Veronique LaCapra
- Username: vlacapra
- Science reporter
- Role: Producer/Reporter: Station-Based
Portfolio
Edward O. Wilson: a conversation with a scientific pioneer
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From: Veronique LaCapra
This is a 3:40 Q&A I did with renowned evolutionary ecologist E.O. Wilson, who developed the theory of island biogeography (one of the founding principles of conservation ...
White nose syndrome spreads west
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From: Veronique LaCapra
Bad news for the bat population, a disease that has killed more than five million bats in the eastern United States and Canada has now reached Missouri. White-nose syndrome ...
Pipe Down! That Noise Might Affect Your Plants
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From: Veronique LaCapra
Plants don't have ears, right? And if they can't hear you would assume that noise wouldn't matter much to them, which is why researchers haven't given much thought to the ...
Cheers! Fruit Flies Drink To Their Health, Literally
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From: Veronique LaCapra
It's Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday, time for dancing, eating and, of course, drinking - sometimes a lot of drinking. Now, as humans, we pay a price for drinking alcohol. Tomorrow's ...
'Shake-And-Bake' Meth Causes Uptick In Burn Victims
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From: Veronique LaCapra
Hospitals are seeing an increase in a particular kind of patient. People who accidentally burn themselves while making methamphetamine. Addicts are using an approach called ...
About Me
Véronique LaCapra is the science reporter at St. Louis Public Radio (90.7 KWMU). She first caught the radio bug writing commentaries for NPR-affiliate WAMU in Washington, DC. After producing her first audio documentaries at the Duke Center for Documentary Studies, she was hooked! Her career includes time spent as a doctoral researcher in the Brazilian Pantanal, a pesticide regulator for the Environmental Protection Agency in Arlington, VA, a freelance writer and volunteer in Cape Town, South Africa, and a freelance radio reporter for the Voice of America in Washington, DC. She received a Ph.D. in ecosystem ecology from the University of California in Santa Barbara, and a B.A. in environmental policy and biology from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. LaCapra grew up in Cambridge, Mass., and in her mother’s home town of Auxerre, France.
My Groups: KWMUFavorite Shows:
Influences:
Availability
Veronique is currently available for new projects, has a car, and is available to travel In state/province.Skills
- Producing: News
- Field Recording
- Editing
- Reporting
- Writing
- audio production (radio features)
Available For
- Field Recording
- News Reporting
- Documentary Production
- Interviewing
- Mentoring
- Tape Syncs
- Environmental Reporting
- Voiceover
- Sound Editing
Equipment
- Hard Disc/Flash Recorder
- Pro Tools
- Specialized Mics
- Recording Studio
- Adobe Audition
Languages I Speak
- Portugese
- English
- French
Work Experience
Science and technology reporter at St. Louis Public Radio (90.7 KWMU)
Freelance radio reporter at Voice of America
Previously Aired On
St. Louis Public Radio, NPR, Voice of AmericaEducation
UC Santa Barbara, Ph.D. (ecosystem ecology), 2000
Cornell University, B.A. (biology, environmental policy), 1991
Awards
- Missouri Broadcasters Association, best radio feature, large market, 2011
- St. Louis Riverfront Times, best reporter, TV/radio division, 2011
- Science Literacy Project fellow, 2011
Additional Information
Affiliations: Society of Environmental Journalists, Association of Healthcare Journalists, Investigative Reporters and Editors, and AIROther Web sites: http://twitter.com/KWMUscience http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kwmu/news.newsmain?action=section&SECTION_ID=6
