{"id":756,"date":"2017-05-23T20:29:10","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T03:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/raquelmariadillon.com\/?page_id=756"},"modified":"2025-02-15T22:08:02","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T05:08:02","slug":"static-front-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/raquelmariadillon.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I spent most of 2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/1101050442\/raquel-maria-dillon\">at NPR<\/a>. When the layoffs came for me, I landed at KCBS Radio. That was January 2023 and I&#8217;ve been running ever since. That&#8217;s why this site desperately needs an update.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Previously:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Omicron in Sewage*: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kqed.org\/news\/11898161\/scientists-find-traces-of-omicron-in-sewage-from-sacramento-and-merced\">text for KQED<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/health-shots\/2021\/12\/09\/1062493635\/testing-omicron-in-sewage\">audio for NPR<\/a> 12\/9\/21<\/li>\n<li>Omicron Testing Crunch*: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/health-shots\/2022\/01\/16\/1072611948\/essential-workers-face-a-tough-choice-find-a-test-or-miss-work\">text<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2022\/01\/10\/1071766931\/people-scramble-to-get-tested-for-covid-but-appointments-are-hard-to-get\">audio<\/a> for NPR 1\/10\/22<\/li>\n<li>Rooftop Solar Battle: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2022\/02\/18\/1081661701\/there-s-a-fight-brewing-in-california-over-incentives-to-go-solar\">audio for NPR<\/a> 2\/18\/22 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kqed.org\/science\/1978640\/californias-transition-to-solar-energy-is-at-a-crossroads-what-that-means-for-equity-and-your-energy-bill\">text for KQED<\/a><\/li>\n<li>California&#8217;s Compost Law: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2022\/02\/07\/1078777252\/a-new-law-in-california-requires-food-waste-to-be-composted\">NPR audio Part 1<\/a> 2\/7\/22, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2022\/03\/14\/1086498922\/you-now-have-to-compost-food-scraps-and-yard-cuttings-if-you-live-in-california\">NPR audio Part 2<\/a>* 3\/14\/22 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kqed.org\/science\/1977806\/california-now-requires-you-to-compost-food-waste-to-reduce-potent-greenhouse-gas\">text for KQED<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Wildfire Thunderclouds: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kqed.org\/science\/1976109\/californias-big-summer-wildfires-keep-sending-up-dangerous-fire-triggered-thunderstorms\">text for KQED<\/a> 8\/5\/21<\/li>\n<li>Mistletoe: a holiday-themed <a href=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/kqed-segmented-audio\/the-history-of-mistletoe\">2-way<\/a> for botany nerds 12\/23\/21<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Live and breaking news:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Caldor Fire: Firefighter Fatigue*, feature for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kqed.org\/news\/11887405\/from-dixie-to-caldor-firefighters-grapple-with-severe-physical-and-mental-fatigue\">KQED<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/09\/05\/1034494423\/how-caldor-fire-crews-are-combating-fatigue\">NPR<\/a> 9\/2\/21<\/li>\n<li>South Lake Tahoe Fire: Mexican Firefighters*, feature for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kqed.org\/science\/1976705\/firefighters-from-mexico-battle-california-fires-one-after-the-other\">The California Report<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/09\/08\/1035224871\/some-of-the-firefighters-battling-the-caldor-fire-are-mexican-nationals-on-work-\">NPR<\/a> 9\/5\/21<\/li>\n<li>Lightning Fires: <a href=\"https:\/\/od1.kqed.org\/anon.kqed\/radio\/RDnews\/2021\/01\/200820730amLive.mp3?listeningSessionID=5fd45ddf091ab54f_12954375_dmWOwNHA__00000002M7L\">Calistoga-Live<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/od1.kqed.org\/anon.kqed\/radio\/RDnews\/2021\/01\/201007BaleGristMillTCR.mp3\">Grist Mill<\/a>*, <a href=\"https:\/\/od1.kqed.org\/anon.kqed\/radio\/RDnews\/2021\/01\/200820530pmPopeValley.mp3?listeningSessionID=5fd45ddf091ab54f_12957702_QvwcdyfG__00000002MaA\">Pope Valley<\/a>*, <a href=\"https:\/\/od1.kqed.org\/anon.kqed\/radio\/RDnews\/2021\/01\/2008206pmPigRescue.mp3?listeningSessionID=5fd45ddf091ab54f_14210730_EwcNo4A6__00000002UBG\">Helen of Vacaville<\/a>*, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kqed.org\/.stream\/anon\/radio\/forum\/2021\/01\/200821LNUGuernvilleForumLive.mp3\">Forum-Live<\/a> 10\/4-6\/20<\/li>\n<li>Kincaid Fire: <a href=\"http:\/\/raquelmariadillon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/191025BrekkeShutoffs820am2waySHORT.mp3\">Malfunction<\/a> Live 2-way, <a href=\"http:\/\/raquelmariadillon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Newscasts-RMD-Kincaid.mp3\">Newscasts<\/a> 10\/24-30\/19<\/li>\n<li>Shootings: <a href=\"http:\/\/raquelmariadillon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/191101OrindaShootingLIVE550-7-8-Forum.mp3\">live audio<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/raquelmariadillon.com\/?p=668\">video<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.poconorecord.com\/article\/20140524\/NEWS\/140529849\">text<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Healthcare\/Tech:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kqed.org\/.stream\/anon\/radio\/RDnews\/2022\/02\/530InjectionSites2way.mp3\">Supervised Injection Sites<\/a>, reporter Q&amp;A 8\/29\/18<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kqed.org\/news\/11674356\/should-insurance-companies-have-to-cover-fertility-treatments-for-cancer-patients\">Fertility Preservation<\/a>, feature<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kqed.org\/news\/11812019\/how-a-hospital-chaplain-brings-comfort-to-patients-without-hugs-or-holding-hands\">COVID-Hospital Chaplain<\/a>, produced host 2-way 4\/11\/20 (I found Sr. Donna and produced this interview for California Report host Saul Gonzalez.)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/od1.kqed.org\/anon.kqed\/radio\/RDnews\/2021\/01\/200316CoronaLockdown2way.mp3\">COVID-Lockdown<\/a>, reporter Q&amp;A (We knew so little in the very beginning&#8230; My <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kqed.org\/.stream\/anon\/radio\/tcr\/2020\/01\/DillonVirus.mp3\">first story<\/a> about Covid.)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/raquelmariadillon.com\/?p=992\">Brain Stem Implants<\/a>, video<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/raquelmariadillon.com\/?p=501\">Military Zeppelin<\/a>*, video and text<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/raquelmariadillon.com\/?p=1087\">DARPA Robots<\/a>, video and text<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Business:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/od1.kqed.org\/anon.kqed\/radio\/RDnews\/2021\/01\/200815730amMichaelWara2way.mp3?listeningSessionID=5fd4673f0715669a_12953582_9tEYGhzo__00000001M4K\">Rolling Blackouts<\/a>, hosted 2-way 8\/15\/20 (I was solo on a Saturday morning so I had to book, edit, produce, and engineer this 2-way on my own. I booked Wara for 6:15am, recorded with Tape-a-Call, synced it myself, and cut it in time to air at 7:30am.)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kqed.org\/news\/11830532\/beloved-east-bay-brand-oaklandish-sues-insurer-over-coronavirus-losses\">COVID-Business Insurance<\/a>, 2-way<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/raquelmariadillon.com\/?p=1020\">Student Debt-Generations<\/a>, video<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/raquelmariadillon.com\/?p=1012\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dry Town<\/a>, video<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Innovative storytelling\/production:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/raquelmariadillon.com\/?p=1159\">Port Chicago 50<\/a>, social video*<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/raquelmariadillon.com\/?p=194\">Afghan Rodeo<\/a>, social video*<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/raquelmariadillon.com\/?p=1159\">All the videos<\/a> I produced at Timeline.com<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Fun:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/kqed-segmented-audio\/diego-rivera-s-pan-american-unity-moves-across-tow\">Diego Rivera Mural Moves<\/a>, 8\/25\/21<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/kqed-segmented-audio\/photojournalist-kent-porter-on-documenting-wildfir\">Kent Porter<\/a> photographs climate change, host 2way, 7\/2\/21<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/raquelmariadillon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/191112NematodesSS.mp3\">Nematodes<\/a>, feature* (because science)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/od1.kqed.org\/anon.kqed\/radio\/RDnews\/2020\/12\/DillonRichmondMural.mp3?listeningSessionID=5fd45ddf091ab54f_12957147_HzCcH6mH__00000002M9n\">Endangered Mural<\/a>, feature*<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/raquelmariadillon.com\/?p=666\">Water Sommelier<\/a>, video<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.omny.fm\/d\/clips\/0af137ef-751e-4b19-a055-aaef00d2d578\/ffca7e9f-6831-41c5-bcaf-aaef00f5a073\/44a9a650-5646-476b-bef6-ad0c012797b1\/audio.mp3\">Berkeley Rep Podcast<\/a>, 2-way as local anchor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>More: <a href=\"http:\/\/raquelmariadillon.com\/?p=1299\">Hosting<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/raquelmariadillon.com\/?page_id=772\">Audio<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>* = Original story idea<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1085\" style=\"width: 980px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1085\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1085 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/raquelmariadillon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/KissingCuriosity-1024x756.jpg\" alt=\"Raquel Kissing a Mars Rover\" width=\"980\" height=\"724\" srcset=\"http:\/\/raquelmariadillon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/KissingCuriosity-1024x756.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/raquelmariadillon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/KissingCuriosity-300x221.jpg 300w, http:\/\/raquelmariadillon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/KissingCuriosity-768x567.jpg 768w, http:\/\/raquelmariadillon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/KissingCuriosity-690x509.jpg 690w, http:\/\/raquelmariadillon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/KissingCuriosity-980x723.jpg 980w, http:\/\/raquelmariadillon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/KissingCuriosity.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1085\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kissing a test model of the Curiosity Mars rover at NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., in 2011. Photo by Nick Ut of the Associated Press<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I spent most of 2022 at NPR. When the layoffs came for me, I landed at KCBS Radio. That was January 2023 and I&#8217;ve been running ever since. That&#8217;s why this site desperately needs an update.\u00a0\u00a0 Previously: Omicron in Sewage*: text for KQED and audio for NPR 12\/9\/21 Omicron Testing Crunch*: text and audio for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/raquelmariadillon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/756"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/raquelmariadillon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/raquelmariadillon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/raquelmariadillon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/raquelmariadillon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=756"}],"version-history":[{"count":68,"href":"http:\/\/raquelmariadillon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/756\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1477,"href":"http:\/\/raquelmariadillon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/756\/revisions\/1477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/raquelmariadillon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}