 Rebecca Williams reports and produces stories for The Environment Report.
She has a natural science degree from the University of Michigan's School of Natural Resources & Environment, where she had close encounters with escaped boars and poison sumac. She spends her days
reporting on everything from heritage turkeys to people who live in 300
square foot houses.
She has won several national awards for her work,
including a prestigious National Headliner Award for her series on the
uber-destructive emerald ash borer.
Before getting into radio, Rebecca snapped photos of Mongolian diatoms and published a few papers in obscure scientific journals.
Rebecca still likes to look under rocks... sometimes you find really weird and amazing things there.
Q&A
What has been your most memorable experience as a reporter?
Wrestling
very bitey Lake Erie watersnakes. Okay, so I actually watched
researchers wrestle them, but I did have one slither into my recording
bag.
What do you like best
about working in public radio?
I
learn something every day. I meet the most remarkable people and I get
to share their stories. It's an honor to get to meet people I'd
probably never otherwise meet...and get to know them...just a little.
Is there anyone in
the broadcasting or news business you find to be particularly admirable or inspiring?
Jon Stewart, hands down. He's hilarious, but he also holds people's feet to the fire and is just a genius.
What modern convenience would it be most difficult for you to live
without?
Ooh...I hate to admit it, but air conditioning in the hot, humid summer.
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