Claire Murashima
Stateside Assistant ProducerClaire Murashima is a production assistant for Stateside.
In college, she co-hosted and produced her student newspaper's podcast which focused on bringing untold stories of fellow students to light. Claire also contributes to NPR's How I Built This with Guy Raz, where she prepares research briefings and offers interview questions to host Guy Raz.
She was born in Southern California, attended high school in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and in 2021 earned a BA in marketing from Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
-
Last year, Detroit residents—and over 180 syndicated TV markets around the country— were unable to experience the in-person joy of America’s Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit, known for high school bands, clowns and floats. This year, it’s back and so are the people. -
With recent COVID surges in the state, parents are uncertain about the future and school districts are grasping for solutions. We catch up with two Michigan parents, Arlyssa Heard and Caitlyn Perry Dial, about their children's experiences in school this year. -
This week, Michigan’s COVID infection numbers exploded into a fourth surge that has worried doctors, overwhelmed hospital systems and left the rest of us asking what could be next. We talk to Dr. Preeti Malani, chief health officer at the University of Michigan and Michigan Radio's Dustin Dwyer about the state's current COVID surge. -
The House recently passed a bipartisan infrastructure spending bill and Michigan is getting ready to spend a significant amount of cash. -
There’s a house in Detroit that displays Halloween decorations year-round. Stateside’s Erin Allen takes us there. -
Comedian Dave Chappelle has attracted some pushback on his latest Netflix special filmed in Detroit. We talked with a critic and some local comedians about how Chappelle's new material is landing with them. -
For almost three years, Bugsy Sailor, a Marquette photographer, has been waking up to capture every single sunrise. Stateside talked to him about how this daily ritual helped give his life a rhythm throughout the pandemic.
