Stephanie Kuo
Producer/ReporterFormer KERA staffer Stephanie Kuo is an award-winning radio journalist who worked as a reporter and administrative producer at KERA, overseeing and coordinating editorial content reports and logistics for the Texas Station Collaborative – a statewide news consortium including KERA, KUT in Austin, Houston Public Media and Texas Public Radio in San Antonio.
Stephanie’s reporting focused on the intersection of poverty, homelessness and urban development. She's won awards from the New York State Associated Press Broadcasters Association, the Texas Associated Press Broadcasters Association and the Public Radio News Directors Inc.
Stephanie received a Master of Science from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, in its radio program, and a bachelor's in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin. Before coming to KERA in 2014, she spent three years in New York, working as an editor and producer at WFUV in the Bronx, and reporting on urban issues, like hunger, homelessness and the impacts of gentrification. Stephanie is originally from Plano, Texas.
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Flu season has been especially severe this year in North Texas. Earlier this month, the Walgreens flu index ranked Dallas-Fort Worth the seventh most…
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The top local stories this evening from KERA News:The number of Texans dying from a flu-related cause has now doubled over the past two weeks. In the most…
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The top local stories this morning from KERA News:The National Weather Service says a winter storm system sweeping across the state will move out of North…
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The top local stories this morning from KERA News:Since 1993, fourth and fifth graders across Dallas have written and performed speeches inspired by civil…
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In a scathing report released last week, a Dallas auditor criticized the city’s response to its growing homeless problem, saying city officials have done…
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Once a year, the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers and The Stewpot downtown host “community court.” It’s an opportunity for homeless people to trade in…
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Think about quintessential Texas cuisine. What comes to mind? Barbecue? Chili? Tex-Mex? How about chicken fried steak? Its roots are fuzzy, but most food…
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This is not a ghost story. But it’s a story about the ghost of a dream – a French dream – to build a colony for Frenchmen fleeing political and economic…
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HIV is no longer considered a death sentence in the United States, and people living with HIV are living longer. That’s largely thanks to antiretroviral…
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For the past few years, the Dallas Zoo has been trying to get an accurate blood pressure reading for their gorillas – without having to put them to…
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Top Stories: Name Change For Four Dallas Schools Honoring Confederate Leaders Up For Vote This MonthThe top local stories this morning from KERA News:The Dallas school board has been looking at renaming schools now named after Confederate soldiers.At a…
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The top local stories this morning from KERA News:The Dallas City Council has rejected a ban on taxpayer-funded trips to North Carolina and official…