Nikki is passionate about public radio, from walking around with headphones and microphone to gain people's perspectives, to editing the audio waveforms, to listening to the diversity of content. She got her start at Michigan Radio where she filed reports for daily newscasts and also features for The Environment Report.
She's worked for WGVU Broadcasting and Hawaii Public Radio as a reporter with a particular focus on energy, education and economic issues and was also a substitute host for Morning Edition and All Things Considered. She's produced content for American Public Media's Marketplace and won an Associated Press award for best ongoing coverage.
A citizens’ initiative seeking more public input and additional environmental impact studies related to the construction of BER airport has failed in court. The higher administrative court of Berlin-Brandenburg ruled on Thursday that Schönefeld Airport can remain open after BER is operational.
As of January 30, visitors to the zoo can see the panda babies up close for the first time.
Demos, large conferences and official state visits will all be underway in Berlin starting Friday and continuing through the weekend.
For the third year running, the number of people applying for asylum in Germany has dropped. Interior Minister Horst Seehofer says German policies for organized immigration are working.
Some German soldiers stationed in Iraq are being transferred to Kuwait and Jordan. Tensions between the U.S. and Iran have risen sharply after a U.S. airstrike killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani on Friday.
The compromise provides for carbon dioxide emissions to become significantly more expensive than initially planned by the Grand Coalition. In return, citizens are to receive a higher commuter allowance, and lower prices on tickets for long-distance trains.
Researchers at Berlin’s Natural History Museum are celebrating the arrival of a new device that will help them digitally preserve the museum’s collection and also share it with the world.
The German government vows to look on the inside, not just the outside, to combat the spread of right-wing extremism and terrorism. The domestic intelligence agency says more attention will also be paid to public service employees. This and more in your KCRW Berlin News Brief.
Berlin CDU and SPD leaders traded criticisms during the House budget debate, with the party factions voicing varied visions for the city.
Consumer group foodwatch says data from Germany’s food safety authorities shows one in three inspections is skipped and in Berlin, less than half of mandatory checks take place.
