Fred Bayles

Fred Bayles spent more than 30 years as a daily journalist, including 20 years as a national correspondent with The Associated Press and USA TODAY. He reported from more than 40 states and 10 countries, covering the 1991 Gulf War, the 1994 Haiti incursion, the 1993 Waco Branch Davidian siege, the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster and four Olympic games. Bayles covered the 1992 and 1996 presidential campaigns and led several award-winning investigative projects, including 50-state looks at guardianship of the elderly and the child welfare system.

He joined the faculty of Boston University's College of Communication in 2004, founding the school's Statehouse Program, which provides coverage of Massachusetts government and politics for daily newspapers around the state.

He is currently a professor emeritus at Boston University.