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Benjamin Thorp is a government reporter for WFYI. He previously worked as an enterprise health reporter for WFYI and Side Effects Public Media.
Before coming to Indiana, Benjamin was a reporter for WCMU public radio in Michigan. His work has been heard on multiple national broadcasts, including All Things Considered and Morning Edition. He is the recipient of numerous journalism awards for breaking news coverage, feature writing, and photography — including a regional Edward R. Murrow in 2021.
Outside of radio, Benjamin is a frequent podcaster and occasional essayist. You can find him writing about rabies, growing up, and weird video games in such publications as Unwinnable, The New Southern Fugitives, Entropy Magazine, and The Rumpus.
Contact Benjamin at bthorp@wfyi.org and follow him on X at @sad_radio_lad
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