Mary Lou Cooper
ReporterMary Lou Cooper reports on consumer issues for KSFR as well as on politics and elder affairs. She has worked for the U.S. Congress as well as for the Nevada and Tennessee legislatures, and remains a political junkie. She worked many years for an association of Western state legislatures and was a contributor to “Capitol Ideas,” a national magazine about state government. In 2016 Cooper received a public service award from the New Mexico Broadcasting Association for her KSFR story on Internet romance scams. She has received journalism awards from the Society of Professional Journalists and from the National Federation of Press Women. She grew up in Oak Ridge, TN and received her BA from Emory University in Atlanta and her MA from the University of Texas Austin. She also holds fiction and screenwriting certificates from the University of Washington.
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KSFR's Mary Lou Cooper speaks with University of Colorado infectious disease expert Dr. Thomas Campbell.
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All across America, an epidemic worse than COVID-19 is killing kids and younger adults. That killer is fentanyl. What exactly is fentanyl? Where does it come from? And how does it get to the streets of America? KSFR turned to international drug expert Mike Vigil to help answer these questions and more.
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Do you know what the most popular July 4th song is? Or who is Uncle Sam? And just how many hot dogs do Americans consume on Independence Day? Find out the answer to these and other pressing questions as reporter Mary Lou Cooper and Santa Fean Chris Durlak team up to give KSFR listeners an all American quiz.
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Making funeral arrangements is one of the saddest times of our lives. It's also a time when we are most vulnerable to funeral scams. KSFR's Mary Lou Cooper takes a look.
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KSFR’s Mary Lou Cooper speaks with an expert about rising COVID-19 infections and the precautions we should take during Memorial Day weekend celebrations.
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As the war in Ukraine grinds on, New Mexicans all across the state are pitching in to deliver aid to victims. KSFR's Mary Lou Cooper brings a story about a local dentist who is spearheading a grass-roots Ukrainian relief drive.
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Mary Lou Cooper speaks to experts on finding the right charities to donate to Ukrainian relief
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KSFR's Mary Lou Cooper talks with IRS special agent Brian Watson about 2022 tax scams and what listeners can do to protect themselves.
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All around town, kids and adults alike are gearing up for Halloween 2021.Trick or Treating at the Santa Fe Place Mall is back. Opportunities to celebrate…
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Now that the Federal Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have approved booster shots for Moderna and J&J…