From The Newsroom: A Message To Teachers; Polishing 'The Golden Apple'

KERA | By Krystina Martinez

Published October 30, 2014 at 6:39 PM CDT

Nytesia Ross is from Tyler and recently performed at a nationwide poetry contest in Washington, D.C.

The top local stories this evening from the KERA Newsroom: A young North Texan uses slam poetry to send a message to teachers. Also, getting speakers for TED Talks was not always easy. And Lyric Stage in Irving revives the cult favorite musical, The Golden Apple.

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Krystina Martinez

Former KERA staffer Krystina Martinez was an assistant producer. She produced local content for Morning Edition and KERANews.org. She also produced The Friday Conversation, a weekly series of conversations with North Texas newsmakers. Krystina was also the backup newscaster for the Texas Standard.

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