A radio journalist covering labor & unions and Indigenous/cultural resistance.

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Richmond’s Chevron refinery flare causes concern among residents
Local, Richmond, Oil refinery, SF Bay Area
Richmond’s Chevron refinery flare causes concern among residents
Local, Richmond, Oil refinery, SF Bay Area

Smoke and gases were spewed into the air last week around Chevron’s Richmond refinery. The pollution caused concern among residents and closed three schools for a day.

Local, Richmond, Oil refinery, SF Bay Area
Richmond’s HelloFresh workers receive city council’s support to unionize
Local, California, Labor, Unions, Workers
Richmond’s HelloFresh workers receive city council’s support to unionize
Local, California, Labor, Unions, Workers

HelloFresh workers’ unionization effort is gaining strength in Richmond.

Local, California, Labor, Unions, Workers
San Francisco close to making a decision on Golden Gate Park’s JFK Drive
Local, San Francisco, Park
San Francisco close to making a decision on Golden Gate Park’s JFK Drive
Local, San Francisco, Park

During the pandemic, officials closed John F. Kennedy Drive in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park to make more recreation room for residents. This move was supposed to be temporary, but the city is now considering making it a permanent change.

Local, San Francisco, Park
California’s Eviction Ban Ends
Health, California, Eviction, Eviction Moratorium, Housing
California’s Eviction Ban Ends
Health, California, Eviction, Eviction Moratorium, Housing

Landlords in California can once again take their tenants to court over missed rent payments.

Health, California, Eviction, Eviction Moratorium, Housing
Eleven Major Wildfires Continue To Burn In California
Wildfires, Climate change, California, Local
Eleven Major Wildfires Continue To Burn In California
Wildfires, Climate change, California, Local

Major wildfires continue to burn across California.

Wildfires, Climate change, California, Local
Albany City Council Considering Rematriation Resolution
Indigenous People, Ohlone, City Council, Local
Albany City Council Considering Rematriation Resolution
Indigenous People, Ohlone, City Council, Local

On Monday the 16th, the Albany City Council will discuss and vote on a Rematriation Resolution. Rematriation is an Indigenous concept that refers to the reclaiming of ancestral remains, land, and spirituality.

Indigenous People, Ohlone, City Council, Local
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NPR’s Next Generation Radio: Am I A Ghost? A Black and Indigenous College Student Embodies Dual Identity

Sunnie Ishtimonabi is a Black and Chickasaw college student in Oakland, CA

She’s confident in her identity but often feels that she has to choose between being Black or Indigenous. 

What she does not struggle with, however, is how she feels about being an American. 

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Carolann is Maara’yam (Serrano) and Kumeyaay descendant. She graduated from Scripps College and has worked for WERS, KALW, NPR, Cap Radio, and freelance podcasting.

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Work Experience

 

NPR NEXT GENERATION RADIO - OCT. 2021

  • Week-long intense journalism project that produced an in-depth non-narrative story on one subject

  • Pitch, write, track, audio engineer, take photos, produce video all for one story

KALW 91. 7 FM AUDIO ACADEMY FELLOW - SEPT. 2021

  • 2 Day long orientation covering the basics of journalism and working at KALW

  • Every Monday pitch, write, produce, and track news spot for airing that evening or next day

  • Check tipline, share podcast story or interview ideas, share produced news spot on KALW website

  • Attend weekly workshops teaching in-depth skills for journalism, reporting, audio engineering, and more

FREELANCE 3 EPISODE PODCAST ON TRUMP & INDIGENOUS RESISTANCE - SPRING 2020

 
 

Contact Me

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247 West 3rd Street, San Bernardino, CA 92415

cdurojourno@gmail.com