Rebecca Martinez
Podcast ProducerRebecca Martinez produces podcasts at ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾. She’s been at the station since 2013, when she produced Morning Edition and reported for newscasts and radio features. Rebecca also serves on ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøվ’s Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accountability (IDEA) Committee.
Rebecca began her radio career at her college station in Harrisonburg, VA before moving onto NPR, Wyoming Public Radio, and ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾. Her work has aired on NPR, APM, the BBC, National Native News and Gimlet Media, and it has received several PRNDI awards.
Rebecca has a Master’s Degree in Social Work and is an LCSWA. She works as a therapist a few hours per week. She lives in Durham with her family. She loves to hike and probably drinks a little too much coffee.
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Governments are trying to develop a pattern of COVID-19 vaccine distribution that satisfies a variety of interested parties. Meredith College Religious… -
The pandemic has shuttered traditional performing arts venues, but many artists have been inspired to create new shows to entertain the public while… -
Free and reduced-price school lunch programs are designed to guarantee meals for students who experience food insecurity at home. But now that many kids…
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Retired Four-Star Army Gen. Lloyd Austin will be the first Black U.S. secretary of defense. Host Leoneda Inge talks about what this historic appointment…
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It’s been a year since the coronavirus began spreading in the U.S. and it shows no sign of slowing down. Tim Sheahan is a coronavirus researcher and…
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Many African Americans have a healthy skepticism of a racist health care system. Now Black health professionals have an uphill battle to promote the COVID…
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Five people died after President Trump incited rioters to storm the U.S. Capitol. North Carolina Central University Law Professor Irving Joyner tells host…
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The deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol evokes memories of the only successful coup d'état on American soil, more than a century ago, when the government was…
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It may feel like COVID-19 has been with us for eons, but there is still a lot we don't know yet about its potential effects on our health. Host Dave…
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Host Dave DeWitt wraps nine months of Tested podcasts with a look at COVID-19 in North Carolina then and now with the show's first guest: Rose Hoban of…
