Jim Braude

James Spencer Braude (born May 7, 1949) is a lawyer, former union official,[2] and Boston radio and television personality.[3]

Jim Braude
Braude at a live radio broadcast event in Brookline, Massachusetts in May 2010
Born (1949-05-07) May 7, 1949
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [1]
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania (B.A.)
New York University School of Law (J.D.)
Occupationlawyer, radio, and television host
Spouse(s)Kristine Rondeau [2]
Websitejimbraude.com

Early life

Braude was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1949. He graduated from Central High School in Philadelphia in 1966. He went to the University of Pennsylvania for his bachelor's degree and to New York University School of Law for his law degree.

He began his legal career as a legal services lawyer in the South Bronx neighborhood of New York City with housing and prisoner's rights cases. He was the founder and first president of the National Organization of Legal Services Workers (NOLSW), a UAW affiliated union which represented staff in civil legal offices for the poor in various states.[3]

He subsequently served as the executive director of the Tax Equity Alliance for Massachusetts (TEAM), a tax reform coalition. He published the magazine Otherwise, on American politics.[3]

Braude later served as a Cambridge, Massachusetts City Councilor.[3]

Broadcast journalism career

He co-hosts, with Margery Eagan of Boston Public Radio, a midday talk show on WGBH radio that airs on weekdays. The pair formerly hosted the Jim & Margery Show talk show on WTKK, before that station became a music station in January 2013.

He also hosted Broadside with Jim Braude on New England Cable News (NECN). In mid-January 2015, he announced his departure from NECN.[4]

On January 22, 2015, he was named as the executive editor and host of WGBH News local television news and analysis program, Greater Boston, replacing long-time host Emily Rooney.[5]

Awards

Braude won a local Emmy award and an Associated Press award for his work on NECN.[6]

References
  1. Klineman, Jeffrey, "Former political activist Jim Braude wins converts as a broadcast news star", Commonwealth magazine, Spring 2005
  2. Hoerr, John P., We Can't Eat Prestige: The Women who Organized Harvard, Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 1997. Cf. p.6-9, &c.
  3. "Bio: Jim Braude", jimbraude.com
  4. https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2015/01/20/boldtypes/dFh9PLKzwsf37xk9ve4n4K/story.html
  5. https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2015/01/22/braude-signs-greater-boston-host/XoU9levErutDTzlSJh0vIP/story.html
  6. "Jim and Margery Bio". WTKK. Retrieved 2008-07-15.


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