Xcaret Nuñez
Advanced Student Reporter, Producer & AnchorXcaret Nuñez studies radio/television journalism and religious studies at the University of Missouri — Columbia. A native Spanish speaker, she comes all the way from a small Southwest border town in Arizona called Yuma.
Nuñez interned with Here & Now, NPR/WBUR's midday magazine show, during the summer of 2021. She collaborated with an advanced team of producers, editors and digital producers to produce a timely and in-depth two-hour news show for its millions of weekly listeners.
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The House judiciary committee heard several bills opposing COVID-19 vaccine mandates on businesses Tuesday morning.
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The music known as Ragtime first swept the nation more than 100 years ago. Missouri, known as the heartland of ragtime, is a big part of the ragtime story. The music is still toe-tapping today but as KBIA finds in this story, in collaboration with Vox Magazine, the music was born out of an oppressive time.
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Here's a roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA Newsroom for the afternoon of December 15, 2021.
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The Columbia Public School Board voted Monday night to remove the district’s indoor mask mandate on district campuses effective January 4, 2022 – when students return from Winter Break.
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Here's a roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA Newsroom for the afternoon of December 08, 2021.
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Here's a roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA Newsroom for the afternoon of December 01, 2021.
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Here's a roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA Newsroom for the afternoon of November 17, 2021.
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Here's a roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA Newsroom for the afternoon of November 10, 2021.
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The Columbia Public School Board voted Monday night to extend the district’s COVID-19 plan for another month.