
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August 18, 2026 at 9:57 PM
In a post on X, Department of Homeland Security officials called Wu's actions "unhinged." It said, "She knows she has NO authority to block us from using private property."
sanderson writes like 500 books a year. he's not going anywhere lol
August 7, 2026 at 5:57 PM
sanderson writes like 500 books a year. he's not going anywhere lol
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/ BOSTON
/ THIS TUESDAY SUNSET
/ IS THE FINAL SUNSET
/ AFTER 8 PM
/ UNTIL MAY 17TH 2027
/ DEAL W/ IT
/ & REPENT 2 UR WEATHER LORDS
/ THIS TUESDAY SUNSET
/ IS THE FINAL SUNSET
/ AFTER 8 PM
/ UNTIL MAY 17TH 2027
/ DEAL W/ IT
/ & REPENT 2 UR WEATHER LORDS
August 5, 2026 at 12:07 PM
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This was a really fun story to produce. Buckle up for some Boston hits! :) www.wbur.org/news/2026/07...
A mixtape for oysters: Researchers test if sounds of home can help restore reefs
The New England coast used to be crowded with wild oyster reefs. But the reefs have been decimated by overfishing, pollution, development and climate change. Aran Mooney, who studies underwater acoust...
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July 30, 2026 at 8:20 PM
This was a really fun story to produce. Buckle up for some Boston hits! :) www.wbur.org/news/2026/07...
I thought about this for awhile today while I tidied up my office and this one is it. The Gardner Museum heist, this is my white whale of an unsolved mystery.
What's your personal great white whale of an unsolved mystery? The thing you desperately hope is solved before you die because you need to know the answer? Mine is the Isabella Stewart Gardener Museum heist. Where the hell are the Rembrandts. I need the full story
July 31, 2026 at 3:25 PM
I thought about this for awhile today while I tidied up my office and this one is it. The Gardner Museum heist, this is my white whale of an unsolved mystery.
we here @wbur.org are looking for three news fellows for 2027 — these are full-time, salaried positions for a year. Apply, share, let me know if you have any questions!
Kickstart your journalism career: apply for WBUR's newsroom fellowships
WBUR offers three salaried, full-time, yearlong newsroom fellowships for early career journalists.
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July 31, 2026 at 1:19 PM
we here @wbur.org are looking for three news fellows for 2027 — these are full-time, salaried positions for a year. Apply, share, let me know if you have any questions!
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Residents of Lowell, MA, will be in court today to ask a judge to temporarily pause construction on a data center that's LITERALLY in their backyard
They allege state regulators violated EJ laws by signing off on a plan to put 27 diesel generators on the site www.wbur.org/news/2026/07... @wbur.org
They allege state regulators violated EJ laws by signing off on a plan to put 27 diesel generators on the site www.wbur.org/news/2026/07... @wbur.org
Residents want a judge to pause Lowell data center expansion
The residents are expected to argue that state environmental regulators violated the law and their statutory authority when they allowed the Markley data center to add more diesel generators on the pr...
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July 29, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Residents of Lowell, MA, will be in court today to ask a judge to temporarily pause construction on a data center that's LITERALLY in their backyard
They allege state regulators violated EJ laws by signing off on a plan to put 27 diesel generators on the site www.wbur.org/news/2026/07... @wbur.org
They allege state regulators violated EJ laws by signing off on a plan to put 27 diesel generators on the site www.wbur.org/news/2026/07... @wbur.org
bring back intermissions for three-hour movies!!!
On a practical level, how are people watching all of THE ODYSSEY and other three-hour movies without having to go to the bathroom? A quick trip during the trailers and then abstaining from drinking a big soda?
July 27, 2026 at 4:40 PM
bring back intermissions for three-hour movies!!!
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I think it is once again that time
July 25, 2026 at 3:06 PM
I think it is once again that time