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
- DFL and Republican conventions take place across the state Friday as candidates vie for endorsements
- Fond du Lac Band is closer to getting land back from the University of Minnesota
- Minneapolis police Chief Brian O'Hara resigns after allegations he interfered with investigation
- Speeding drivers targeted in statewide summer traffic enforcement campaign
- Tuj lub players want more Minnesotans to give the Hmong sport a whirl
- Attorney for ICE agent charged in road rage incident says 'there's more to the story'
- State park camping and lodging units nearly fully booked for Memorial Day weekend
- Red Lake Nation tribal band members vote for leadership positions
- Flanders Fire is 60 percent contained. Stewart Trail Fire is now 100 percent contained
- Crews begin to get a handle on the Stewart Trail Fire burning north of Two Harbors
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