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From The Newsroom: Tarrant County College Chancellor Dies; Michel Martin Back To Hosting

Bob Booth/Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Erma Johnson Hadley spoke at commencement on May 11, 2012.

The top local stories this morning from the KERA Newsroom: Erma Johnson Hadley, the first African-American chancellor at Tarrant County College, died yesterday at 73. She was battling pancreatic cancer.

Also, the Perot Museum of Nature and Science is taking the museum to the streets with something they call the Tech Truck.  

Finally, NPR’s Michel Martin talks about what we can expect when she takes the host’s chair at Weekend All Things Considered.

Photo credit: Bob Booth/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram

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Former KERA staffer Krystina Martinez was an assistant producer. She produced local content for Morning Edition and KERANews.org. She also produced The Friday Conversation, a weekly series of conversations with North Texas newsmakers. Krystina was also the backup newscaster for the Texas Standard.