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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In this week's show, Part 1 of a deep dive on the biosolids debate, it's dove hunting season in Yuma and more on Empowerment Scholarship Accounts. -
This is the first part of “The Cost of Waste,” a three-part series examining what biosolids are, how they came to Yuma County, what is known about potential health concerns and what solutions may come next. -
On today's show, we’ll be joined by two of Yuma’s biggest social media influencers Adrian Peru and Carlos Monteon, with more than 546,000 followers combined on Instagram. -
On this week's Arizona Edition, remembering when Dolly Parton sang in Yuma, the state's top water official on negotiations and a close look at school vouchers.
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It was May 11, 1974 when Dolly Parton performed in Yuma alongside Porter Wagoner. Yuma historian Jim Patrick, known as the Yuma History Guy, discovered a historic Dolly Parton gem while researching Yuma’s cultural archives. -
Students returned to class at Arizona Western College as the campus kicked off a new school year. -
In this week's Arizona Edition, former workers at a clinic closed when its owner was arrested speak, Yuma's content creators and stories from our Student Newsroom. -
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.
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According to data from the Arizona Department of health services nearly 1 out of 5 Arizonans was 65 or older.
