Marielle Segarra
Marielle Segarra was WHYY's Keystone Crossroads reporter. She reported for the multi-station partnership on urban policy, crumbling infrastructure and how distressed Pennsylvania cities are bouncing back. As a freelance radio reporter, her stories have also aired on Latino USA, WNYC, WBUR and other NPR member stations.
Before WHYY, Marielle was an editor at CFO, a corporate finance magazine in New York. She’s also a former intern for WBUR in Boston and WRNI in Providence.
Marielle studied nonfiction writing at Brown and graduated in 2010. She grew up in Levittown, New York, home of Billy Joel and the suburb. She prides herself on her ability to make conversation with anyone/anything (including goats).
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As many pools reopen on Memorial Day weekend, test your knowledge on kids' water safety. Drowning is the No. 1 cause of death for children ages 1 to 4 in the U.S. — and these tips may save a life. -
When a construction fire damaged Pittsburgh's Liberty Bridge last month, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation closed it for 24 days to do… -
By 2050, 70 percent of the world's population will be living in cities, according to a United Nations estimate. Mayors could be more influential than… -
Pennsylvania has voted Democratic in the last six presidential elections. But this election season, analysts say it's possible that the state will swing… -
A new study finds a link between the racial makeup of Philadelphia neighborhoods and the number of primary care doctors who work there.The study,… -
Pennsylvania has more trash in its landfills, per person, than every other state, except Nevada. There are 35.4 tons of trash for each person in the… -
On a Wednesday evening, about 30 people — mostly kids — sit poised on their bikes on a street in downtown Reading.It's 6 p.m., and they're about to head… -
Early-stage companies need cash. The state is helping them get it, by giving them tax credits they can sell.On Thursday, the Department of Community and… -
Philadelphia will use the grant, from the nonprofit Living Cities, to improve racial equality in its government operations. The city will focus on… -
More than 53,000 people in Pennsylvania live in government-assisted nursing homes, hospitals or institutions. But in a new plan, the state Department of…
