Maxine Speier
All Things Considered Host and ReporterMaxine is the All Things Considered host and reporter for MTPR. She got her start at MTPR as a Montana News intern. She has also worked at KUNC in Northern Colorado and for Pacific Standard magazine as an editorial fellow covering wildfire and the environment.
Maxine graduated from the University of Montana with a master's degree in natural resource journalism and has a degree in creative writing from Vassar College. When she’s not behind the microphone you can find Maxine skiing, hiking with her not-so-well-behaved dogs, or lost in a book.
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Friday is the winter solstice, marking the first day of winter and the longest night of the year. In communities across Montana, there’s also a tradition…
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The U.S. Census Bureau is starting the process to hire people to count Montana’s population in the upcoming 2020 Census.Mary Craigle is Montana’s Census…
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A federal judge in Great Falls Thursday heard arguments over whether the Trump administration lawfully lifted a ban on coal leasing federal lands.The…
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A federal judge in Great Falls will hear arguments on Thursday that could stop the Trump Administration from selling coal from federal lands. Four states,…
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A team of researchers at the University of Montana has received a $700,000 grant from NASA to promote reforestation efforts across the western United…
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A Montana tribe has rejected an agreement with the Department of Agriculture that would allow the transfer of a small group of wild bison from Yellowstone…
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In Browning, Blackfeet Community College held a ceremony this week to name a newly-built $7.5 million Health Science and Education Building in honor of…
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Montana’s health department issued a warning Thursday about a popular electronic cigarette they fear is addicting a new generation to nicotine.The warning…
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A new nonprofit foundation in Montana is on track to give away $2.5 million by the end of 2018, its first year of grantmaking.Brenda Solorzano is the CEO…
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Montana Senator Jon Tester is blaming Republican leaders in Congress for failing to schedule a vote on the permanent reauthorization of the Land and Water…