Rebecca Feldhaus Adams
News DirectorRebecca (Bec) Feldhaus Adams is the news director at Louisville Public Media in Louisville, Kentucky, her hometown. She is a leader, editor, teammate, friend and mentor. Bec's work is built on the belief that the way we do our work is as important as the journalism we produce. To do that, teams must embrace compassion, rigor and humility. Bec led the creation of the first local newsroom at WHRO Public Media in Norfolk, Virginia. She was an editor at WAMU in Washington, D.C., managed talent and programming at AIR in Boston and reported at WKMS and The Paducah Sun in western Kentucky. Bec’s stories and collaborations have won state, regional, national and international awards including “Best Use of Sound,” for a story about an evangelical horse whisperer and the RIAS Berlin Prize for "A Critical Moment," an audio documentary. She holds two degrees from Murray State University. Bec has been named both a roller derby MVP and Miss Congeniality in past lives. Outside work, she enjoys karaoke, hosting dinner parties and traveling with her family.
Email Bec at bec@lpm.org.
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Federal law bars many immigrants from Medicaid for their first 5 years in the U.S. States, however, can opt pregnant people out of the waiting period.
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Kentucky voters seeking to cast an absentee ballot in November’s election will need to request one by the end of the day Tuesday.
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Rishi Sunak has won the race to be the next leader of the Conservative Party, after yet another candidate dropped out of the race.
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Larry the Cat outlasted prime ministers David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson and, as of Thursday, the six-week tenure of Liz Truss.
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The head of Kentucky’s judicial branch of government addressed members of the General Assembly for the final time Thursday after 14 years in his post.
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British Prime Minister Liz Truss has announced her resignation following weeks of criticism from her opponents and members of own her Conservative Party.
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The IRS is increasing its inflation adjustments for the 2023 tax year after prices for rent, groceries and gas have reached heights not seen in 40 years.
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In Kansas, 17 Black babies out of every thousand die before their first birthday — over three and a half times the rate of white babies.
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The Louisville Orchestra’s longest-tenured member leaves an important musical legacy. Timpanist James Rago died at the age of 79.
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The DOJ is recommending that Steve Bannon be sentenced to jail time and fines after he defied a subpoena to testify before the House Select Committee.