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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In this episode of Monterey Bay This Week, stories about the one year anniversary of the Vistra battery fire, anti-ICE protests in the region, Highway 1 reopening through Big Sur, and more -
Roughly 2,000 people gathered around the Santa Cruz courthouse Sunday for one of 1,000 nationwide ICE Out for Good protests. -
In this episode of Monterey Bay This Week, stories about an extended ban on red abalone harvesting, resisting Trump administration efforts to cancel research grants and move forward with offshore drilling and mining, and more. -
The co-owner of Monterey Bay's only abalone farm and a research ecologist with the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary weigh in on a unanimous decision by the California Fish and Game Commission to extend a ban on red abalone harvesting until April 2036. -
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office repeats their ask for supplemental federal funding a year after winter wildfires killed over 30 people and obliterated thousands of structures in Los Angeles. And, state Sen. Scott Wiener calls for President Donald Trump's impeachment after Nicolas Maduro's capture. -
Provost Andrew Lawson credits CSUMB's progress increasing graduation rates to a campus-wide devotion to hands-on classes and personalized academic experiences. -
A walking tour through some of the region's oldest buildings scattered throughout Old Monterey. -
A $4.2 million grant from Cal Recycles is funding two Monterey One Water projects that support local, renewable energy operations. And, Democratic Congresswoman Doris Matsui of Sacramento spoke at a press conference last week following a spike in arrests of Afghan immigrants in the state capital this month. -
Local organizations bring some of Monterey Bay's freshest catch to the region's hungriest residents through the Fisheries Trust's Community Seafood Program. -
SPCA Monterey County is hosting a free event on Black Friday with waived animal adoption fees. And, a Menlo Park AI company limits access to its chatbots following lawsuits.
