Rebecca Feldhaus Adams
News DirectorRebecca (Bec) Feldhaus Adams is the news director at Louisville Public Media in Louisville, Kentucky, her hometown. She is a leader, editor, teammate, friend and mentor. Bec's work is built on the belief that the way we do our work is as important as the journalism we produce. To do that, teams must embrace compassion, rigor and humility. Bec led the creation of the first local newsroom at WHRO Public Media in Norfolk, Virginia. She was an editor at WAMU in Washington, D.C., managed talent and programming at AIR in Boston and reported at WKMS and The Paducah Sun in western Kentucky. Bec’s stories and collaborations have won state, regional, national and international awards including “Best Use of Sound,” for a story about an evangelical horse whisperer and the RIAS Berlin Prize for "A Critical Moment," an audio documentary. She holds two degrees from Murray State University. Bec has been named both a roller derby MVP and Miss Congeniality in past lives. Outside work, she enjoys karaoke, hosting dinner parties and traveling with her family.
Email Bec at bec@lpm.org.
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Severe storms remain likely through the afternoon and early evening Tuesday. Damaging winds, hail, localized flooding and tornadoes are possible. -
An apartment building in Phoenix Hill is considered a complete loss after a fire. Thirty-seven units were occupied, and the people who lived there will have to find new homes. -
Kentucky is one of just a few states that have off-year elections. Today, voters will choose the next governor as well as down ballot races like secretary of state and attorney general. -
The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning, in effect through Thursday night. Temperatures will be in the mid-90s with high humidity, making it feel even hotter. -
It's the 149th Oaks Day at Churchill Downs, and on a beautiful day, the energy is high. LPM News reporters and editors are at the track detailing the color and culture of the filly-focused Friday. -
According to a statement from Louisville Metro Police Department, officers shot and wounded a woman near Valley Station Sunday evening. -
NPR reviews Hollywood's latest blockbusters, awards contenders, and star vehicles just in time for the holiday season. -
Environmentalists urge people to think twice about how much food they make and how to deal with leftovers this Thanksgiving. -
A shooter opened fire in a Walmart in Va. late Tuesday, leaving six people dead and four hospitalized in the second high-profile mass killing in a handful of days. -
The country is now dealing with an unpredictable confluence of old and new respiratory pathogens — COVID, RSV and influenza.
