Spot Stories
A sampling of my spot news stories covered at KJZZ and KUNC:
- Researchers Pilot New Process To Achieve 100% Bio-Based Plant Fuel
- The Mountain West's Alarming September Heat Shatters Records In Utah, Nevada
- Denver Tests Direct Cash Assistance For People Experiencing Homelessness
- Link Between Cheyenne And Northern Colorado Among Public Transit Proposals In Mountain West
- Santa Fe, Salt Lake City Join Regional Coalition That's Funding Carbon Dioxide Removal
- Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon To Document Women's History
- Mesa Police Names Ken Cost As New Police Chief
- Travelers Can Stay In Traditional Navajo Hogans On Airbnb
- Native Americans Can Now Apply For Faster Internet Service
- Poll Places Mark Kelly Over Martha McSally In Senate Race
Feature Stories
Some of my best feature stories from Arizona PBS:
Arizona Farmer Faces Water Shortage, Struggles To Grow Crops Amid Drought
Nancy Caywood has worked on her grandfather’s farm in Pinal County since she was young. She should have a full field of alfalfa, but since the San Carlos Irrigation District shut off her water due to the drought, her fields are empty and dry. This story placed second in the 2022 BEA Festival of the Arts. competition.
Some Arizona Downwinders Who Blame Illnesses On Nuclear Testing Remain Uncompensated
Residents in lower Mohave County who attribute their illnesses to the nuclear testing at the Nevada National Security Site continue to be left out of RECA compensation. New legislation is being introduced to include them in the compensation.
Great American Seed Up Promotes Seed Regeneration in Phoenix Communities
Across the nation, many people flocked to gardening as a way to stay busy and grow food during the COVID lockdown. As the world starts to adjust back to normal, local seed groups and urban farm partners are finding ways to encourage sustainable seed preservation in the community.
Maya's Farm First To Be Saved By Phoenix Farmland Preservation Program
Three years ago, Maya Dailey risked losing the urban farmland she had spent seven years renting and cultivating. A conservation easement through Phoenix’s new Farmland Preservation Program, managed by the Central Arizona Land Trust, saved Maya’s Farm.
Crop talk: UArizona Scientists Learning How Plants Communicate With Their Environment
Scientists at the University of Arizona are testing how plants respond to their environment. Their goal is to engineer plants so they can withstand the effects of climate change.
Can A MechanicalTree Remove Enough Carbon To Slow Climate Change?
Engineers at Arizona State University have worked on a MechanicalTree that passively collects and repurposes carbon from the atmosphere. With carbon emissions continuing to rise, they view this tree as a potential solution to slow climate change.
Discovery Of Pluto At Flagstaff Observatory Continues To Inspire 92 Years Later
The Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff celebrated the 92nd anniversary of astronomer Clyde Tombaugh’s discovery of Pluto, which now is designated a dwarf planet.
Arizona Senate Hears Results Of Election Audit
After months of work and millions of dollars, the contractors investigating Maricopa County's elections were able to answer one question Friday - President Joe Biden did win. Otherwise, they spent hours raising questions and calling for more investigation.
Hosting
I was a weekly host and daily producer for the audio news briefing for Arizona PBS. Here are some of the best shows:
- Arizona Rep. Paul Gozar Criticized For Anime Twitter Post This episode won an Edward R. Murrow Award.
- Arizona Sues Biden Administration Over Vaccine Mandate
- Why Haitians Are Surging To The U.S.-Mexico Border
- Ambassadorships For Two Prominent Arizonans Nearly Locked Up
- Gov. Doug Ducey Opens Cybersecurity Command Center In Phoenix
- Tucson Police Chief Chris Mangus Finally Gets Senate Confirmation Hearing For CBP Post
- Arizona Ready To Vaccinate Children Against COVID-19
- Apprehensions At The Southern Border Reach 60-Year Highs
- Mask Ban Was Unconstitutional, Arizona Supreme Court Unanimously Agrees
- Arizona Ranks Among The Worst States In The Country For Lung Cancer Screenings
- With COVID Rising Again, Advice On How To Stay Safe During The Holidays
- More Than 108 Million People Shopped On Black Friday Despite The Ongoing Pandemic
Podcast Production
Take a look at the other episodes here: unmaskingamerica.news21.com/podcast
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News21 Unmasking America PodcastAmerica already had systemic inequalities. These problems were exacerbated when the pandemic hit. And as the country first started to develop symptoms of the pandemic, Americans were thrown into an economic downturn.
Take a look at some of the stories of how people were disproportionately disadvantaged due to COVID-19. I produced Episode 3, I was featured on Episodes 2 and 3, and I was the Assistant Sound Engineer on Episodes 2 and 4. |
‘What Is Your Climate Future?’ How Tarot Card Readings Could Ease ‘Eco-Anxiety’Artist and Arizona State University professor Adriene Jenik thought giving tarot card readings on climate change was “nutty.” But scientists supported her, and now she’s given thousands of ECOtarot readings all over the world to address eco-anxiety.
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Arizona State Theater Group Is Taking Climate Change To The StageOn the heels of COP26 – the world’s largest gathering of nations to collaborate on lowering global carbon emissions – scientists and climate experts are looking for new ways to help people understand the impact of climate change. Instead of presenting information at a global conference or in a bulleted news format, some of them are turning to a different medium: live theater.
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Arizona Farmer Struggles With Water Shortage, Thinks About Selling Her Family’s LandArizona rivers and reservoirs saw record low water levels last year as megadrought and rising temperatures continue. The forecast for 2022 isn’t much better. In this episode of Arizona in Focus, Nancy Caywood, a farmer in Casa Grande, learns how to live with less water and what that means for her future and ours.
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Hearst Journalism Competition Stories
This story was submitted for the 2021 Hearst Audio Championship Competition. Out of the five top-ranking journalists, I was ranked second.
These stories were submitted for the 2021 Hearst Audio Journalism Monthly Competition. I was ranked fifth in the nation in the qualifying round which sent me to the Championship round.
These stories were submitted for the 2020 Hearst Radio Journalism Monthly Competition. I was ranked eighth in the nation. The Vaping Testimony story won an Award of Excellence in the 2021 Broadcast Education Association Festival of Media Arts Competition.
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