Fred Bever
A Columbia University graduate, Fred began his journalism career as a print reporter in Vermont, then came to Maine Public in 2001 as its political reporter, as well as serving as a host for a variety of Maine Public Radio and Maine Public Television programs. Fred later went on to become news director for New England Public Radio in Western Massachusetts and worked as a freelancer for National Public Radio and a number of regional public radio stations, including WBUR in Boston and NHPR in New Hampshire.
Fred formerly was Maine Public Radio’s chief political correspondent from 2001 to 2007 and returned to Maine Public Radio in early 2016 as a news reporter and producer, covering a wide variety of topics across Maine and the region.
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New science is bearing down on a poorly understood part of the North American lobster’s diet. And it turns out that a tiny crustacean’s abundance may... -
The endangered North Atlantic right whale population took a big hit last year, with a record number killed by fishing gear entanglements and ship strikes.… -
Scientists says to help whales, the ropes used to tend lobster traps must be changed or eliminated. Mainers who catch lobster for a living feel they're being singled out for an international problem. -
Lobster conservation techniques pioneered by Maine fishermen helped drive a population boom that's led to record landings this century. That's the... -
Lobster conservation techniques pioneered by Maine fishermen helped drive a population boom that's led to record landings this century. That's the...
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Corporate Tax Cuts Could Mean ‘Quite Substantial’ Savings In New Englanders’ Electricity BillsThis story was originally published Jan. 8, 2017 at 5:22 p.m. ET. New England electricity customers could get a direct benefit from a cut in federal... -
After decades with no sign of a lethal neurotoxin, the algae that produces it is now plaguing the warming waters of the Gulf of Maine, forcing unprecedented closures in shellfish harvesting. -
The recent cold spell has spurred oil-fired power plants throughout New England into action. But the operator of the regional electricity grid says... -
Maine’s Department of Marine Resources is launching a half-million-dollar project to get a more comprehensive scientific assessment of one of the state... -
New England fishers say it's been decades since they've hauled in so many tuna, and some in the industry are urging higher quotas. But some environmental groups fear the population is still imperiled.
