Rebecca Martinez
Rebecca Martinez produces podcasts at WUNC. She’s been at the station since 2013, when she produced Morning Edition and reported for newscasts and radio features. Rebecca also serves on WUNC’s Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accountability (IDEA) Committee.
Rebecca began her radio career at her college station in Harrisonburg, VA before moving onto NPR, Wyoming Public Radio, and WUNC. Her work has aired on NPR, APM, the BBC, National Native News and Gimlet Media, and it has received several PRNDI awards.
Rebecca has a Master’s Degree in Social Work and is an LCSWA. She works as a therapist a few hours per week. She lives in Durham with her family. She loves to hike and probably drinks a little too much coffee.
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In 30 years, more than 15,000 North Carolina homes will be chronically inundated, meaning they're flooded about every other week, according to the Union... -
It's Hurricane Preparedness week, and North Carolina public safety officials want residents to consider how vulnerable they'd be if a big storm hit... -
It's been a year since North Carolina began offering REAL ID cards in compliance with federal law , which requires extra documentation to get the card. -
Tomorrow is Equal Pay Day, a day that symbolizes how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned in the previous year. -
Duke Energy has committed $500,000 to help replace inefficient wood-burning stoves in Western North Carolina. -
North Carolina teachers do not want their colleagues — not even trained ones — to carry guns in school, according to a new Elon University Poll . -
The proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline promises to bring huge quantities of cheap natural gas to North Carolina, which could slow growth for solar power.... -
North Carolina doesn't have enough school nurses or counselors, and that's impacting child health across the state. The North Carolina Institute of... -
Winter storms can hit with little warning, so AAA Carolinas is advising drivers to prepare before roadways get hazardous. -
North Carolina has some of the highest rates of sexually transmitted diseases in the country. The state has the dubious honor of ranking in the top 10...
