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NAHJ Conference
Next Generation Radio took 6 bright journalism students, paired them with NPR reporters and producers, showed them a thing or two, and sent them out to report a story. Will they crack under the pressure? Will their stories be as good as previous years'?
Here's who attended...stay tuned to hear their work:
 "Me importa tres pepinos."
Vanessa Romo
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Vanessa Romo was born and raised in Los Angeles. She received her BA in History with a minor in Theatre from Loyola Marymount University. She recently graduated from New York University with a Master's degree in Journalism. Vanessa has been a news anchor for WNYU-FM and has studied abroad in Germany and Mexico. |
"I want to get more confidence as a producer."
Esther Manilla
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Esther Manilla first fell in love with radio in LA. She volunteered at KPFK-FM until she got a job, in fundraising/
programming. She will graduate from San Francisco State University in December, with a double major in journalism and Latino studies. She now volunteers at KPFA, working at their show "Making Contact." |
"I failed chemistry and realized I couldn't be a nurse."
Bianca Villani
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Bianca Villani will be a senior at New Mexico State University. After trying other media, she took a radio class and thought that everyone was so real and comfortable. She was impressed by how it wasn't competitive, and students helped each other. Bianca made a documentary that was played on KRWG-FM, and is a DJ and news director for the student-run station. |
 "I discovered that I like to tell people stories. You can learn so much from each individual story."
Luis Sierra
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Luis Sierra is an immigrant from Mexico. He went to school to become a doctor. When his mom got cancer, he did a ton of research, and discovered things that most people didn't know. This inspired him to be a journalist, so he's starting over, and going to East LA Community College to be a health reporter. |
"I want to become an overall better journalist...not just excel in one area."
Oscar Garcia
(English) 2:29
(Spanish) 0:51
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Oscar Garcia is a recent New Mexico State University graduate. He didn't realize how much he liked radio reporting until he took a class his last semester at NMSU. He is currently living a dual life as a journalist by participating in this program, and producing the 5 o'clock newscast for KDBC 4 News in El Paso, TX.
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 "I can fill out immigration forms - all of them."
Katerina Valdivieso
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Katerina is from Peru, and lives in Philadelphia now. On her journey to make it in news, she has worked many different jobs, while convincing people that she knows how to write and has the credentials. A start-up newspaper in Philadelphia opened a company in Peru, just to be able to pay her legally. She served as editor for a year, until going back to school to improve her English. She will have a degree this summer from St. Joseph's University, with a major in English and Communications. |
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Photo Galleries
 Students and Mentors
 Opening Reception photos
 Katerina's photos
 Oscar's photos
NAHJ Mentors
Brenda De Anda, Assistant news director, KVIA-TV, El Paso, TX
Adam Saytanides, Deputy Producer, Latino USA
Mandalit DelBarco, Reporter, NPR
Shereen Meraji, Producer/Director, Day to Day, NPR
Tom Krymkowski, Audio Engineer, KQED-FM, San Francisco, CA
Howard Liberman, Host, Bloomberg Radio
Rachel Basofin, Webmaster, NPR
Managing Editor: Michelle Garcia, New York bureau, Washington Post
Doug Mitchell, Next Generation Project Manager, NPR
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Story Summary
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