Steve Junker
Managing Editor of NewsSteve Junker is Managing Editor of News at CAI.
Steve oversees CAI’s award-winning newsroom, including on-air and digital news coverage.
He joined the radio station in 2007. His reporting has been recognized with awards from the Associated Press and the Murrow Awards. He hosts a live hour-long weekly program, The Local News Roundup, in which he speaks with editors and reporters from across the region about the week’s biggest stories. And he produces the weekly seasonal report on Cape Cod fishing action, The Fishing News.
A writer, a fisherman, an occasional boat builder, a recovering musician, a longtime chicken rancher, a beekeeper... Steve keeps busy in Woods Hole, where he lives with his wife and two children.
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This week: The train has left the station — South Coast rail starts running, and dignitaries crowd the platform to celebrate. And, we find out what happened behind closed doors when the EPA met the National Guard about its proposed machine gun range. Also: the summer rental market is looking slow right now on Martha's Vineyard. -
This week: South Coast Rail is set to roll next Monday, changing the way the region connects to Boston. And, right whales return to Cape Cod Bay — including a couple of calves. -
This week: Sagamore Bridge neighbors receive notice: their homes will be taken by eminent domain. And, a big crowd with some prominent names “Stands Up for Science” in a public rally. Also: Representative Bill Keating gets national attention for his defense of a fellow Congress member. -
This week: Funding and jobs cuts coming from Washington, D.C., continue to rattle local institutions, from science to the National Parks. And, the Massachusetts Army National Guard must pay $26,000 for withholding documents about its machine gun range plans. Also: lightning strikes an offshore wind turbine — yes, that same one that lost its blade back in the summer. -
This week: A controversial house in Wellfleet, threatening to fall into Cape Cod Bay, gets demolished. Pocasset Mental Health Center is spared for now, as Governor Healey acknowledges a Cape community outcry. And the rising cost of homeowners insurance is making for some painful choices. -
This week: It’s been coming for decades—and now South Coast Rail has a launch date at the end of March. Also, community members and public officials speak out to save Pocasset Mental Health Center. And, could a federal hiring freeze leave the National Seashore shorthanded this summer? -
This week: Could civilian and military planes take off and land at Joint Base Cape Cod? What would that mean for the airport in Hyannis? Good questions. Also: concerns over bird flu continue around the region. And the fight grows to save the Pocasset Mental Health Center. -
This week: Can decommissioning the Pilgrim nuclear power plant be made to go faster? Some members of the citizens panel would like to see that happen. Also: island communities are on edge as rumors swirl around immigration enforcement. And, the Cape felt an earthquake that centered in Maine. -
This week: New rules to slow down large boats have now been scrapped — whale advocates are upset, but many coastal communities are relieved. Also: the fate of one million gallons of radioactive water could rest with an appeals decision just getting underway. And, Monday’s inauguration will have impacts for the Cape Coast and islands. -
This week: Provincetown is experimenting with a new flood protection barrier — it's made of red plastic and snaps together. Also, students at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy hoist anchor in a new vessel. And: homeowner insurance is getting harder to come by across the Cape and islands.
