Mekahlo Medina reports weekdays for NBC4 News at 3 p.m., 4 p.m., 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. He also leads the Long Beach bureau and covers Mexico.
The six-time Emmy award recipient joined NBC4 in 2006 and served in several roles from weekend morning anchor, technology editor and digital news anchor. Medina joined NBC4 as an anchor and manager of “News Raw,” the first news digital channel in the country. The channel focused on hyper local news coverage, culture, technology, and social media.
Prior to joining NBC4, Medina was a general assignment reporter for KSTP-TV in Minneapolis, KPNX-TV in Phoenix, and NBC television affiliates, KOB-TV in Albuquerque, and KTSM in El Paso.
Medina is the Executive Director of CCNMA, Latino Journalists of California. He was also the former national president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and is a member of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalist Association.
Medina graduated from New Mexico State University with a degree in Broadcast Journalism.
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From Period 8 to hands-on engineering, Sato Academy has built a culture around collaboration and independence while ensuring students don’t fall through the cracks.
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Opposition grows as Long Beach moves to limit public comment
The city says the changes will save money and let residents speak earlier. Opponents say elected leaders are limiting one of the few regular opportunities residents have to speak directly to them.
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Long Beach tests new high-surf defense system as Hurricane Polo nears
The massive barriers are the latest temporary defense along a stretch of coastline. The new temporary wall involves 3,000-pound bags.
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Long Beach declares local emergency as Hurricane Polo threatens already damaged Peninsula
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‘Irregularities' found in Long Beach homeless services audit
City Auditor Laura Doud says findings involving millions of dollars in homeless service contracts raised “significant concerns”
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Long Beach approves budget cuts to fire, police and city jobs as worker pleads to save her job
Libraries and some police positions were spared, but Fire Engine 14, police jobs and other city positions remain on the chopping block.
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Long Beach is now ‘truly digging down' into homeless providers. What happened before?
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Long Beach mayor, city manager, council and department heads set to get more pay as city proposes deep cuts and layoffs
Mayor Rex Richardson and City Manager Tom Modica say they’ll donate their increases. NBC4 asked councilmembers whether they would decline or delay theirs.
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Exclusive: Long Beach trash workers say staffing and truck shortages are contributing to pickup delays
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