Natalia V Navarro

Afternoon and Weekend News Anchor

Natalia Navarro is the radio news anchor at KQED News on weekday afternoons and weekend mornings. She came to KQED from Colorado Public Radio, where she was a reporter and host. During the first year of the pandemic, Natalia worked on CPR's COVID-19 coverage team reporting on the myriad ways the pandemic affected the most vulnerable people in society. Natalia is originally from Tucson, Arizona, and before joining CPR she wrote stories for several news organizations including the Arizona Daily Star and Arizona Public Media. Natalia earned her bachelor's degree in journalism and economics, and her master's degree in journalism from the University of Arizona.

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