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Todd Melby’s Biography

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Todd Melby is an editor and podcast producer. He led "Black Gold Boom: How Oil Changed North Dakota" and wrote "A Lot Can Happen in the Middle of Nowhere: The Untold Story of the Making of Fargo."

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APM's Water Main: 'Just Eat It: Why Food Waste Matters'

APM's Water Main: 'Just Eat It: Why Food Waste Matters'

Listen Story audio Just Eat It: Why Food Waste Matters. Presented by The Water Main from American Public Medi…

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Wisconsin authorities say man confessed to kidnapping girl, 13:...

Wisconsin authorities say man confessed to kidnapping girl, 13:...

The man accused of kidnapping a 13-year-old Wisconsin girl after murdering her parents confessed to the crime…

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How housing in the Bakken shale play evolved with the oil boom | StateImpact Pennsylvania

How housing in the Bakken shale play evolved with the oil boom | StateImpact Pennsylvania

Energy. Environment. Economy.

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Rent and Frozen Pillows: How Bakken Housing Evolved with the Oil Boom

Rent and Frozen Pillows: How Bakken Housing Evolved with the Oil Boom

If you drove through the Bakken a few years ago, you would have seen dozens of new hotels, RV parks and mobil…

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The Jesse Ventura Ad That Almost Didn't Air

The Jesse Ventura Ad That Almost Didn't Air

In the waning days of the 1998 Minnesota gubernatorial campaign, Jesse Ventura's family fretted over a TV com…

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JD.com's CEO was arrested on allegation of rape: police

JD.com's CEO was arrested on allegation of rape: police

The CEO of Chinese online retail giant JD.com Inc, Richard Liu, was arrested in Minneapolis last week followi…

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Bleak Week film festival celebrates the comfort found in darker movie themes

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By Todd Melby
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Bleak Week film festival celebrates the comfort found in darker movie themes Play04:58 Download Audio Embed on your website Close× Copy the code below to embed the WBUR audio player on your site <iframe width="100%" height="124" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://player.wbur.org/hereandnow/2026/06/01/bleak-week-film-festival"></iframe> Copy embed code A still from the 2018 horror movie "Hereditary." (Courtesy of Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair) When times are dark, many people find...
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The story of one shuttered West Virginia newspaper

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By Todd Melby
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The story of one shuttered West Virginia newspaper January 12, 2026 A discarded iMac rests on top of bound copies of The Welch News. (Todd Melby) Find the original audio here. Owners are shuttering two newspapers every week, many of them in rural places like Welch, West Virginia. Missy Nester grew up in Welch and bought the paper in 2018 to save it. But she couldn't make the economics work, and last year, shuttered the Welch News.
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Beltrami County deputies seek help finding missing 14-year-old

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By Todd Melby
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Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. Authorities are searching for a 14-year-old Bemidji boy. The Beltrami County Sheriff's Office says Rylie Gage Defoe was last seen at Treknorth High School in Bemidji Friday. Defoe was wearing a black hoodie, gray sweatpants, and black Nike shoes and was requesting to go to a friend's house after school.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes.

How is social media changing news?

There's just so competition for everyone's attention. It's a fire hose of news, entertainment, tweets, photos, etc.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Email.

Awards

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Society of Professional Journalists Award

2006 - Radio Documentary

"Flatlined: How Illinois Shortchanges Rural Students” examined funding inequalities between rural and urban/suburban school districts.

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Society of Professional Journalists Award

2012 - Specialized Journalism Site

Black Gold Boom is a public media project featuring reporting on North Dakota's oil boom — and bust. One of the most innovative aspects of the project "Rough Ride: The Oil Patch Tour," an interactive documentary.

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Online Journalism Award

2013 - Feature, Medium Newsroom

Black Gold Boom is a public media project featuring reporting on North Dakota's oil boom — and bust. One of the most innovative aspects of the project "Rough Ride: The Oil Patch Tour," an interactive documentary.

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RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Award

2009 - News Documentary

"Death's Footprint" explores the environmental consequences of traditional funeral and burial practices.

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RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Award

2004 - Radio, Large Market, News Documentary

"Spirit and Body Willing: Sex Over Age 70." Does getting older spell the end of sexuality? Not always.

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