P. Kenneth Burns | WHYY
Kenneth Burns is WHYY’s South Jersey reporter. He joined the station in 2018 as an anchor. He also contributed stories and won a 2020 Keystone Media Award for one of them.
Prior to WHYY, he covered city government and urban issues for WYPR in Baltimore, his first stop in public media. His coverage of the Freddie Gray police trials won a 2017 National Headliner Award. Burns began his career shortly after high school as an intern and later news assistant at WTOP in Washington, D.C. He would go on to work for several commercial broadcasting outlets as a reporter, anchor, and producer in the D.C. and Baltimore metro areas.
The native Marylander and recently adopted New Jerseyan is a graduate of Towson University and Anne Arundel Community College.
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Various news reports suggest that online retail giant Amazon is looking to reduce its warehouse space across the country, including in New Jersey, through subleasing or renegotiating leases with outside warehouse owners.
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Republicans in Texas are once again calling for more teachers to be armed in the classroom to prevent mass shootings like what happened last week. WHYY's Kenneth Burns found out what leaders in New Jersey have to say about providing weapons for teachers to protect students.
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New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is calling on the Legislature to pass a package of gun control bills in the wake of Tuesday's school shooting in Texas. WHYY's Kenneth Burns explains why Murphy also wants votes on bills that would undo some of the toughest gun laws in the country.
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Business was good last summer along the Jersey Shore. But this year, there are some headwinds, high inflation and high gas prices. From the New Jersey Desk, WHYY's Kenneth Burns reports early indicators suggest this could still be a big weekend at the Shore.
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It's official, plastic bags are banned in the Garden State. From the New Jersey Desk, WHYY's Kenneth Burns explains the changes.
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Advocates in New Jersey are expressing concerns about plans to add more state troopers next year. WHYY's Kenneth Burns reports they want to have a conversation with the Murphy Administration first before any recruiting happens.
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Plastic remains a major problem for New Jersey beaches. A new report shows the extent of how much plastic is showing up on New Jersey’s coastline. From the New Jersey Desk, WHYY's Kenneth Burns has the story.
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Students in Pemberton Township got a behind the scenes peek at what it's like to be a U.N. ambassador. From the New Jersey Desk, WHYY's Kenneth Burns reports that U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield hopes to inspire students interested in foreign service.
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A new study from Rowan University - commissioned by the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety - has found that one in five Garden State drivers are distracted, mostly by their cell phones. WHYY's Kenneth Burns reports that the study comes as Nation Distracted Driving Awareness Month begins.
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Civil rights organizations from across the Garden State will converge on Newark next Monday to march for voting rights and equality. This comes after Republican lawmakers across the nation have pushed to restrict voting in the name of election integrity. From the New Jersey Desk, WHYY's Kenneth Burns reports.(Original air-date: 4/2/22)