Katie Brown
Reporter / ProducerKatie Brown comes to KAZU after earning spot news and investigative journalism awards for her reporting and photography in Maine. A Report for America alumna and former Metcalf Institute fellow, Katie’s reporting beats span business, environment, and public health.
Some of Katie’s freelance work includes podcast production, magazine features and development communications. She segued into journalism after working as a field scientist on projects in Ethiopia and Alaska.
Katie grew up road tripping to Monterey Bay with her family, eventually earning her master’s in science communication from UC Santa Cruz and bachelor’s in environmental studies at Cal State Monterey Bay. When Katie’s off the clock, she’s most likely biking along the coast, catching the nearest sunset, or shooting the breeze with friends and strangers alike.
Contact: katie@kazu.org
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Immigrant rights groups have support from Attorney General Rob Bonta in their lawsuit citing civil rights violations at an ICE detention center in San Bernardino County. And, the Pajaro Valley Unified School District is recruiting people for its Sustainable Schools Advisory, which will recommend school closures and mergers. -
Free dancing lessons from the Chautauqua Hall Dance Club, more cases of avian flu in marine mammals, and a call for accountability from the Monterey County Board of Supervisors. -
California lawmakers begin a bipartisan effort to reform the state’s elderly parole program after two convicted child molesters were granted early release. And, Democratic members of Congress warn about Trump Administration legislation that could affect voting access. -
The Watsonville Film Festival runs through March 21 with events and showings across Watsonville, Santa Cruz and Salinas. It remains a hotbed for filmmakers native to Monterey Bay. -
The cost of nitrogen fertilizer has been going up due to the U.S. and Israel’s war on Iran, Monterey County honors victims of COVID-19, a new book meticulously explores a 2019 Santa Cruz murder. -
The Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula treated eight elderly patients after nearly 100 Monterey residents were displaced following a fire early Monday morning. And, the state’s Legislative Analyst’s Office hopes lawmakers will kill a bill to write into law the California State Library Parks Pass program. -
In this episode of Monterey Bay This Week, Monterey Bay area counties get millions from the state’s homelessness prevention program, dozens of Pajaro Valley residents are suing the Pajaro Regional Flood Management Agency over the 2023 flood, and more in this week's local news roundup. -
Cal State Monterey Bay lecturer, Ava Homa, survived the Iran-Iraq War as a child in the 1980s and is urging people to keep their attention on Iran as the death toll rises. -
Comedian Tig Notaro talks about following her gut, searching for truth, and staying joyful. -
Laurie Emery of Indivisible Pajaro Valley helped organize a protest in Watsonville calling the attacks on Iran by the U.S. and Israel unconstitutional. And, Tig Notaro comes to Monterey for two nights after taking two and a half years off touring.
