Versatile journalist...
KCRW (NPR - LA) Clips:
In August 2019 I completed a 3-month news internship at KCRW (NPR for Southern California).
On Aug. 6, 2019 my voicer about University of California faculty pushing for the public university to stop investing in fossil fuel companies was broadcast as part of KCRW's Morning Edition with Chery Glaser.
On July 23, 2019, a spot I put together for KCRW's All Things Considered broadcast was picked up for state-wide distribution on KQED's the California Report.
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The story probed actions taken by the state insurance commissioner seemingly to the benefit of players in the industry he regulates -- after accepting campaign contributions from people related to those companies.
I reported on contract negotiations involving health care workers at one of the largest hospital chains in the United States, including in this voicer for KCRW's afternoon drive All Things Considered programming July 12, 2019. (Host: Larry Perel)
Host Matt Guilhem introduces a report I produced for Morning Edition July 25, 2019. It was one of the first local newscasts to cover the decision by the air quality regulator to move forward with allowing refineries to continue using a potentially dangerous chemical called hydrofluoric acid.
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Other radio and podcasting work:
Created five episodes of Top 100 iTunes podcast StandUp SpeakUp.
Social issues covered in hour-long investigative format included missing and murdered aboriginal women, harm reduction, unfair labour practices at sea and escaping gang life.
Developed an original electronic music and West Coast culture podcast called Frequency Horizon for CHMZ 90.1 FM "Tuff City Radio" in Tofino B.C.
Show featured live performances by DJs, rappers, poets and singer-songwriters, as well as pre-produced segments and mixes.
Delivered 97 episodes for FM broadcast. Continued as Soundcloud podcast
Participated in the 2018 Radio Race put on by KCRW's Independent Producer Project.
Contestants had 24 hours to come up with a four-minute non-fiction piece on the theme "the New Normal."