
Meet Regina Medina
Regina Medina is a correspondent for the MPR News Race, Class and Communities team, where she covers events, people and issues in north Minneapolis. She also reports on feature stories involving diverse topics such as Christmas traditions, labor violations and soda fountain taprooms.
After college, Regina moved to Venezuela, where her parents are from, and taught English before working for the English-language newspaper The Daily Journal. She then worked for various newspapers in the U.S., including with the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Akron Beacon Journal in Ohio, the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle in upstate New York and Philadelphia Daily News.
Regina was named Employee of the Year in 2007 at Philadelphia Newspapers Inc. She also received a Keystone Award for news feature writing for her story “Test Drive Turned Deadly in Lancaster County.”
Regina graduated from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts, with a bachelor’s degree in Latin American studies.
As a newish Minnesotan, Regina is excited to explore the state, particularly Duluth, Grand Marais and the Boundary Waters. She has already taken an ice dip as part of an MPR series on winter fun and hopes to try curling and the sauna-to-ice-water adventure next.
Recent Contributions
- New rapid transit bus line connecting the Twin Cities is set to open Saturday
- Lake Street protester freed, pleads not guilty to assaulting federal agents
- Tiny houses provide a home for those struggling with housing instability
- Minnesota Frost fans celebrate back-to-back Walter Cup wins
- MN political leaders on Memorial Day emphasize democracy, bipartisan support for veterans
- As bill to toughen DWI punishment nears passage, a guilty plea in case that led to bill
- From a garden in Laos to Fort Snelling State Park, his life has been devoted to nature
- St. Paul looks to address deteriorating downtown buildings
- Could it be the end of the line for Northstar Commuter Rail service?
- Minneapolis launches year-round shared e-bike and scooter program