Becca Schimmel
Becca Schimmel is a multimedia journalist with the Ohio Valley ReSource, a collaborative of public radio stations in Kentucky, West Virginia and Ohio. She's based out of the WKU Public Radio newsroom in Bowling Green.
Becca was born in Charleston, SC but grew up in Lexington, Kentucky. She’s a UK men’s basketball fan and enjoys watching any wildcats game she can. She has been known to eat nine bananas in the morning to get the day started. You can often find her behind a book or near a cup of coffee. In her time away from the newsroom she enjoys running and lifting weights. She’s a sucker for unintentional puns, a good cup of coffee, a nice craft beer and a story.
Beccaearned her Bachelor of Science in journalism from Murray State University with a minor in psychology. She interned with The Paducah Sun in Paducah as a general assignment reporter. From there she went on to become Morning Edition producer and general assignment reporter forWKMSin Murray.
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Dozens of Kentucky inmates are being released this week after a state statute was declared unconstitutional. The statute required some inmates to...
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The Appalachian Regional Commission announced Thursday the latest recipients of grants designed to help struggling coal communities. The ARC will spend...
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Kentucky has 134,000 open jobs and that number is expected to increase. The state’s Labor Cabinet and Education and Workforce Development Cabinet have...
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The Trump administration’s decision to lower the cap on refugees admitted into the U.S. is calling into question the future of refugee resettlement in...
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A new report shows the average income of the top one percent of Kentuckians is more than 18.4 times greater than the average income of state residents....
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Regional iron and steel industry leaders say they are disappointed by the Trump administration’s delay on a decision about which countries will face new...
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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky has introduced a bill aimed at addressing the impact the opioid epidemic is having on the nation...
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A new study shows Kentucky is the sixth fattest state in the nation. The study by WalletHub examines three areas--the number of obese and overweight...
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Kentucky’s children have experienced--on average-- more Adverse Childhood Experiences than children nationwide. An Adverse Childhood Experience, or ACE,...