Jeff Bossert
Morning Edition HostJeff Bossert has been Radio IQ's Morning Edition host since 2017. His 25 years of hosting and reporting has been primarily with NPR member stations, including WKNO in Memphis, and Illinois Public Media/WILL in Urbana, Illinois. A big advocate for professional development, Jeff served on the Illinois News Broadcasters Association’s Board of Directors. An avid film buff, performer in church and community choirs, and die-hard Chicago Cubs fan, Jeff lives with wife Kerry and fluffy cat Toby.
-
The top stories for March 25, 2026, including calls for more agreements between local police and immigration authorities, Gov. Spanberger signs an order to protect election integrity, and a look at new Virginia legislation focused on wild mushrooms. -
The top stories for March 24, 2026, including efforts to restore Obamacare subsidies, a group working to protect national parks joins the debate over data centers, and a Charlottesville-area doctor specializing in LGBTQ care continues her efforts despite changes from the Trump administration.
-
The top stories for March 23, 2026, including a look at overtime pay for Department of Corrections security staff, remembering Lt. Col. Brandon Shah, and APCO has a plan for removing coal ash from its closed site in Giles County.
-
The top stories for March 20, 2026, including falling enrollment in Virginia's public schools, how Virginia's Senators voted on the new head of the NSA, and Friday's chat on state politics and government between analyst Jeff Schapiro and Michael Pope.
-
The top stories for March 19, 2026, including what progress was made in a measure to remove Richmond's last Confederate monuments, UVA research shows some COVID and flu cases could lead to lung cancer later in life, and part 2 in a series on the energy landscape suggests power bills will continue to rise.
-
The top stories for March 18, 2026, including a bill before Gov. Spanberger to launch a marijuana marketplace by 2027, an appeals court hears arguments in a case involving a transgender former Liberty University employee, and property owners vent over the state's major utilities' plans for a high-voltage power line.
-
The top stories for March 17, 2026, including a measure before Gov. Spanberger that would expand collective bargaining rights, a special tour of Monticello for those willing to pay, and the issue of smoking in Virginia casinos goes unaddressed in the General Assembly.
-
The top stories for March 16, 2026, including a wrap-up of the General Assembly session, a lighter crowd attended a Second Amendment rally at the state capitol, and a new program at Danville Community College will feed the growing demand for aviation technicians.
-
The top stories for March 13, 2026, including an update on Thursday's shooting that killed an ROTC instructor at Old Dominion University, an update on where the General Assembly stands on data centers, and a look at lawmakers' unfinished business in the weekly chat between Michael Pope and analyst Jeff Schapiro.
-
The top stories for March 12, 2026, including efforts by Virginia lawmakers to stop people from blocking access to abortion clinics, a look at crypto fraud, and the first in a series on the cost of energy and how it's being handled in Virginia and West Virginia.
