The WBUR Festival

Peter B. de Menocal is the president and director of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the world’s largest independent organization dedicated to ocean research, engineering, and education. He joined WHOI in 2020 to lead the institution to advance breakthrough ocean science and technology to protect... Read More →

Peter O'Dowd is Here & Now’s host-correspondent. When the full-time hosts are off air, Peter steps in to cover the day’s most important stories.

Otherwise, from his base in Arizona, Peter is out covering issues critical to the Southwestern United States. His environmental reporting includes the ongoing drought on the Colorado River and the impact of rising temperatures in the region. He also covers the battle over immigration... Read More →