Gemma DiCarlo

Portland, United States

Producer at Think Out Loud

Producer at Oregon Public Broadcasting

PNW 🌲 Producer for @OPBTOL. Formerly @wvpe, @WUGAFM. @UGAGrady alum. she/her

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How the North Portland peninsula is preparing for a major earthquake

1 month ago | opb.org | Gemma DiCarlo

FILE - The St. Johns Bridge in an undated file photo. If the bridge fails during a major earthquake, it could leave residents on the North Portland peninsula isolated from the rest of the city. "Oregon Field Guide" / OPBThe North Portland peninsula, which includes the St. Johns and Cathedral Park neighborhoods, could become isolated from the rest of the city after a major earthquake.
Colleges could soon pay student-athletes directly. How will Oregon colleges be affected?

1 month ago | opb.org | Gemma DiCarlo

FILE - The outside of the University of Oregon's Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon, on November 24, 2023. Under the terms of an expected legal settlement, colleges and universities could soon start paying student-athletes directly to use their name, image and likeness. Big changes could soon be coming to the way college athletes can profit off their name, image and likeness, or NIL.
Bill would allow Oregon tribes to request jurisdiction over civil and criminal proceedings

2 months ago | opb.org | Gemma DiCarlo

A federal law passed in the 1950s gave six states, including Oregon, civil and criminal jurisdiction over tribal reservations. Tribal nations have argued that the law undermines their sovereignty. Oregon tribes have been able to petition the governor to repeal the law on their land, but there’s no official procedure or timeline for that process to take place.
2 Oregon high school teams will compete in national hospitality competition

2 months ago | opb.org | Gemma DiCarlo

Teams from two Oregon high schools will soon put their hospitality and culinary skills to the test at the National ProStart Invitational. At the statewide competition last month, Crook County High School took the top prize in the culinary competition, while Salem-Keizer’s Career Technical Education Center won the restaurant management category. Both teams will compete against schools from across the country at the national invitational in Baltimore next month.
UO students call on university to protect international students amid immigration crackdown

2 months ago | opb.org | Gemma DiCarlo

Students at the University of Oregon are calling for university administrators to take more action to protect international students amid an immigration crackdown on college campuses across the country. At least four international students at UO have had their visas revoked, along with 13 at Oregon State University and two at Portland State.
Portland’s Third Angle presents new piece for percussion and ASL poetry

2 months ago | opb.org | Gemma DiCarlo

Portland’s Third Angle New Music will debut a new commissioned piece at its upcoming show on April 16 at OMSI’s Kendall Planetarium. The composition, called “Spheres,” was written for percussion quartet and three American Sign Language performers. Deaf and hard of hearing audience members can experience the program through haptic vests that translate the sound from the instruments’ music into physical vibrations.
Celebrating 20 years of youth poetry slams in Portland

2 months ago | opb.org | Gemma DiCarlo

It’s been 20 years since Nancy Sullivan, a media specialist at Portland’s McDaniel High School, organized a poetry slam for students in the school’s library. That one slam eventually evolved into Verselandia, the citywide youth poetry competition now sponsored by Literary Arts. The slam allows students from across Portland to bring their original spoken word poetry to the stage of the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall to be scored by a panel of judges.
ODOT falling behind on replacing state’s aging bridges, new report says

2 months ago | opb.org | Gemma DiCarlo

The Astoria-Megler Bridge as seen from the Washington side on Aug. 11, 2024. The bridge is one of many managed by ODOT, whose annual bridge condition report says the agency is falling behind on maintaining the state's aging bridges. More than one in five bridges in Oregon was in “distressed” condition in 2024. That’s according to the Oregon Department of Transportation’s annual bridge condition report.
Trump administration attempts to use 19th century Native American case to overturn birthright citizenship

2 months ago | opb.org | Gemma DiCarlo

In its attempt to end birthright citizenship, the Trump administration has cited a 19th century lawsuit that denied U.S. citizenship to Native Americans. The president’s executive order has been blocked by multiple federal judges, and his use of Elk v. Wilkins to justify the order is generally deemed invalid by legal scholars. But the use of the lawsuit has raised concerns over immigration enforcement in some Indigenous communities, even though Native Americans were granted citizenship in 1924.
Oregon Humanities faces steep federal funding cuts

2 months ago | opb.org | Gemma DiCarlo

A provided photo of a 2024 reading at Bishop & Wilde in Portland featuring contributors to Oregon Humanities publications. The organization is facing steep funding cuts after a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities was abruptly rescinded. Courtesy Oregon HumanitiesHumanities councils across the country, including in Oregon, recently learned that the federal government is slashing their funding.

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20 Sep 23

RT @llmiller12: while i'm here on this website (and before they start charging me lol), @nextgenradio is coming back to @OPB next month and…

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7 Apr 23

The radio world has grown by one, and it's a quality, quality addition. Congrats to Marek and @wvpe for making a great hire!

Marek Mazurek @marek_mazurek

The good news is that I'm not leaving journalism or South Bend! Later this month I'll be joining @wvpe and starting my radio reporting career. (Yes I know, I have a face for radio ha ha) I'm excited about the chance to branch out and to keep telling Michiana's stories!