Mia Estrada
Mia Estrada is a podcast producer for OPB. She previously worked as a producer and 2021-2022 fellow at NPR in Washington, D.C., producing and reporting for "Weekend All Things Considered," "Weekend Edition," "1A," the culture desk and the national desk. Estrada was born in the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas. She is a graduate of the Mayborn School of Journalism at the University of North Texas. In 2021, she was selected for The New York Times Student Journalism Institute, where she reported on racial justice under the guidance of Times journalists. She was also an arts and culture contractor and former intern at KERA. While there, her work was featured statewide on Texas Standard and the regional NPR ""Consider This"" podcast. She was named the 2017 Texas Intercollegiate Press Association Two-Year Reporter of the Year and was the first high school student to win the award. In her free time, Estrada loves to watch ""Tiny Desk,"" bike ride and read. She's also looking for the perfect horchata latte and will take any recommendations!"
Latest Stories
‘At Work With’: How an Oregon family became masters of Mexican cheese
For OPB’s “At Work With” series, which asks Pacific Northwesterners from different professions what it’s like to do what they do, we go inside Don Froylan Creamery.
‘The Evergreen’: How Mexican Americans in Oregon created the first Chicano college
This is the story of Colegio César Chávez – the first accredited, independent Chicano university in U.S. history, and how it continues to inspire as the Latino community in Oregon fights against its erasure.
‘The Evergreen’: Como los México Americanos de Oregon llegaron a fundar el primer colegio Chicano
Esta es la história del Colegio Cesar Chavez – la primera universidad Chicana acreditada e independiente de los Estados Unidos. Y como hasta el día de hoy continúa inspirando a la comunidad Latina en Oregon en su lucha contra la posibilidad de ser borrados.
‘The Evergreen’: At Work With a haunted house actor, a Zamboni driver and a housing outreach worker
In our "At Work With" series, we talk to Pacific Northwesterners from different professions and ask them your questions about what it’s like to do what they do.
‘The Evergreen’: The Pacific Northwest's most active volcano is underwater
Scientists have been studying the Axial Seamount for decades. They predict it’ll erupt again in 2025.
At Work With: You’re skating on thick ice with this Portland Zamboni driver
Tanya March is an expert at creating great ice for skating. And yes, she's met Tonya Harding.
‘The Evergreen’: Oregon’s old forests keep getting cut down, despite Biden’s promise to protect them
Today, we’re talking about how logging has continued in western Oregon — the heart of the nation’s remaining old-growth forests.
At Work With: Building a ‘haunt family’ and expelling energy with a haunted house actor
For this month’s installment of the “At Work With” series, we shadow an actor to see what it’s like to work in a haunted house.
‘The Evergreen’: All about Oregon’s animation magic
This week, we're talking about how Oregon creators have established the state as a reigning animation powerhouse that's influencing the art form's legacy and future.
‘The Evergreen’: At Work With a burlesque performer, private investigator and court-appointed special advocate
For our "At Work With" series, we talk to Pacific Northwesterners from different professions and ask them your questions about what it’s like to do what they do.