Our Reporters

Carolann Duro is Maara’yam (Serrano) and Kumeyaay descendant from Highland, CA. She is an audio journalist based in San Francisco with a passion for telling stories about California’s Indigenous peoples. Carolann graduated from Scripps College with her bachelor’s in Sociology. She is currently working and learning at KALW’s Audio Academy. Her work has been featured at KALW, News from Native California, and WERS. In her free time you can find Carolann cuddling with her Siberian Husky while binge watching YouTube videos. 

Jannah Geraldo is a third-year Filipino journalism student at California State University, Fresno where she is working as news editor at the school’s student paper, The Collegian. She has reported on student mental health and safety concerns during COVID-19, and the effects of recent racism against local Asian American communities in the San Joaquin Valley. Jannah is focused on covering the issues affecting underrepresented communities in Fresno. When she’s not working on stories, you can find her taking a late-night drive or taking a well-deserved nap.

Paul C. Kelly Campos is a young Bay Area native of Irish and Nicaraguan descent. His work has appeared in KQED Forum, El Tecolote, The Golden Gate Xpress, Seen and Heard, The San Franciscan, and Borderless magazine. He graduated from SF State with a B.A. in Journalism in May 2021. His work frequently features Spanish translations as a companion to the original English. He deeply enjoys pupusas and poetry! And in his spare time he can be found consuming either with either anime or “The Damned” playing loudly in the background.

Autumn Micketti is a recent graduate from Southern Oregon University where she majored in communication with a focus on social media and public engagement. She currently works as a junior content editor intern with Harry & David, reporting on their orchards and various products for their blog, The Table. Autumn held the position of co-editor for The Siskiyou, SOU’s student newspaper for two years and during her senior year, she served as the community manager for SOU’s Communication Department. In Autumn’s free time she spends way too much money on records and is looking forward to attending concerts more regularly when it’s safer to do so.

Alan Trinidad is a recent graduate from Sacramento State with a degree in journalism. Alan worked as an arts and entertainment writer and multimedia reporter for Sacramento State’s student-run newspaper, The State Hornet. Alan arrived at Sacramento State with aspirations of becoming a nurse, but during his junior year, he realized that he has always had an affinity for journalism. At a young age, Alan would fantasize about creating blogs and writing reviews about movies and music he thought people should know about. Alan uses journalism as a way to satisfy his love for creating content for a mass audience. Alan enjoys piña coladas and getting caught in the rain. 

Malakai Wade recently graduated from San Francisco State University, where she studied Journalism and International Relations. During her studies, Malakai was the editor-in-chief and art director of the student-run publication, Xpress Magazine, where she led their transition into a virtual newsroom during the pandemic. In both her editorial roles, she enjoyed creating work with an art and design focus. Since graduating, Malakai has found herself working with audio, reporting on uplifting and solutions-driven stories on her podcast, The Happy Hour Newscast. When she’s not editing an episode, she likes to drink coffee on the porch, walk her dog, Kia, and main as a dungeon master for Dungeons & Dragons games.