Carmen Márquez
Civic Engagement ReporterCarmen Márquez is a Mexican-American journalist born and raised in Yuma. For almost a decade she worked in national TV and radio focusing on undocumented communities in the United States. She has produced documentary episodes for LWC Studios about Latina health (100 Latina Birthdays podcast.), worked with UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute and produced for various outlets including Latinus and Channel 4 News London. She has also co-hosted What's Up Yuma? Radio with Jonny Porter on KOFA Border Radio.
Carmen’s trajectory in television has also led her to voice acting, offering English and Spanish voice-over with a cross cultural, girl next door conversational flow.
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Across Yuma county, people are making a living by posting content on social media. Some do it full time, others keep day jobs and create after work. Could this be a career path for Yuma natives? -
In this week's Arizona Edition, Kimberly Clark is investing in Yuma, San Luis teens help seniors combat loneliness and more stories from the KAWC Newsroom. -
According to data from the Arizona Department of health services nearly 1 out of 5 Arizonans was 65 or older. -
On this week's Arizona Edition, we share the latest results from the 2026 primary election in Yuma County and Arizona, Hobbs visits and the New Vida Birthing Center in San Luis. -
Eleven soon to be mothers are already on the roster to give birth this August at San Luis New Vida Birthing Center, the first facility of its kind in Yuma County. -
This week on Arizona Edition, we talk about the growing concerns over biosolids in Yuma County. -
More than 250 Yuma residents packed the Yuma Civic Center for an unexpectedly large town hall on biosolids, turning a routine public meeting into a charged community forum. -
The likely winners for the 2026 primary election in Yuma County will advance to November’s general election. -
Consumer advocates and individual ratepayers urged Commissioners to extend, but not eliminate, Arizona’s Energy Efficiency Standard. -
Commemorative plaque honoring the late officer unveiled at the park bearing his name as San Luis prepared to mark near 40th anniversary of his death in the line of duty.
