Rebecca Plevin
ReporterRebecca Plevin was a reporter for Valley Public Radio from 2013-2014. Before joining the station, she was the community health reporter for Vida en el Valle, the McClatchy Company's bilingual newspaper in California's San Joaquin Valley. She earned the George F. Gruner Award for Meritorious Public Service in Journalism and the McClatchy President's Award for her work at Vida, as well as honors from the National Association of Hispanic Publications and the California Newspaper Publishers Association. Plevin grew up in the Washington, D.C. area and is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. She is also a fluent Spanish speaker, a certified yoga teacher, and an avid rock-climber.
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Kern Medical Center has welcomed new classes of physician residents specializing in family medicine for more than 30 years. But last week, the Kern County…
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This week on Valley Edition we take a look at Fresno State football, veterans, the possibility of a new town in the region, water issues in the region and…
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From the time he graduated from Dinuba High School, Matthew Walker was on a mission. And it didn’t include a college education.“That was for ‘other…
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This week on Valley Edition we take a look at the issues of immigration, high speed rail and agriculture in an interview with Republican Congressman David…
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This Saturday, community members are invited to attend Valley Fever Research Day at the UCSF Fresno Center for Medical Education and Research. The event…
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California has reduced its premature birth rate. The rate has dropped to 9.6 percent, earning the state an A on the March of Dimes annual report card for…
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On Valley Edition: West Fresno; High Speed Rail, Chinatown & Fresno's Historic Arch; Theodore KucharThis week on Valley Edition we explore the issues that have plagued West Fresno and how California's future bullet train may impact one of the oldest…
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Bob Mitchell grew up in a vibrant neighborhood.“We had cleaners, ice cream parlors, and the types of amenities that make a community whole,” Mitchell…
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Cinnamon has lived in a make-shift structure near the grain silos, west of Palm Avenue and H Street, for more than two years. She says the homeless…
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During the Mexican holiday of Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead,) people remember loved ones who have died. Traditionally, they honor the deceased with…