Sylvia Cunningham is an Associate Editor and Reporter at KCRW Berlin. She first joined the team in October 2017 as a grantee from the Fulbright Young Professional Journalist Program.
Before moving to Berlin, Sylvia worked in New York for NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt. She also contributed to NBCNews.com, her stories ranging from the impact of Muhammad Ali’s death on the Louisville community, Michelle Obama’s final commencement speech as First Lady, and blood donation regulations in the aftermath of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Florida.
The earliest memory Raven Chacon recalls of music-making is hearing his grandfather sing Navajo songs while working, watching television, or reading. Later as Chacon began taking piano lessons and…
Christmas came early this year for Berlin cook Susan Choi and her business partners, Shawn Beck and Damien Guichard. Just about a week ago, they were handed the keys…
A new memorial unveiled at the Breitscheidplatz Christmas market on the one year anniversary of the terror attack shows a crack in the pavement, filled in with a gold-colored…
Over one million refugees arrived in Germany between 2015 and the end of September 2016, according to a report co-authored by Dr. Herbert Brücker, Visiting Professor of Economic Migration…
Located at the intersection of Kreuzberg and Neukölln, SPEKTRUM is a space that joins artists with scientists to form communities and present exhibitions. Co-founders Lieke Ploeger and Alfredo Ciannameo…
For the most part, it was business as usual on the rainy opening day of the Christmas Market at Breitscheidplatz. One tourist from London said it wasn’t until she…
Nalu Diner in Prenzlauer Berg is a haven for those seeking a classic American diner experience – breakfast all day, unlimited refills of coffee. On Thanksgiving, it also becomes…
Berlin-based cook Susan Choi finds her inspiration from her upbringing. She was born in Germany to Korean parents but grew up in Los Angeles in a mostly Latino neighborhood.…
The statistics are staggering: a patient who is diagnosed with heart failure for the first time in his life has a 25 percent chance of dying within one year, said…
