Rebecca Martinez
ReporterPhone: 307-766-2405
Email: rmarti51@uwyo.edu
Rebecca Martinez is a general assignment reporter and host for Wyoming Public Radio. Recent features include Yellowstone warding visitors off wildlife after four people in the area were killed by grizzly bears (picked up by NPR) and one covering efforts by the Northern Arapaho Tribe to preserve its language on the Wind River Indian Reservation, (part was re-aired on National Native News). She regularly reports on agriculture and environmental issues, focusing especially on waste management and water quality. Rebecca reported a story featured in a PRNDI-award-winning episode of Open Spaces in 2011. She edited other PRNDI-award winning stories.
After earning her B.A. in Journalism and Media Design at James Madison University, Rebecca worked as a production and editorial assistant at NPR headquarters in Washington D.C., where she produced pieces and wrote scripts for Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition and Tell Me More. She arranged and scripted interviews for ME and ATC during the 2008 Presidential Election Season and helped organized live coverage on Super Tuesday in New York City.
Rebecca has reported pieces for NPR, APM’s Marketplace, the BBC/PRI’s The World, National Native News, WAMU-FM in Washington, D.C. and the CBC. Before coming to Wyoming Public Radio, Rebecca moved to Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, where she covered the agriculture, environment and community beats at the News Leader, a century-old newspaper in Staunton. She continued audio reporting by producing Soundslides videos for the newspaper’s web site. Much of her reporting focused on the cattle industry, water and soil quality issues, and the effects of environmental legislation on farmers.
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The Lander-based software company Pitch Engine has received a grant from the Department of Workforce Services to train 30 Wyomingites to be software…
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Developmental Disability waiver changes cause concernTwo years ago the Wyoming legislature asked the Wyoming Department of health to look into the high…
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As we just heard, many Wyoming ranches are being purchased by out-of-state residents. Many of these ranches are up for sale in the first place because…
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The Wyoming Department of Health has recorded a sharp increase in cases of pertussis – also known as “Whooping Cough”.The illness has cold-like symptoms,…
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After last year’s crushing drought, wetter weather is helping crops recover, and prices are dropping. US corn yields are up, according to IHS, Inc., a…
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Wyoming Republicans who favor incumbent U-S Senator Mike Enzi have started fundraising on his behalf. This week, they formed a political action committee…
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The National Elk Refuge is advising visitors to be on the lookout for grizzlies.Two adult bears have been spotted on separate occasions in the refuge over…
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Regulatory agencies have weak controls for bad oil and gas operators We recently reported that an oil and gas company operating in Wyoming was fined by…
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Science can be fascinating, even to non-scientists. But when experts use a lot of industry jargon to explain their research, it can be hard to…
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Author Ron Carlson new novel “Return to Oakpine” tells the story of four high school buddies reuniting in their fictional Wyoming hometown, now that…