Martina Guzmán

Martina Guzmán is an award winning reporter and nationally recognized journalist. In 2009,s he was named Best Individual Reporter by the Associated Press of Michigan for her work at WDET, Detroit’s public radio station. In 2011, her multi-media series, The Detroit-Berlin Connection, was awarded best series by the Michigan Broadcasters Association and first place for Best Investigative series from the Associated Press of Michigan. She has produced and directed two documentaries — “Milagros: Made In Mexico,” a film which examines the economic, social and political roles women in Mexico take on when the men of the house cross the border. In 2009, she directed her second feature documentary “The Accidental Mummies of Guanajuato,” which tells the story of largest collection of accidental mummies in the Americas, which aired on PBS. In 2012 Martina was selected by New American Media as a MetLife Foundation Journalist in Aging Fellow. Recently Martina became the 2016 Michigan Economic Center Journalism Fellow. The fellowship will allow her to report on water-related issues, racial equity and inclusion and look at how new water innovation, technology and infrastructure are impacting the lives of Michigan citizens.