On this episode, we’re joined by Divya Karthikeyan, the race and equity reporter for WFPL and the non-profit newsroom Louisville Public Media. Divya is originally from Chennai India and came to the states as a grad student at NYU. She previously worked for a collaborative of stations as Capitol reporter at Kentucky Public Radio.

Divya talked about her early interest in journalism and how she found her way both into radio and from India to Kentucky.

She shared some of the many stories she’s covered in the last year ranging from how Breonna Taylor’s mother campaigned in the governor’s race to a behind-the-scenes look at how Latino immigrants impact the Kentucky Derby to the reaction of a community to a mass shooting.

She also explained how it’s hard not to get attached to the stories she covers, how she tries to do stories that acknowledge hard-to-acknowledge feelings. And on a lighter note, she explained how she relates to The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

Divya’s salutes: Freelance writer Austyn Gaffney and also The 19th

We reached a milestone with this interview - we've now interviewed a journalist living or working in all 50 states.

Thank you as always for listening.

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