About Harriet
Harriet Baskas writes the weekly Well-Mannered Traveler column for MSNBC.com and reports on airports and air travel in a monthly column for USATODAY.com.
Her published books include Oregon Curiosities (Globe Pequot Press, 2007) and Washington Curiosities (Globe Pequot, 2004, revised 2007), Stuck at the Airport, (Simon & Schuster, 2001), Museums of the Northwest, (Sasquatch Books, 1999) and (with co-author Adam Woog), Atomic Marbles and Branding Irons: A Guide to Museums, Collections and Roadside Curiosities in Washington and Oregon, (Sasquatch Books: 1993).
Her radio stories on unusual museums, airports, and other topics air regularly on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered program and on other nationally distributed public radio programs.
In addition, over the past twenty years, Harriet has also served as the General Manager of several public radio stations, including KBCS in Bellevue, Washington, KBOO in Portland, Oregon and KMUN in Astoria, Oregon.