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Andrea Kobrinsky Alday's blog posts

Twenty Years after the Rodney King Riots: Building a Healthy Watts
posted 04/26/2012

Two decades have passed since the Rodney King riots swept through Los Angeles neighborhoods suffering from unemployment, poverty and neglect. Here's a look at one effort to build a healthier community.

Health and the River: How Restoring Urban Rivers Can Revitalize Cities
posted 08/26/2011

One of the biggest obstacles to revitalizing the Los Angeles River is convincing the people who live all around that it even exists and that it is a "real" river.

Challenging the Status Quo with a Walk around a Philadelphia Block
posted 04/16/2011

Are community health experts and policy makers looking in the right places as they analyze America's health woes? A team of interviewers took to the streets in Philadelphia, cameras in hand, to find out what ordinary people think about health in their neighborhoods.

Awards and Updates

George Foster Peabody and Emmy Awards - awarded by ABC7 News

Assignment Editor - Team coverage of the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake

John Swett Award - awarded by California Teachers Association

Producer - Live Town Hall Meeting / Education 2000
Studio audience and taped segments examining education reform. 

Gracie Allen Award - awarded by American Women in Radio and Television

Senior Producer - Marketplace

Andrea Kobrinsky Alday's Blog
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Twenty Years after the Rodney King Riots: Building a Healthy Watts
Two decades have passed since the Rodney King riots swept through Los Angeles neighborhoods... more »
posted 04/26/12
Health and the River: How Restoring Urban Rivers Can Revitalize Cities
One of the biggest obstacles to revitalizing the Los Angeles River is convincing the people who... more »
posted 08/26/11
Challenging the Status Quo with a Walk around a Philadelphia Block
Are community health experts and policy makers looking in the right places as they analyze... more »
posted 04/16/11

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Project: Health Alert

Lisa Krch has been a news anchor and reporter for KBAK/KBFX Eyewitness News in Bakersfield since 1997. Mr. Krch anchors the 5, 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts and also produces and hosts a weekly hour‐long health show called Eyewitness News Health Alert. She dedicated a full segment of Health Alert to coverage of the problem of obesity in Kern County, California.

Lesson: Stealth Marketing

Journalists have to ask hard questions about where sources get their money – and about the science they are promoting. Following the money trail can be daunting. But journalists and whistleblowers are doing just that and uncovering important connections. Here's what to look for.

Lesson: Domestic Violence: A Public Health Problem

Journalist Emily Schmidt had a rare opportunity to humanize the often-hidden story of domestic violence, and some of the systemic judicial problems that arise in connection with it. Here's what she learned.