Tim Lambert

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Tim Lambert is a forward-thinking, veteran journalist at the Pennsylvania Capital-Star. A life-long Pennsylvanian, he has spent his entire career bringing the stories of people and communities across the commonwealth to life. His work has appeared regionally, statewide, and nationally in outlets ranging from daily newspapers to NPR. He has earned seven individual Radio Television Digital News Association Edward R. Murrow Awards and led his public radio newsroom to nine other National Murrows. His team was part of a collaboration that earned a 2012 duPont-Columbia Silver Baton for coverage of the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania. Embracing innovation and collaborative efforts, he implemented a nationally-recognized election accountability policy in 2021, Trusting News strategies to improve transparency, and Democracy SOS strategies to focus election coverage on voters. One of his core beliefs is that journalists need to meet their audience where it is.

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ICEd Out, Episode Four: Q&A with Emily Previti and Tim Lambert

Jun 03, 2026

Tim Lambert Emily Previti

As with any reporting project, some information gets left on the cutting room floor. So, what we’d like to do is pull back the curtain a bit on what went into the work the ICEd Out limited series from Folo...

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Commentary

The Pennsylvania Capital-Star earns seven 2026 Keystone Awards

Jul 22, 2026

Tim Lambert

The Pennsylvania Capital-Star has been recognized by the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association with seven Professional Keystone Media Awards in Division III, which is for multi-day publications with a circulation of up to 9,999. The number of awards is an all-time high...

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As America celebrates its 250th birthday, read the Declaration of Independence

Jul 03, 2026

Tim Lambert

*Editor’s note: Reading the Declaration of Independence can be a moving and powerful experience and perhaps provide an opportunity for reflection. It’s been in existence for 250 years and was approved by the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia on July...

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ICE plans to offload Berks County and Schuylkill County warehouses, report says

Jun 18, 2026

Tim Lambert

After spending almost $207 million to purchase two vacant warehouses in Pennsylvania, the Department of Homeland Security is reported to be offloading the pair and other facilities around the country, with The New York Times reporting Thursday that seven warehouses...

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The Pennsylvania Capital-Star’s Top 10 most read stories of 2025

Dec 30, 2025

Tim Lambert

With a new year just days away, I want to express my gratitude to you for your continued trust in the work of the Pennsylvania Capital-Star. It’s hard to believe it’s been more than 10 months since I started as...

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Shapiro joins lawsuit to claw back education funding withheld by Trump administration

Jul 14, 2025

Tim Lambert

Two weeks after the Trump administration decided to pause $230 million in congressionally-approved funding for Pennsylvania’s schools, Gov. Josh Shapiro has joined a lawsuit to challenge the move. Along with Pennsylvania, 23 other states and the District of Columbia are...

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Gov. Shapiro says Pennsylvania “got screwed” in the reconciliation bill signed into law.

Jul 07, 2025

Tim Lambert

Gov. Josh Shapiro is criticizing Pennsylvania Republicans who voted in favor of the reconciliation bill signed into law late last week by President Donald Trump, saying the commonwealth “got screwed.” “It breaks my heart after all the progress we’ve made...

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On this July 4, read the Declaration of Independence

Jul 04, 2025

Tim Lambert

*Editor’s note: In my previous life in public radio, I served as the host of Morning Edition at a member station in central Pennsylvania for nearly 19 years. Every July 4 (until a couple of years ago), NPR dedicated an...

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Shapiro calls on leaders to speak with moral clarity after Minn. ‘assassination’

Jun 14, 2025

Tim Lambert

Gov. Josh Shapiro called on leaders across the country to speak and act with moral clarity in the wake of what is being called a “politically motivated assassination” of a Democratic state lawmaker in Minnesota. The governor posted a statement...

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Pa. reaches reciprocity agreement with Virginia for concealed carry permit holders

Jun 11, 2025

Tim Lambert

Virginians who hold a permit to carry a concealed handgun will be able to keep it on their persons or in their cars when visiting Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced a reciprocity agreement with Virginia that allows people...

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‘A trip of a lifetime:’ Fallen American soldiers honored in French ceremony

Jun 05, 2025

Tim Lambert

Shaun Nadolny is finally making the trip from Wisconsin to visit his great-uncle’s grave in the Brittany American Cemetery in France. Last in a two-part series on Pennsylvania’s 28th Division and a new memorial to soldiers who were killed in...

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81 years later, a small Normandy town remembers the sacrifices of Pa.’s 28th Division

Jun 04, 2025

Tim Lambert

The liberation of Gathemo, France, won’t be found in many history books about the Second World War. First in a two-part series on Pennsylvania’s 28th Division and a new memorial to soldiers who were killed in the fight to liberate...