Soreath Hok
Host & ReporterSoreath Hok is a multimedia journalist with experience in radio, television and digital production. She is a 2022 National Edward R. Murrow Award winner. At KVPR she covers local government, politics and other local news.
Soreath began her journalism career in Fresno, graduating from Fresno State with a B.A. in English and minor in Mass Communication & Journalism. Her first media job at KFSR, the campus radio station, helped to launch her career in broadcast news. She worked as a producer at two Fresno stations, KMPH FOX 26 and KSEE 24, before moving to KCRA 3 in Sacramento.
After more than a decade behind-the-scenes as a producer, Soreath explored other creative outlets outside of news in advertising, marketing and social media. A Cambodian-American, Soreath has had the opportunity to report on mental health issues affecting the Cambodian community amongst survivors of the Khmer Rouge genocide in the 1970's. At KVPR, she completed a five-part series as a part of her 2022 California Fellowship with the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism. She continues to explore this topic for the 2022-2023 Rosalynn Carter Fellowship for Mental Health Journalism.
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If you or someone you know may be considering suicide or is in crisis, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. -
Tobacco retail is a thriving industry in Fresno. But city officials are eyeing regulations that could change the landscape for smoke shops. -
Fresno is the first city in California to test the new program, a partnership with the California Department of Justice. -
State money has been set aside to help the bankrupt Madera Community Hospital reopen – nearly a year after it shut its doors. -
Councilmembers detailed a new plan to increase transparency and accountability following discovery of an illegal lab being stored in Reedley. -
“The conspiracy theories are abounding,” a city official said. -
Fresno County health officials began raising concern over an unauthorized medical lab operating in Reedley long before the lab became widely known by the public in recent weeks. -
Madera Community Hospital has sat closed since December 2022. -
Madera County Supervisors are agreeing to fund $500,000 in hospital operating costs for 30 days, but only if a new partner’s letter of intent is in place. -
The Fresno City Council unanimously approved a new Capital Projects Department to facilitate infrastructure projects.
