Meet Sarah Thamer
Sarah Thamer is a senior reporter for the MPR News Race, Class and Communities team. Sarah grew up in Richfield and graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in broadcast journalism.
Before joining MPR, Sarah worked as a reporter and anchor at WKBT in La Crosse, Wis., then made her way to ABC-affiliate WISN in Milwaukee, where she worked as a reporter. Sarah has covered a wide array of topics from the Milwaukee Bucks championship win, to uncovering illegal practices in Wisconsin’s foster care system.
Sarah is thrilled to be back home and join MPR’s Race, Class and Communities team. As a Palestinian-American journalist, she is passionate about telling stories in underrepresented communities and using her platform to help inform the public and share new perspectives. Sarah loves to hear from people in the community and welcomes story ideas. Send her an email at sthamer@mpr.org. Follow her on Twitter: @SarahThamerNews.
Recent Contributions
- New office brings much-needed banking resources to HmongTown Marketplace
- Mayor Frey vetoes carbon emission fee adopted by city council
- Minneapolis city leaders want to make food vendor licenses more accessible
- Habitat for Humanity volunteers continue Carter’s legacy on 100th birthday
- Volunteers break ground in St. Paul for Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project
- A casi un año de su aprobación, los inmigrantes de Minnesota adoptan la ley de Licencia de Conducir para todos
- Nearly one year after its passage, Minnesota immigrants embracing Driver’s License for All
- Anonymous donor matches city grant to save Minneapolis shelter from closure
- Police fatally shoot suspect in ‘cold-blooded’ killing of artist in St. Paul’s Lowertown
- Immigrant entrepreneurs share journeys and advice at resource fair