Podcasts & RSS Feeds

Scott GrafRSS
All ContentRSS
View all podcasts & RSS feeds

News & Music Contributors

Abe Beeson
Abe Beeson
Evening Jazz Host
Ruby Brown
Ruby Brown
Sunday Side Up Jazz Host
Ashley Gross
Ashley Gross
Business and Labor Reporter
Martha Kang
Martha Kang
Online Managing Editor
Kirsten Kendrick
Kirsten Kendrick
Morning Edition Host
John Kessler
John Kessler
All Blues Host
Kevin Kniestedt
Kevin Kniestedt
Weekend Edition Saturday and Jazz on the Grooveyard Host
Robin Lloyd
Robin Lloyd
Midday Jazz Host
Mary McCann
Mary McCann
Saturday Jazz Matinee Host
Dave Meyer
Dave Meyer
All Things Considered Host
Bellamy Pailthorp
Bellamy Pailthorp
Environment Reporter
Keith Seinfeld
Keith Seinfeld
Health & Science Reporter/Assistant News Director
Gabriel Spitzer
Gabriel Spitzer
Youth & Education Reporter
Dick Stein
Dick Stein
Midday Jazz Host
Paula Wissel
Paula Wissel
Law & Justice Reporter
Nick Morrison
Nick Morrison
Production Manager/ Jazz & Blues Host

Scott Graf

Graf comes to BSPR from WFAE in Charlotte, N.C., where he served as local host of NPR’s “Morning Edition” for the past eight years. He began his new position as Morning Edition Host/Senior Editor for BSPR on April 9.

Graf is a multi-award winning host and reporter who was named the North Carolina Journalist of the Year in 2007. He has produced several feature stories for NPR news magazines and he contributes to WBUR’s “Only a Game” sports program.

4:01pm

Sun July 1, 2012
E-mail
Comments
Share
Around the Nation

Firefighting planes battle wildfires and old age

Originally published on Sun July 1, 2012 9:05 am

By
Credit David McNew / Getty Images

As wildfires continue to burn in the West, the U.S. Forest Service is going to battle this summer with fewer air tankers. The number of planes that drop retardant on fires has shrunk significantly over the past 12 years.

In Boise, Idaho, the shortage of air tankers has led to some unexpected repurposing of aircraft.

"This particular aircraft was used as Air Force One at one point," explains pilot Lyle Ehalt, standing next to his shiny white-and-green tanker at the Boise Airport.

Read more
Tags: 
wildfires