Wade Goodwyn
Wade Goodwyn is an NPR National Desk Correspondent covering Texas and the surrounding states.
Reporting since 1991, Goodwyn has covered a wide range of issues, from mass shootings and hurricanes to Republican politics. Whatever it might be, Goodwyn covers the national news emanating from the Lone Star State.
Though a journalist, Goodwyn really considers himself a storyteller. He grew up in a Southern storytelling family and tradition, he considers radio an ideal medium for narrative journalism. While working for a decade as a political organizer in New York City, he began listening regularly to WNYC, which eventually led him to his career as an NPR reporter.
In a recent profile, Goodwyn's voice was described as being "like warm butter melting over BBQ'd sweet corn." But he claims, dubiously, that his writing is just as important as his voice.
Goodwyn is a graduate of the University of Texas with a degree in history. He lives in Dallas with his famliy.
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Texas legislators are considering a bill that would allow professionals to deny service to people based on religious beliefs. Critics say the law would sanction discrimination against LGBT Texans. -
Newly revealed court testimony suggests the Boy Scouts of America had considerably more leaders involved in the sexual abuse of minors than previously thought. -
As the partial government shutdown drags on, more people, organizations and entire state governments are feeling the pain. The trickle-down in places like Texas blossoms as the shutdown continues.
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President Trump visited McAllen, Texas, Thursday to push for funding for a wall along the Mexican border. Reaction was mixed as a partial government shutdown is about to enter its fourth week.
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A recent book recounts the brutal lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till in 1955. In it, the woman who accused the boy of assault admits she was lying. The FBI has reopened the murder investigation. -
Family and friends buried Botham Jean on Thursday. He was shot to death inside his apartment by a Dallas police officer who says she mistook his apartment for her own — but many questions remain.
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The Democratic congressman is challenging GOP Sen. Ted Cruz. He's making a bet that firing up liberals is the way to win, instead of running to the center as Democrats in red states often do. -
In Dallas the effort to take down the city's Confederate memorials hit an unexpected snag after three of the four African-American city council members voted to keep the main memorial up.
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President Trump and Vice President Pence addressed the National Rifle Association at its annual convention under as much pressure as ever following students protests after the deadly Parkland, Fla., shooting.
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The National Rifle Association is holding its annual convention in Dallas, facing protests in the aftermath of the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Fla.
