Krystina Martinez
Assistant ProducerFormer KERA staffer Krystina Martinez was an assistant producer. She produced local content for Morning Edition and KERANews.org. She also produced The Friday Conversation, a weekly series of conversations with North Texas newsmakers. Krystina was also the backup newscaster for the Texas Standard.
The Association of Independents in Radio (AIR) named Krystina a New Voices scholar in 2016, which is awarded to early career talent shaping the future of public media. Krystina first joined KERA as a freelancer in 2013. She produced for Morning Edition, All Things Considered and Think, contributed stories, produced Ebola coverage and served as the local producer for StoryCorps’ North Texas visit in 2014. Prior to KERA, she interned at NPR’s Weekend Edition in Washington, D.C.
A North Texas native, Krystina is a graduate of West Texas A&M University. Say hello @ThisIsKrystina.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called for a special session of the Texas Legislature to address his agenda on a school voucher program, set to start on Oct. 9. But what exactly is a special session? Here's an explainer. -
The top local stories this morning from KERA News:Tomorrow's Election Day for municipal runoffs. These are races in which a candidate did not earn a… -
The State Board of Education will take a final vote Friday on what will be the first state-approved course on Mexican-American history in Texas public… -
Central Expressway will be shut down in both directions in parts of Plano and Richardson this weekend, starting early Saturday morning.U.S. Highway 75… -
The top local stories this morning from KERA News:Texas Republicans open their state convention in San Antonio today. The convention occurs every two… -
The top local stories this morning from KERA News:Vice President Mike Pence Wednesday visits Dallas to speak at the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist… -
The top local stories this morning from KERA News:This is the last day to vote early before Saturday's municipal runoff elections across North… -
Olivia Solis has spent her entire life in the hospital. The three-month-old baby was born with a congenital heart defect. She's had multiple surgeries;… -
A new study from the Southern Poverty Law Center says Texas has removed 31 Confederate symbols over the last three years — more than any other state in… -
Dallas has let private dockless bike-share companies operate freely since they first appeared last summer. Now, city officials have drawn up some… -
The top local stories this morning from KERA News:The Dallas City Council will vote at the end of the month on regulations for dockless bike-share… -
The top local stories this morning from KERA News:Health officials this week began a program aimed at reducing maternal mortality in Texas.Texas AIM will…
