Adi Gevins is a

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-based radio documentarian, producer, educator, archivist, and creative consultant who has been referred to as the " fairy godmother of

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Radio career

Gevins has won an Ohio State Award, an American Bar Association Silver Gavel, multiple Golden Reels from the

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, and two George Foster

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s, one with

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for ''Science Story'' in 1978, and one with SoundVision for ''The DNA Files'' in 2000. Much of Gevins' work has been done for the

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station

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, including "One Billion Seconds Later", which won the

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and "Me and My Shadow", a documentary about

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's infiltration of the

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. Gevins served as executive producer for the celebrated public radio documentary series, "The Bill of Rights Radio Education Project", produced for

- Pacifica Radio. Gevins holds a master's degree in library and information studies from the University of California at Berkeley. In 2021, Gevins received the

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' Norcal 2020 Excellence in Journalism ''Unsung Hero Award'' for her work as protector of the KPFA archives; as well as, her broader archival efforts assists organizations around the country in archiving their own broadcasts.

Personal life

Gevins was married to communications lawyer and

and

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advocate Michael Couzens.

References

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