Meet Phineas Pope
Phineas Pope is the morning newscaster for MPR News.
Prior to MPR, Phineas hosted All Things Considered and Weekend Edition at Northwest Public Broadcasting in Pullman, Wash. There, he also reported stories around the Inland Northwest. Phineas has also worked in production at Iowa Public Radio and Iowa PBS. His reporting work has aired nationally on NPR.
Phineas is also an organist and jazz pianist. He studied music and law at Drake University in Des Moines, and wrote his thesis on forensic musicology issues. Specific interest areas include copyright law, music theory and musicology.
Recent Contributions
- Judge sentences former Homeland Security agent to 7 years in prison for child sex abuse videos
- Federal lawsuit alleges Mayo Clinic has been cutting corners as it incorporates AI
- Hugo woman to be sentenced in September after pleading guilty to making threats against Minnesota lawmakers
- Suspected tornado in Detroit Lakes injures 2 people
- Minnesota Aurora headed to national semifinals this weekend
- Monday marks 10 years since Philando Castile was shot and killed by a St. Anthony police officer
- Tuesday expected to be another day of scorching and dangerous heat in Minnesota
- Heat index off the charts for much of Minnesota. Fosston wants its local hospital back
- Early voting starts Friday for primary election
- Minneapolis police often mishandled officer discipline cases, external report finds
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