Robert Goodwin
Jefferson Exchange HostRobert Goodwin is a substitute host on The Jefferson Exchange and the host of the monthly segment The Keenest Observers. In the segment, Rob leads an exploration of issues affecting people from minority communities, and how all of us think and talk about race.
Rob's full-time job is as Associate Director of Education and Engagement at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. His work in theater is complemented by journalism training in college. Rob hails from a college town, Carbondale, Illinois, the home of Southern Illinois University, one of his alma maters. Rob finished his education with an MFA in acting from DePaul in Chicago.
"The Keenest Observers" is heard on the last Tuesday of most months in the 9:00 hour of The Exchange.
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