Robert Frederick
Senior ReporterRobert Frederick is the Senior Reporter at KUNM as of August, 2026, and steps in for the News Director when she is away. Previously, he served on staff for the nonprofits Global Virus Network, American Scientist magazine, Science magazine, and St. Louis Public Radio (KWMU). He got his start in radio journalism thanks to a fellowship from AAAS while he was in graduate school to spend the summer of 2003 at Community Radio for Northern Colorado (KUNC). Throughout his journalism career, he has freelanced for a wide variety of outlets in print, radio, television, and online. Robert is also a journalism teacher and mentor, having taught students of all ages (16 to 60+) in Harvard's journalism program. Robert's awards include a year-long Nieman Fellowship and a radio series award from the Greater St. Louis Association of Black Journalists. He is also a contributor to The Science Writers’ Handbook (2013 Da Capo).
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On Monday, the U.S. Senate advanced a bill that fast-tracks energy projects and aligns with President Trump’s “America First” energy agenda. -
The upbeat music played by a DJ at the polls in Albuquerque's South Valley was in stark contrast to the serious concerns expressed by voters hoping for change. -
PEC Chair is frustrated by financial attachment to New Mexico Public Education Department -
The two candidates each plan to use their own approach to what they both say is the most overlooked role of the lieutenant governor’s job: being ombudsman. -
Albuquerque joins more than 7,000 cities worldwide that use this democratic process through which community members choose how to spend part of their city's budgets. -
On World Homeless Day, no police stopped by Robinson Park in downtown Albuquerque to enforce new rules that close the park several times a day. But protestors violated those rules to support the homeless. -
The EPA says it is reducing unnecessary regulations through its proposed reconsideration of oil and gas rules. But oil and gas producers understand the EPA’s forthcoming proposal will increase air pollution. -
The officeholder oversees and administers the state’s elections and is third in succession following the governor and lieutenant governor. -
A University of New Mexico conference aims to highlight how academic research can move beyond campus walls to engage more fully with communities. -
New Mexico's gubernatorial candidates differ on data centers, which are controversial both because they power artificial intelligence and because of their energy and water requirements.
