The volume of work I have produced for radio extends over seven years and is too great to be listed in full here. I have selected a few examples of stories that I produced for Free Speech Radio News (the national daily news program for the Pacifica Radio Network) and for KPFT-FM in Houston, Texas. I co-founded the news department at KPFT, and was news director there from 2002 through 2006. I was responsible for producing a half hour of original content Monday through Friday that included three to four pre-produced feature reports by contributing reporters, as well as cut and copies and readers that were read by our anchors. I was also a substitute anchor, and reported an average of one feature per newscast. During this time I co-produced many of my local reports for a national audience as the Texas correspondent for FSRN, and reported abroad from Mexico and Brazil.

Recent headlines I’ve produced:
Immigration activists protest MLB’s plan to hold All Star Game in Arizona
Dozens arrested at NY immigration protest
Legal challenges filed against Arizona’s immigration law
DC coalition calls on Police Chief to cancel Secure Communities

Feature reports:

Supreme court rules against deportation for minor drug offenses (June 2010)

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that immigrants convicted of minor drug offenses cannot be automatically deported. The decision could impact thousands of cases.

Immigrants in Texas Detention Center Begin Hunger Strike (February 2010)

Immigrants held in a South Texas detention center have begun an indefinite hunger strike. Its the second mass hunger strike in a year. Some of the detainees say they’ll refuse to eat until they are released.

Texas Keeps Retarded Men on Death Row (January 2010)

Despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that banned execution of persons diagnosed with mental retardation, Texas continues to hold men with severe mental disabilities on Death Row. FSRN reporter Renee Feltz looks at a Texas psychologist who determines eligibility for execution based on estimates of prisoners’ IQ scores.

Freedman’s Town: Last brick street to be removed (FSRN – May 2007)

The struggle to preserve African American history has literally taken ‘to the streets’ in Houston, Texas. After decades of neglect, the city promises to restore a historic brick street – as soon as it finishes tearing it up.

Halliburton Protesters: Take the Money & Run (FSRN – May 2007)

Oil services giant Halliburton drew protests again at its annual shareholder meeting today in Houston. Under heavy security, opponents of war profiteering threw the company a going away party. Inside the meeting, the company distanced itself from its controversial subsidiary KBR – the Pentagon’s largest contractor in Iraq.

Amazon leaders to ConocoPhillips: Basta ya! (FSRN – May 2007)

Indigenous leaders from the Amazon region of Equador and Peru traveled to Houston today to warn ConocoPhillips of opposition to new drilling on their land. Contamination from drilling by other companies over the past 30 years has contaminated water and food supplies, and caused widespread disease. ConocoPhillips has open ended plans to drill in pristine areas, but says it will seek input from regional consituencies. From Houston, FSRN’s Renee Feltz has more:

Asylum seekers and immigrant families detained in violation of federal standards? (FSRN – May 2007)

A former prison in Texas is being used to detain hundreds of children and their parents who came to the United States seeking asylum. The privately run family detention center may violate minimum standards for housing minors in federal immigration custody.

Joseph Nichols Executed; Family Bids Emotional Farewell (FSRN – March 2007)

Family members of a death row inmate from Houston bid an emotional farewell as he was executed Wednesday night. Joseph Nichols reportedly fought his death sentence until the very end.

Texas Begins Busy Year of Executions (KPFT – January 2007)

The number of executions declined last year, both nationwide and in Texas. But the downturn may not last in the Lone Star State.

KPFT News Katrina Anniversary Special (KPFT – September 2006)

One year after the government’s much critized response to Hurricane Katrina, survivors continue to rebuild their lives. This is the topic of a one hour KPFT News special on the anniverary of the worst natural disaster in US history. We’ll tell you how reconstruction efforts are behind schedule in New Orleans, immigrant workers helping to rebuild the city face unfair and unsafe working conditions, and people who stole food to survive in the storm’s aftermath face maximum penalites. In Houston, FEMA’s housing assistance buries survivors in paperwork as a deadline for aid approaches.
We’ll bring you the story of a soldier fighting in Iraq who longed to help his countrymen as he watched the disaster on television. Plus, we go to East Texas for an update on those struggling to recover from Hurricane Rita.

Youth Detention Facility Famous for Prison Abuse Closes (FSRN – June 2004)

Last week, residents of a rural Mississippi Delta town joined Families and Friends of Lousiana’s Incarcerated Children to celebrate the closure of a youth detention center that made their town’s name synonymous with prison abuse. At the same time, they promised to keep fighting to improve their community by turning the notorious facility into an educational center. Renee Feltz files this report from Tallulah, Louisiana.