Kathleen Schock
Host, Valley EditionKathleen Schock is the host of Valley Edition. In the show, Kathleen and the Valley Public Radio news team explore issues that matter to the residents of Central California through engaging conversations and in-depth reporting.
A Fresno native, Kathleen has a bachelor’s in international relations from the University of Southern California, a master’s degree in journalism from UC Berkeley, and a doctorate in educational leadership from Fresno State.
Kathleen has more than 20 years of experience in journalism and communications. Her background includes working as a News Associate for NBC News in New York and as a general assignment reporter for KGPE in Fresno.
In addition to her work at Valley Public Radio, Kathleen teaches journalism at Fresno City College and serves as the advisor of The Rampage, the college’s student-run newspaper.
In her free time, Kathleen likes to cook, read and explore our local national parks. She lives in Fresno with her husband Carey and step-daughter Sydney.
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Plus, a new pilot program from the city of Fresno equips street vendors with cameras in an effort to protect them against attacks or robberies. This comes a year after street vendor Lorenzo Perez was murdered on the job. Listen to this story and more on the podcast above.
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Dr. Nkosi was recognized for using her expertise to make an impact on the community while also teaching students the importance of public scholarship for social change.
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The KCLU podcast “The One Oh One” explores communities off Highway 101.
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An openly gay Navy veteran who is about to graduate from college reflects on his efforts to establish an LGBTQ club at a private religious university in Fresno. Listen to this conversation and more on the podcast.
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Marina Holladay is collecting donations at local galleries and organizing a silent auction in support of Doctors Without Borders in Ukraine.
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Ph.D. candidate Jessica Wilson’s three-minute speech about her CBD research beat out the competition at UC Merced’s Grad Slam. Next month she will compete against the winners at other UC campuses.
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Graduating senior Justin St. George is the president of Birds For Pride, an unofficial, off-campus club for LGBTQ+ students who attend Fresno Pacific University.
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The Bakersfield Museum of Art is bringing a national exhibition to the Valley that explores race and identity through the lens of African-American visual artists. Listen to this story and more in the podcast above.
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The Bakersfield Museum of Art is bringing a national exhibition to the Valley that explores race and identity through the lens of African-American visual artists. Listen to this story and more in the podcast above.
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The museum will host a traveling exhibition of work by African American artists.