Jim Braude

James Spencer Braude (born May 7, 1949) is a lawyer, former union official,[2] and Boston radio and television personality.[4]

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.)
Occupation(s)lawyer, radio, and television host
SpouseKristine Rondeau [2][3]
Websitejimbraude.net

Early life and education

Braude, an only child, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1949 and raised in the Center City area.[3]

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 Juris Doctor degree. [5]

Personal life

Braude has two children adopted from China.[5]

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.[4]

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.[4]

Braude later served as a Cambridge, Massachusetts City Councilor.[4]

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.[6]

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. He departed the program on December 15, 2022.[7]

Awards

Braude won a local Emmy award and an Associated Press award for his work on NECN.[8]

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. Van Zuylen-Wood, Simon. "Talk of the Town: If you’re not on with Eagan and Braude, you’re no one in this city. How WGBH’s dynamic radio duo became the only voices that matter.", Boston magazine, February 6, 2018
  4. "Bio: Jim Braude", jimbraude.net
  5. Jim Braude and Margery Eagan (25 March 2021). Boston Public Radio (radio). WGBH. Event occurs at 1:30.
  6. "Jim Braude is leaving NECN; now what? - the Boston Globe". The Boston Globe.
  7. "Jim Braude signs on as 'Greater Boston' host - the Boston Globe". The Boston Globe.
  8. "Jim and Margery Bio". WTKK. Retrieved 2008-07-15.


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