Rachel Showalter
Reporter/Staff AnnouncerRachel Showalter first joined KCBX as an intern from Cal Poly in 2017. During her time in college, she anchored and reported for Mustang News at Cal Poly's radio station, KCPR. After graduating, she took her first job as a Producer at KSBY-TV. She returned to the KCBX team in October 2020, reporting daily for KCBX News until she moved to the Pacific Northwest in July of 2022. Rachel spends her off-days climbing rocks, cooking artichokes and fighting crosswords with friends.
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No hay una solución ideal ante los efectos para la salud que la gente en la Mesa está sufriendo. Pero el problema es bien conocido a nivel local y en todo el estado. -
In the final report in our series Clouded in Crisis, KCBX's Rachel Showalter details the ways local communities and agencies are coming together to find solutions for the air pollution on the Nipomo Mesa.
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Durante mucho tiempo, la exposición a una mala calidad del aire en Nipomo Mesa ha sido un problema de salud pública para la gente en el sur del condado de San Luis Obispo. -
In the third article in our series, supported by the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism, KCBX's Rachel Showalter explores the ways an ongoing doctor shortage along the Central Coast and across the state is making access to healthcare to treat air pollution impacts more challenging.
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La polución aérea provocada por el polvo en suspensión del área de Nipomo Mesa está afectando seriamente tanto a la gente de color como a las personas de bajos ingresos. -
In the second of our series Clouded in Crisis, supported by the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism, KCBX's Rachel Showalter dives into some of the barriers communities on the Nipomo Mesa face that could worsen their exposure to poor air quality and keep them from seeking care.
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Supported by the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism, KCBX's Rachel Showalter explores the reasons for the poor air quality on the Nipomo Mesa and how it impacts the people who breathe it every day. -
Three men were rescued after attempting an unsupported 3,100 mile rowing journey from New York to Ireland. They had to abandon their boat and thought they would never see it again — until they received a photo of it this summer. -
The Cabins for Change Project will have 20 individual living cabins, a community dining area and shared bathrooms. -
More than 2,200 acres of coastal land stand to be preserved as public-access land.
