MMJ Reporter for NBC Right Now

KNDU (NBC Right Now) is the number one local news show for the Tri-Cities to Yakima Eastern Washington region. As a bilingual Multimedia Journalist Reporter for KNDU, here are my stories. From investigative stories, to COVID news, to community inspirations, and special series like “No More Stolen Sisters,” I’ve had the privilege of reporting on a myriad of relevant everyday news and information. You might also see me on the weather wall too!

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Xochitl Hernandez
Why artists are stating “The Show Must Go On” with a New Deal for the performing arts industry in light of COVID-19

“There is no going back, and in some ways that’s a good thing! This pandemic made it clear how necessary the arts are and what changes must be made in order to keep it alive and inclusive, especially for marginalized communities.” said Kristin Sakoda, Director of the Los Angeles Department of Arts and Culture.

Read my FULL ARTICLE HERE on El Nuevo Sol’s website.

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Xochitl Hernandez
FIERCE by Mitu

FIERCE by Mitu is an online digital platform apart of We Are Mitu, a platform producing media on news, social justice, politics, entertainment, social trends, lifestyle and more through a Latino POV. FIERCE is the branch entirely dedicated to producing this same content through a LATINA women POV to create an empowered community of Latinas and women of color.

AND I AM THEIR CONTENT CREATION INTERN.

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Xochitl Hernandez
Multimedia Journalist Reporter Reel

This is my latest reel including content gathered during the COVID-19 crisis, Black Lives Matter movement, feature stories on performing arts and opera in Los Angeles, and anchor clips from my time as lead anchor on Valley View News. All packages were filmed with a smartphone. I also maintains a social media presence for effective news distribution, my Notes From Her podcast, and my involvement with opera and Los Angeles-based performing arts. Overall, I am incredibly passionate about effective storytelling!

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Xochitl Hernandez
Radio Nepantla Podcast: Luis Sandoval pavimenta el camino para los jóvenes LGBTQ latinx

Listen to my podcast episode for Radio Nepantla’s special series Sale el arcoíris Latinx about LGBTQ members within the Spanish-speaking, Latinx community. My co-host , Yarazeth Tapia and I had the honor of interviewing Luis Sandoval, ¡Despierta America!’s (a broadcast of Telemundo) beloved reporter and TV personality who came out as openly gay on national television.

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El Nuevo Sol: Reconciling Ministries of Faith and the LGBTQ Community with a Rainbow Bridge

Excerpt: ““For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Romans 8:38-39 (New International Version) of the Bible’s New Testament. This is Ross Murray’s favorite Bible passage to use when he ministers to people, as an ordained deacon of the Lutheran Church, and openly gay man.”

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El Nuevo Sol Voces: Multiple Sclerosis and My Mother

Excerpt: “I grew up listening to the family conversations of multiple sclerosis; the tingling and numbness in the body and unpredictable pain. I never thought that this could be something that happened to someone so close to me. But this became a reality during my second year in college, while I was standing outside my class on the phone with my father, who told me that the doctor’s multiple sclerosis diagnosis of my best friend, my mother.”

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Xochitl Hernandez