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Interview: The Past and Future of the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy

The Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy on the University of Tennessee - Knoxville campus isn’t well known in the Knoxville area, but it has become very well known at the state and federal levels as a research hub and think tank in Energy and the Environment; Global Security; and Leadership and Governance. This summer, the Baker Center’s leadership is changing.

Marianne Wanamaker, Executive Director of the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy

Economist Marianne Wanamaker is taking over as Executive Director from fellow economist Matt Murray, who is retiring. WUOT's Chrissy Keuper spoke with both of them about the Center.  

Matt Murray, Executive Director of the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy from 2012 to 2021

 

Chrissy served as WUOT's News Director and host of monthly public affairs talk show Dialogue from late 2021 to early 2023. Her first job with the station was as weekend student announcer while earning her bachelor's in Anthropology from the University of Tennessee. She had previously been the station's local host for NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered news programs; occasionally filled in as host for WUOT's Morning and Afternoon Concerts; and won multiple awards for her interviews, feature stories, and Dialogue.