Carson Frame
Reporter, Military and Veterans IssuesCarson Frame was Texas Public Radio's military and veterans' issues reporter from July 2017 until March 2024.
Her reporting on military domestic violence; sexual assault and harassment in the ranks; gun violence; and inclusivity issues helped advance dialogue around some of the most important issues facing active-duty service members, veterans, and their families.
She earned a master's degree in journalism from New York University in 2017. Prior to coming to San Antonio, she worked as a news intern for WUSF Public Media, the NPR affiliate in Tampa, Florida. She's also contributed print stories to Ms. Magazine, Chronogram, Souciant, and Bedford+Bowery, among others.
Her audio work appeared on NPR’s Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Here & Now, and WNYC’s The Takeaway. She received awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association, Military Reporters & Editors Association, the Texas Veterans Commission, the Alliance for Women in Media, Society of Professional Journalists, the Houston Press Club, the Public Media Journalists Association, and others.
Carson's reporting on military issues was part of The American Homefront Project, a public media collaboration that reports on American military life and veterans.
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Charles Q. Brown Jr. is the Air Force’s top officer and the first Black person to lead a U.S. military branch.
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The Texas Senate unanimously approved a measure this week to establish September 30th as Vanessa Guillén Day. The date commemorates the life of a 20 year-old U.S. Army Specialist who was killed by a fellow soldier while stationed at Fort Cavazos in Central Texas.
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One of the nation's largest military bases has dropped the name of a Confederate general and is now known as Fort Cavazos, in honor of the Army's first Latino four-star general.
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City Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez held onto his seat Saturday night, averting a runoff in District 2 on the East Side. The district, which extends from Dignowity Hill to near Windcrest, is prone to turnover.
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Fort Hood, the Army base in Central Texas, will be redesignated Fort Cavazos May 9. The new name honors the Army’s first Hispanic four-star general.
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A San Antonio teen is the latest recipient of the Operation Homefront Military Child of the Year Award representing the Air Force.
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The PACT Act is a new law that expands benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits, Agent Orange and other toxic substances.
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The Pentagon policy reimburses service members for travel expenses and offers up to 21 days of leave for abortions and fertility treatment.
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La muerte de un soldado de Fort Hood plantea dudas sobre la respuesta del ejército al acoso sexual.
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Pvt. Ana Basaldua Ruiz was found dead last Monday of an apparent suicide. She had previously complained to family that she had been the target of sexual harassment