Kelly Silvera

News Director

Kelly is an award-winning journalist with more than 20 years of international experience. She’s traveled all over the world, leading news coverage of history-making events.

Her video-first reporting of global news stories including the Arab Spring has been recognized by the Emmys, George Foster Peabody, United Nations, New York Film Festivals and Britain’s Royal Television Society, among others.

Kelly’s work gives the audience access to a range of perspectives while empowering people to tell their own stories. Throughout her career, she has elevated underrepresented voices both in media coverage and the workplace.

Kelly began her career at BBC London radio while studying journalism at University of the Arts London. Her extraordinary talent is running very fast in heels.

Latest from Kelly Silvera

Aug 1, 2023
This app helps migrants cross the border
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WhatsApp is increasingly used to support the business of smuggling people through Latin America and into the U.S. We’ll look at who’s turning a profit. Plus, Biden’s focus on EV manufacturing could be non-residential construction’s saving grace.
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Aug 1, 2023
Are savers in Europe getting a raw deal?
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From the BBC World Service: One of the primary ways to try and tackle rising inflation is for central banks to raise interest rates, but are savers getting a fair deal? Mohamed El Erian, chief economic advisor at the financial firm Allianz gives us his view after Europe’s biggest lender, HSBC doubled its profits. Plus the BBC’s Catherine Ellis reports on Colombia’s battle with inflation and an influx of immigrants from Venezuela. And finally, we hear from Frank Strang who bought a disused Royal Airforce radar station with his wife 15 years ago and turned it into a spaceport.
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Jul 31, 2023
A crucial trade route, disrupted by climate change
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The lock system that moves ships through the Panama Canal requires huge amounts of water. Climate change-driven drought will complicate things. Plus, part one of “Barriers to Entry,” our series why people are leaving Latin America.
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Jul 31, 2023
Not your father’s Republicans
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These Republicans have some unusual economic policy ideas. We’ll discuss why discharging student debt during bankruptcy is one of them. Plus, coal is still a big deal globally and Yellow, a trucking company, is shutting down operations.
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Jul 31, 2023
Immigration Special: From Latin America to the USA
From the BBC World Service: Immigration will be one of the areas the 2024 Presidential election will be fought over, and figures show the number of Latin Americans migrants coming to the U.S. is hitting fresh highs. As of June, there were 1.7 million encounters with migrants on the southwest land border with Mexico. That is up a little on the same period last year, and already at the levels of 2021. Will Grant, the BBC’s Mexico, Central America and Cuba correspondent, has been taking a look at this as part of a week-long series.
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Jul 28, 2023
A starchy panic
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Why are some shoppers are stocking up on rice, and is hoarding in case of a shortage even worth it? Plus, a new law that could grow your retirement fund.
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Jul 28, 2023
The Bolt lives on
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GM is updating the Chevy Bolt, an affordable EV that they stopped producing back in April. Why the renewed interest? Plus, how universal health care coverage could work in the U.S.
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Jul 28, 2023
Earth’s at a boiling point
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From the BBC World Service: The U.N. has warned that it’s no longer enough to refer to global warming — we are now in an era of global boiling. The warning comes as Europe and swathes of the U.S. are experiencing prolonged periods of extreme heat. France recently became the first country in the world to ban some short-haul internal flights between cities which take less than two and a half hours to travel between by train. But the jury’s still on how effective the ban is.
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Jul 27, 2023
You can serve it, but you can’t drink it
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Some states have lowered the age requirement for serving alcohol. Could this mean more job options for teens, or does it put them in harms way? Plus, EV companies get a jolt of cash to build more charging stations.
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Jul 27, 2023
Retirement catch-up
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Legislation set to go into effect next year will allow some 401(k) catch-up contributions to be taxed upfront — rather than when they’re withdrawn for retirement. Plus, a new electric airline company, and an update from the Fed about a potential September rate hike.
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