An NPR junkie, I’m both an avid consumer and producer of audio news. My pieces have aired on NPR-affiliates, independent radio stations, and WTBU. I’m also an avid (and award-winning) podcaster. You can find some of my sample work, below.
COVID-19 has prevented volunteers from the Big Sister Association of Greater Boston from mentoring the city’s girls in person. Valerie Wencis talks to Big Sister CEO Deborah Re and Big-Little sister match Brenna Murphy and Estela Diaz about how the organization has adapted.
This story originally aired on WTBU.
LISTEN: Boston’s big sisters mentor remotely during the pandemic
Pollsters have been expanding, reevaluating data collection methods since 2016
Statehouse Reporting for WOMR/WFMR
I spent time reporting on issues of importance to those living on Cape Cod and the Islands, as well as the Plymouth area. These news segments appeared on WOMR’s weekly newscast.
Podcasts
(Dis)integration
I co-created (Dis)integration, a podcast on Boston’s busing crisis of the 1970’s. I co-hosted the podcast and fully reported and produced three episodes featuring the three main families who were profiled in J. Anthony Lukas’ Pulitzer Prize-winning book on the crisis, Common Ground. My interview with Rachel Twymon won second place in the 2022 Public Media Journalists Association award for “Best Student Interview.”
My Body Odyssey
A podcast about the rewards and challenges of active lifestyle
With a background in health and medical communications, I joined the award-winning Fluent Knowledge team as co-host and senior reporter for My Body Odyssey, a podcast about the rewards and challenges of active lifestyle. Like the BBC’s “Up” series, we track people’s health journeys over time, chronicling the highs and lows, as our protagonists push their boundaries while dealing with chronic conditions like Type 1 Diabetes and Multiple Sclerosis, cancer, and painful orthopedic issues — just to name a few — and behavioral challenges. Their stories are complemented by insights from scientists, medical doctors, nurses, exercise and physical therapists, psychologists, pilates and yoga instructors and other wellness professionals.
Listen to trailer: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/season-1-trailer-my-body-odyssey/id1633285121?i=1000570853345
Featured Content:
Rowing Through Cancer, Injury & Trauma
Yogi Jess On A Tightrope: From Mobility To Stability
Josie & Joe In Tandem Vs. Multiple Sclerosis
Listen to more episodes: https://fluentknowledge.com/shows/my-body-odyssey/episodes/
Valerie Wencis 