Mercedes Mejia
Mercedes Mejia produces interviews for All Things Considered, including the music segment Songs from Studio East. She also produces content for Stateside. Mercedes relocated to Michigan from New Mexico, where she earned her BA in Latin American Studies and Journalism. She began in public radio as a reporter atKUNMin Albuquerque. She brings extensive video production skills from her work at Univision and Edit House Production.
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A year ago, Ypsilanti singer-songwriter Chris DuPont found himself coping with depression and questioning his faith. DuPont spoke with Michigan Radio's...
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The barbershop has long been a place for conversations about life, politics and neighborhood gossip. Now, there’s a group in Detroit using that forum...
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One of the most striking features of the waterfront in Marquette is the Upper Harbor ore dock. Built in 1912, the pocket dock is still in use today....
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Divorce is complicated. Even more so if there are children involved. But, for Carter Cortelyou there was another layer to his divorce that made it...
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With VHS camera in hand, Michigan native Jerry White Jr. and friends recorded over 400 hours of experimental video art and comedy sketches in a Detroit...
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Jill Jack has been making albums for more than two decades. This year she was named "Americana Songwriter of the Year" at the Detroit Music Awards. She...
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Ahya Simone doesn’t particularly like the word transition when she describes being a transgender woman. Simone was born and raised in Detroit. From an...
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Our special series "Poetically Speaking" highlighting poets and poetry in Michigan continues. Julie Babcock grew up in the late 70's and early 80's when...
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When the City Meets the Sky is the latest album from the Marcus Elliot Quartet, dedicated to Detroit and to the leaders who helped shape the next...
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Maureen Abood left her big-city job in Chicago to follow her heart to culinary school. After training in San Francisco, Abood came back home to...