Xavier Cullen

YouTube — Breaking news coverage of the New Orleans terrorist attack for my show at WHDH 7News. In this video, you'll see the entirety of my A block, including live reports, anchor reads, sound bites from officials, a live interview and a constant stream of videos and pictures that we pulled from various sources. During this time, I am in constant communication with my anchors and fellow producers who are in the newsroom, keeping an eye out for the latest information and waiting for a press conference that was expected at any moment. This shows my ability to handle breaking news, lead under pressure and still produce a high quality show under tight deadlines and with little time.

YouTube — Boston Calling kicks off this Friday at the Harvard Athletic Complex in Brighton. The three-day music festival features A-listers like Ed Sheeran, Hozier and Megan Thee Stallion along with a lineup of local artists like Billy Dean Thomas, Cakeswagg and JVK. GBH's Haley Lerner joined host Crystal Haynes with a preview of this year's festival.

YouTube — Governor Maura Healey's new Housing Bond Bill promises zoning changes, investments in public housing, and new fees for sellers if it passes. GBH News' State House reporter Katie Lannan joined Crystal Haynes to break down the ins and outs of the bill, and it's potential of being signed into law.

YouTube — New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof is one of the best-known journalists working today. For four decades, he's has been on the ground in dozens of countries, covering a dizzying array of stories and earning high marks for his work.

YouTube — Black and indigenous Americans are more likely to die from cancer than any other racial group in the country, even though they don't get cancer as much, according to new research from the American Association for Cancer Research. But that gap is starting to close. What's happening?

YouTube — Since protesters first began calling out Israel's attacks on Gaza after the brutal Hamas terror attacks on October 7th there's been debate and outrage over some of the chants and slogans they use. What do they mean, and why do some people claim they're antisemitic?

YouTube — Local news is in crisis with thousands of newspapers closing recently, leaving almost half of the country without a news source. Dan Kennedy, journalism professor and co-author of a new book, "What Works in Community News: Media Startups, News Deserts, and the future of the Fourth Estate," joined Adam Reilly to discuss how to keep local journalism alive.

YouTube — U.S. airline companies are relying on what are known as Sustainable Aviation Fuels to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, a deadline set by the Biden administration. But a new report from the Institute of Policy Studies argues the industry is far off pace to reach that goal. How sustainable are these fuels?

YouTube — Disability history is one topic that is often left out of history classes and books across the country - but a grassroots campaign by the Easterseals is looking to require Massachusetts schools to teach the subject. GBH News Senior Producer Meghan Smith, who reports on disability stories, and Easterseals campaign member Tatiana Thomas joined Adam Reilly to discuss.

YouTube — The Blue Line is finally free of slow zones and a planned Sumner Tunnel closure will be shorter than expected. But - will the good news keep coming after proposed MBTA budgets on Beacon Hill fall several hundred thousand dollars short? GBH News' Bob Seay joined Adam Reilly to weigh in.

YouTube — Three weeks after protesters first set up an encampment in Harvard Yard to call for a ceasefire in Gaza and demand the university divest from Israel, they removed the tents following negotiations with university officials. What's next for this student movement?

YouTube — How should rideshare drivers be classified? That's the question at the center of Massachusetts' lawsuit against Uber and Lyft, which kicked off in court today. Attorney General Andrea Campbell is suing the companies, claiming that drivers should be considered employees, while Uber and Lyft are behind a ballot question that would make the drivers independent contractors.

YouTube — The Biden administration believes that Israel has violated international law in its war with Hamas, according to a new national security memo, which cited the "high levels of civilian casualties" in Gaza.

YouTube — Graduate workers at Boston University are on strike, demanding better pay and benefits after months of failed negotiations with the school. More than six weeks since they first walked off the job, Adam Reilly is joined by Nikunj Khetan, a member of the BU Graduate Workers Union, for an update on where the strike currently stands.

YouTube — Think tanks have always played a big role in Massachusetts politics. Think of the Mass. Budget and Policy Center, which pushes for fiscal progressivism, or the Pioneer Institute, which acts as a more conservative watchdog. Late last year, a new think tank arrived on the scene: the Boston Policy Institute, launched by a pair of longtime Democratic operatives.

YouTube — Since pro-Palestinian encampments started springing up on college campuses across the country, many student protesters have been wary of the media - and not without reason. Historically, news coverage of protests has tended to be more sensational and simplified than comprehensive and nuanced.

YouTube — Many colleges and universities have called in police to crack down on the pro-Palestine encampments that have popped up on dozens of campuses across the U.S. in recent weeks. But the ACLU of Massachusetts argues that response "escalates tensions" and "creates unacceptable safety risks."

YouTube — MIT administrators have begun the process of suspending students who have refused to leave the pro-Palestine encampment on campus. Protesters at Harvard are also facing possible suspensions as the encampments on both campuses approach the two-week mark. Administrators at both schools have so far refused to concede to protesters demands to cut ties with Israel over the country's attacks on Palestinians in Gaza.

YouTube — Steward Health Care, the for-profit company behind 8 Massachusetts hospitals, has filed for bankruptcy after months of financial distress. GBH's Statehouse reporter, Katie Lannan, joined Saraya Wintersmith to share how Governor Maura Healey has responded and how it will impact patients in the state.

YouTube — For more than seventy years, White Stadium in Franklin Park has been an athletics destination for the Boston Public Schools. But over the years it's slowly deteriorated, and is now in desperate need of repair. That state of affairs prompted the city to team up with the group behind the Boston Unity, a new professional women's soccer team, to share and completely renovate the stadium.

YouTube — When Massachusetts transportation secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt addressed the advocacy group Walk Massachusetts earlier this month, she spoke candidly about both how she approaches her job and the steps she'd like to see the state take to raise money for transportation-related costs. In retrospect though, Tibbits-Nutt may have been too unguarded.

YouTube — Police in Boston have used ShotSpotter technology since 2007 to notify them when and where gunshots ring out. SoundThinking, the company behind ShotSpotter, has acoustic sensors that are placed around the city - which the company argues help police detect and respond quickly to shootings even if no one makes a 911 call.

YouTube — MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng stepped onto the job just over a year ago, taking the helm of a transit system that was plagued by widespread slowdowns and under federal scrutiny over a string of safety incidents.

YouTube — Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell is pushing to rein in youth sports betting in Massachusetts, calling it "critical" that the newly legalized industry provide more protections to keep its youngest participants from going into debt or developing an addiction. She joined Adam Reilly on Talking Politics to discuss.