About Sam @samkweber
Sam Weber has covered everything from living on minimum wage to consumer finance as a shooter/producer for PBS NewsHour Weekend. Prior joining NH Weekend, he previously worked for Need to Know on PBS and in public radio. He’s an avid cyclist and Chicago Bulls fan.
Sam’s Recent Stories
Nation Jan 17
Police on horseback, drones: PA Capitol grounds tighten securityAs states across the nation tighten security for possible demonstrations ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday, downtown Harrisburg, which houses Pennsylvania’s State Capitol, is filled with police on horseback, guards and the press with businesses boarding up and locals…
Science Jan 09
In previously protected Alaskan refuge, auctions begin for drillingIn a live-streamed auction in Anchorage, Alaska on Wednesday, federal officials accepted bids for leases to explore oil and gas across 1.6 million acres of land—land that, until 2017, had been protected from fossil fuel development as part of the…
Nation Dec 26
In a CT county, tenants and landlords brace for eviction tsunamiThe first installment of our “Roads to Recovery” series focuses on renters and landlords in Fairfield County, Connecticut — and how, since the pandemic started, they’ve navigated a patchwork of eviction moratoriums and limited financial support. NewsHour Weekend’s Christopher Booker…
Nation Dec 26
Roads to Recovery: One community’s journey back from the economic brinkAs vaccines slowly start to roll out and 2020 finally comes to a close, there are glimmers that the COVID-19 pandemic may eventually end. But with lingering social, economic, and public health damage, PBS NewsHour Weekend is launching a series…
Politics Nov 14
Biden has big climate change plans. But can he get it done?President-elect Joe Biden has put the climate crisis at the top of his incoming administration’s agenda with ambitious goals ranging from rejoining the Paris Agreement to a $2 trillion plan to transition to clean energy. To pass these laws, he…
Politics Oct 31
North Carolina: A key swing state battered by climate changeNorth Carolina, a key swing state in this year's presidential election, has been hit by three major hurricanes in the last several years. Hari Sreenivasan reports on the race for Agriculture Commissioner, where a Democrat is making climate change a…
Economy Oct 18
With a tax increase on the ballot can an Ohio city shore up its finances?In the central Ohio city of Lancaster, the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic stretched already thin public safety resources. Despite aid from the federal CARES Act, city officials say they need more revenue to fund the fire department and police…
Nation Oct 17
Dayton was still recovering from the 2008 recession. Then COVID-19 hitWhen COVID-19 hit Dayton, in Southwest Ohio, the city slashed its budget by millions of dollars, furloughed workers, and is still facing a budget gap despite millions in aid from the federal CARES Act. In the first of a series…
Arts Oct 15
With muralism, Mexico’s rich tradition of public art extends well beyond its bordersMuralism in Mexico represents one of the world's great art movements. Sparked partially by a trio of renowned painters in the 1920s, Mexico's vibrant tradition of public art now reaches well beyond its borders -- as seen in a recently…
Health Sep 27
Inside Georgia’s latest attempt to change how people access ObamacareIn Georgia, a new health insurance proposal could upend the Affordable Care Act exchange. While proponents see the changes as a way to increase health insurance enrollment, critics warn that tens of thousands of Georgians could lose healthcare coverage. NewsHour…