Robby Brod | WITF
Robby Brod is WITF's Democracy Beat Reporter covering mis/disinformation and the harm they cause communities across Pennsylvania.
Before coming to Harrisburg, he worked at WHYY in Philadelphia, WVIK in the Quad Cities, and Iowa Public Radio in Iowa City. He was raised in Media, Pa. and graduated from the University of Iowa in 2017.
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As the nation anxiously awaited resolution of the debt limit crisis last week, Pennsylvania congressman Scott Perry took to a podium outside the Capitol to say he opposed the compromise bill struck by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden. -
A midstate group is working to tackle the root causes of targeted violence in their communities. WITF’s Robby Brod reports it is developing new ways for social service organizations to better tackle the problem. -
Research shows most Pennsylvanians support a photo ID requirement at the polls, but if the state were to mandate this, what would happen to the voters who don’t have their IDs on Election Day? -
A Pennsylvania restaurant owner has been sentenced to prison by a federal judge for her participation in the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riots, where she directed death threats towards former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. -
Pennsylvania’s 2023 primaries included 26 candidates for county commissioner who believe the 2020 election was illegitimate, fraudulent, or involved a conspiracy to manipulate outcomes, as identified by Spotlight PA. -
A Canadian university is investigating allegations that state Sen. Doug Mastriano's doctoral thesis there was riddled with errors and possible fabrications. WITF's Robby Brod looks at some of the most egregious allegations. -
A complaint filed by a graduate student in Oklahoma has led a Canadian university to launch an investigation into a doctoral thesis written by Pennsylvania state senator Doug Mastriano. -
Pennsylvania's four state-related universities have requested a long-awaited budget increase from the state's legislature, but it’s not clear whether this will prevent future tuition hikes. WITF’s Robby Brod has more. -
The family that owns Lancaster’s daily newspaper is gifting most of its organization to WITF to create one of the largest media companies in the state. -
Pennsylvania junior U.S. senator has returned to the Capitol after a six-week hospital stay to treat his clinical depression.
