Richard Yeh

Supervising Senior Producer, WNYC News

Richard Yeh appears in the following:

A Brooklyn Boy's Big Night on 'Jeopardy!'

Tuesday, December 02, 2014

WNYC
An 11-year-old Brooklyn boy with a big personality and a colorful name lit up television sets all over the nation Monday night.

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Obama's Speech Leaves Immigrants Cheering and Yearning

Thursday, November 20, 2014

Obama defended the legality of his actions and challenged the GOP to focus their actions on approving long-stalled legislation to take its place.

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At a Corner With New Safety Measures, Another Death-By-Bus

Thursday, October 30, 2014

WNYC
After a bus killed a 23-year-old woman at a Queens intersection, the DOT redesigned the streets for better safety. And now, a bus has killed a man at the same spot.
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To Stop Ebola, NYC Actively Monitors 'Dozens'

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

WNYC
While Mayor Bill de Blasio says there are no new people in quarantine, health officials are keeping an eye on several returned travelers.

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Grimm, Recchia Hit Hard in Final Debate

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

WNYC
Republican Congressman Michael Grimm and Democratic challenger Dominic Recchia mixed it up in their final televised debate Tuesday night.

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Ebola Quarantines Challenge Region

Sunday, October 26, 2014

WNYC
A nurse working with Doctors Without Borders described her ordeal as she was quarantined in New Jersey, and underscored unanswered questions about the new policy.

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New York City, in Billboard-Sized Prints

Sunday, October 19, 2014

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Taiwanese artist Jeff Chien-Hsing Liao has walked the five boroughs for a decade capturing the city's people and places with groundbreaking technique. 

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A New Way to Look Up Infections, C-Sections and Other Hospital Highlights

Friday, September 12, 2014

New York health officials hope consumers will use new access to "big data" to guide their healthcare choices.

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Church Meets State: De Blasio and Faith Leaders Powwow on NYPD Issues

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

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Mayor de Blasio and dozens of faith leaders conferred behind closed doors on ways to strengthen police and community relations.

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At Eric Garner's Funeral, Mourners Cry 'It Ends Today'

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

WNYC

An overflow crowd packed a Brooklyn church for the funeral of Eric Garner who died in police custody after an officer placed him in an apparent chokehold.

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Elmhurst Residents Say No to Another Homeless Shelter

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

With another shelter a block away and institutions for people with mental illness and adult care facilities nearby, people in this densely populated neighborhood say they feel overburdened.

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Mayor Promises Full Investigation Into Fatal Staten Island Arrest

Friday, July 18, 2014

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Mayor Bill de Blasio said he's ordered a "full and thorough investigation" into the death of a Staten Island man who died Thursday while in police custody.

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Last Chance Foods: Stay Cool, Drink Real Food

Friday, July 11, 2014

Author Nina Planck says her fermented watermelon cooler illustrates a key principle: when she processes food, she does it in ways that enhance nutrition, flavor, and shelf life.

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Band-Aid or Breath of Life? Struggling Hospitals Get Federal Aid

Tuesday, July 08, 2014

Struggling hospitals across New York are getting hundreds of millions of dollars in federal aid to stay afloat. It's the first step in a long-term plan orchestrated by the Cuomo administration to dramatically change how the state's healthcare system works.

The Health and Hospitals Corporation, the city's public hospital system, ...

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Christie Campaigns in New Hampshire 598 Days Before the Presidential Primary

Friday, June 20, 2014

WNYC

Gov. Chris Christie bounded into T-Bones restaurant in Bedford, NH, at suppertime on Friday. He held hands with a 102-year-old woman, signed some baseballs and took a bunch of cellphone selfies.

Technically he was there to campaign for Walt Havenstein, a New Hampshire gubernatorial candidate. But in reality, at least ...

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The Meaning of Change in NY-13

Thursday, June 12, 2014

WNYC

Democrats running in the June 24 primary for the upper Manhattan and Bronx congressional seat held by Rep. Charles Rangel debate the merits and meaning of change.

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New Sanitation Chief: UES Garbage Facility Is Moving Forward

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

WNYC

Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia said the proposed East 91 St. Marine Transfer Station was moving forward, but she's ready to meet with opponents of the plan.

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Feds: Abu Ghaith Used "Murderous" Words in Wake of 9/11

Wednesday, March 05, 2014

WNYC
In their opening statements Wednesday, federal prosecutors said the alleged al-Qaida spokesman used "murderous power of his words" to help Osama bin Laden publicize the attacks of S...

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NY Changes Could Be 'Tipping Point' for Prison Reform

Thursday, February 20, 2014

New York's unprecedented restrictions on the use of solitary confinement places the state at the forefront on one issue in an emerging national debate about the criminal justice system.

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