Peter O'Dowd
News DirectorNews Director Peter O'Dowd leads a newsroom that includes reporters in seven Southwestern bureaus. His work has aired on The BBC, NPR's Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Talk of the Nation, and American Public Media's Marketplace. He's covered technology, the housing bubble and the constant flap over immigration policy that keeps Arizona in the national spotlight. Peter began his radio career at Wyoming Public Radio. He has a master's degree from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, and he's taught English in Tokyo, Japan.
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When Mexico chooses a new president July 1, Americans will be watching. Especially the millions of people who live along the border with a personal stake in the outcome. -
The president's policy would allow law-abiding people under the age of 30 to stay in the U.S. and apply for work authorization. -
The violence in Mexico caused by the ongoing war among rival drug cartels could influence the country's upcoming presidential elections. One Texas border artist brings the scenes of this war — and the pain that accompanies it — to life. -
Trade between the United States and Mexico reached half a trillion dollars in 2011. -
We wanted to know if Mexican elections mattered to the United States. The simple answer: Yes. They do. -
Fronteras Desk journalists Michel Marizco, Jill Replogle and Peter O'Dowd are reporting on the Mexican elections from Mexico and the impact they will have on the U.S.
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