Southern MA coastal towns

WCAI: The Cape and Islands NPR Station

WCAI is a listener-supported public radio station and the National Public Radio affiliate serving Cape Cod, the Massachusetts South Coast, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket. The station provides local newscasts with original reporting. It strives to celebrate the uniqueness of the communities it serves while spurring discussions about common issues.

Daniel Ackerman

Daniel Ackerman covers Massachusetts’ South Coast, including the port cities of New Bedford and Fall River, for NPR affiliate WCAI in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. His audio coverage of science and the environment has aired on NPR, “Marketplace” and “99% Invisible,” while his writing has appeared in Scientific American, National Geographic and The Washington Post.  Ackerman holds a Ph.D. in climate change ecology from the University of Minnesota. He has reported from the bottom of a sinkhole and interviewed former presidential candidates (though not at the same time).

WCAI: The Cape and Islands NPR Station

WCAI is a listener-supported public radio station and the National Public Radio affiliate serving Cape Cod, the Massachusetts South Coast, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket. The station provides local newscasts with original reporting. It strives to celebrate the uniqueness of the communities it serves while spurring discussions about common issues.