Megan Kamerick
News DirectorMegan has been a journalist for 25 years and worked at business weeklies in San Antonio, New Orleans and Albuquerque. She first came to 九色网 as a phone volunteer on the pledge drive in 2005. That led to volunteering on Women鈥檚 Focus, Weekend Edition and the Global Music Show. She was then hired as Morning Edition host in 2015, then the All Things Considered host in 2018. Megan was hired as News Director in 2021.
Prior to radio, Megan spent many years in print and online journalism and she moved into television with New Mexico PBS in 2012 where she produced 鈥淧ublic Square鈥� and 鈥淣ew Mexico in Focus.鈥� Megan also produced two podcasts with NMPBS, and , which she co-hosts with Andy Lyman of and which is in its third season. Megan has produced stories for National Public Radio, Latino USA, Capital & Main and Marketplace. She鈥檚 passionate about getting women鈥檚 voices into media and is the former president of the . Her on women and media has more than 350,000 views. She鈥檚 the treasurer for the . In the spare time she manages to scrape together she goes hiking with her husband, seeks out cool cultural happenings, goes to movies and travels.
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About 28% of adults in America are religiously unaffiliated, according to the Pew Research Center. But many people do seek community and something to believe in. That鈥檚 according to Fish Stark, the new president of the American Humanist Association. He will be speaking in Albuquerque and Santa Fe. -
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New Mexico鈥檚 annual celebration of Sephardic Jews in the Southwest takes place this weekend in Albuquerque. This year鈥檚 festival focuses on interactions among early Jewish settlers and Indigenous communities. -
A new exhibit on nuclear weapons opens Wednesday at the University of New Mexico鈥檚 Zimmerman Library as part of a nationwide tour. 鈥淭he bomb鈥� is an immersive multimedia installation created by journalist Eric Schlosser and artist Smriti Keshari. -
Archeologist Matthew Schmader uncovers new details of the first Spanish incursion into the territory that became New Mexico, led by Francisco V谩zquez de Coronado, and the battles that ensued with the Tiwa inhabitants. -
On the next Let鈥檚 Talk New Mexico, we鈥檒l discuss the power of oil and gas in our statehouse and why legislators may not be willing to change rules for the industry that brings about a third of the state鈥檚 total revenue while being the top emitter of greenhouse gases. -
One hundred years ago the Spanish Colonial Arts Society launched with the goal of collecting and preserving New Mexico Hispanic art. It also created the annual Spanish Market. A centennial exhibition about the society is currently at the Nuevo Mexicano Heritage Arts Museum in Santa Fe. -
On March 26, the CEOs of NPR and PBS will testify at a House subcommittee in a hearing dubbed 鈥淎nti-American Airwaves: Holding the heads of NPR and PBS Accountable.鈥� Franz Joachim, general manager of New Mexico PBS, spoke to 九色网 about his recent trip to Washington, D.C. as part of America鈥檚 Public Television Stations. -
A national nonprofit is bringing a workshop to Albuquerque on Wednesday geared towards helping people with Alzheimer鈥檚 and their caregivers with information and resources. -
A new documentary, 鈥淓ating History: A Taste of New Mexico,鈥� explores the many culinary traditions that have come together to create the state's unique cuisine.
