Zach Bernard

Reporter/Host

Laverghetta Photography and Portraits

Zach joined 89.1 WBOI as a reporter and local host for All Things Considered. He currently hosts Morning Edition.

Previously, he worked for WGLT in Normal, Ill. and reported from the Illinois Capitol for WICS-TV.

Zach graduated from Illinois State University with a major in broadcast journalism and a minor in political science. He has his master's degree in Public Affairs Reporting from the University of Illinois at Springfield.

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Purdue-Fort Wayne Faculty Senate Considers Recommending Vaccine Mandate For Spring

By Zach Bernard • Sep 13, 2021

The faculty senate of Purdue University-Fort Wayne is considering recommending a mandatory COVID-19 vaccine requirement for staff and students in the spring semester.

Fort Wayne Reimposes Mask Requirement In City Buildings As COVID-19 Numbers Soar

By Zach Bernard • Sep 2, 2021

Mayor Tom Henry announced Thursday that the City of Fort Wayne will, once again, impose a mask requirement for anyone inside a city building amid skyrocketing COVID numbers in Northeast Indiana and the Hoosier State.

Fort Wayne Unveils Plans For Second Phase Of Riverfront Development

By Zach Bernard • Sep 1, 2021

The City of Fort Wayne unveiled preliminary plans for the second phase of the city’s massive riverfront development project earlier this afternoon at Promenade Park.

"What Did It Mean?" Journalist Reflects On Afghanistan, Questions Facing Soldiers And The Region

By Zach Bernard • Aug 27, 2021

The U.S. withdrawal of forces in Afghanistan may have felt inevitable, but the goal to have troops back in the states by August 31 and a rapid return of the Taliban to the area have dominated the immediate discourse around the decision.

2020 Census Data Highlights Northeast Indiana Population Growth

By Zach Bernard • Aug 13, 2021

The latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows a population increase of 40,000 residents in Northeast Indiana’s 11 counties between 2010 and 2020.

Soldier's Remains Missing For 70 Years Buried In Lima

By Zach Bernard • Aug 11, 2021

For nearly 70 years, the life and death of Army Pfc. William Junior Winchester was a mystery to his family and the rest of the country. The soldier went missing and was killed during the Korean War at just 20 years old. An exhaustive, decade-long search resulted in the discovery of Winchester’s remains in 2019, and he was given a proper burial by his surviving family earlier this week.