About Zachary @Zach4TheEvening
As part of the associate producer "Dream Team" (as they refer to themselves) at NewsHour Weekend, Zachary Green produces and assists in the production of many of the segments featured on NewsHour Weekend. This includes shooting, writing, and editing such pieces as "No Comment" (http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/free-speech-internet-little-less-free/) and "Digital Death" (http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/happens-digital-presence-death/). Before joining NewsHour, Zachary was an associate producer for Need to Know on PBS.
Zachary’s Recent Stories
Arts May 05
Exhibit examines hidden meanings in art from Nazi GermanyIn landscapes, portraits and still lifes, German and Austrian artists in the 1930s through the outbreak of World War II risked their lives camouflaging heavy political symbols into conventional art forms. Now, "Before the Fall," an exhibit at New York…
Health Apr 28
Coal ash raising concerns over health risks in Puerto RicoResidents of Guayama, home to Puerto Rico’s only coal-burning power plant for 15 years, have been diagnosed with cancer, heart and respiratory diseases that they fear are related to coal ash exposure. Ivette Feliciano reports on the concerns of Puerto…
Health Apr 28
Residents of this city already worried about the coal-burning plant nearby. Then came Hurricane Maria.Residents say they inhale or ingest traces of coal ash as wind carries it into their communities, covering their trees, houses, cars and land with residue.
Science Apr 08
Kenya racing to preserve rhino subspecies after last white male diedAfter the world's last male northern white rhino died in Kenya two weeks ago, scientists are hoping in vitro fertilization with the last two females can save the subspecies from extinction. The government is also using the rhino’s death as…
Education Mar 17
In a heavily Puerto Rican city, schools scramble to help students displaced by hurricaneSince Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico last year, more than 24,000 students have left for the U.S. mainland and more than 400 came to Hartford, Connecticut, where a third of residents identify as Puerto Rican. Now, Hartford is working to…
Arts Mar 03
Female jazz musicians raise their voices against sexismAt this year’s Winter Jazzfest in New York, one of the world’s biggest jazz festivals, women took center stage in more ways than one. In a year when more than a third of the festival’s acts had female bandleaders --…
Nation Feb 18
Displaced Puerto Ricans, now living in hotels, may soon lose housingHundreds of thousands of people in Puerto Rico have been displaced because of Hurricane Maria, with nearly 4,000 families finding temporary shelter in hotels on the mainland. But funding for their stays under FEMA's Transitional Shelter Assistance program is set…
Arts Feb 04
Taylor Mac turns U.S. history inside out in epic, 24-hour showFor years, artist Taylor Mac has challenged mainstream ideas around gender and sexuality with shows that spotlight LGBTQ identity. Now Mac, who received a MacArthur grant last fall, is touring “A 24-Decade History of Popular Music,” a show with 24…
Education Jan 07
Evergreen copes with fallout, months after ‘Day of Absence’ sparked national debateStudents and staff at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, are teasing out how to define and express issues of racism and oppression on campus almost one year after an annual event there provoked a national conversation on free speech…
World Nov 11
Could indoor farming help address future food shortages?By 2050, Earth’s population is expected to rise to 10 billion, while the resources on the planet continue to shrink. Researchers in the Netherlands are experimenting with one way to feed more people with less: growing crops indoors. NewsHour Weekend’s…
