
Robby Brod is the Morning News Associate at WHYY. He previously interned with Keystone Crossroads. A Media, Pa. native, he came to WHYY by way of Rock Island, Illinois, reporting and hosting All Things Considered as an Amy Helpenstell Fellow at WVIK, Quad Cities NPR. While studying at the University of Iowa, he worked at KRUI and Iowa Public Radio in Iowa City.
In his spare time, he likes to talk about the 76ers and FaceTime his dog.
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