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Familiar voice fired by Trump administration, Salinas-based scientist attends address to Congress

KAZU | By Elena Neale-Sacks,
Scott Cohn
Published March 5, 2025 at 9:00 AM PST
A field of strawberries in Chualar.
Elena Neale-Sacks
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KAZU News
A farm in the Salinas Valley that relies on funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

In today's newscast, a former KAZU news director shares his experience after being fired from his new job at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. And, a Salinas agricultural scientist was Rep. Zoe Lofgren’s guest for President Trump’s address to Congress on Tuesday.

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Elena Neale-Sacks
Elena is an Emmy award-winning researcher, reporter, and producer. Before joining KAZU, they worked as a podcast producer at The Oregonian. Their reporting and research has been featured on NPR, KQED, Netflix, Reveal, CalMatters, and more. Elena is an alum of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and UC Santa Cruz.
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Scott Cohn
Scott Cohn is a nationally recognized journalist who has been based on the Central Coast since 2014. His work for KAZU is a return to his reporting roots. Scott began his career as a reporter and host for Wisconsin Public Radio. Contact him at scohn@kazu.org.
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