Amy Koczera: Strategic Writer & Storyteller

Category: Multimedia Content

Visual storytelling across photography, video, and creative projects. This section showcases work that lives beyond the written word, consisting of event photography, live on-camera reporting, and personal creative projects. Whether capturing moments on camera or producing content for broadcast news or brand campaigns, these pieces reflect my passion for storytelling in all its forms.

  • Local pharmacies receive Johnson & Johnson vaccine

    Local pharmacies receive Johnson & Johnson vaccine

    LUBBOCK, Texas — More local pharmacies have received doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine this week. 

    “We’re just so happy to get people vaccinated and hopefully get out of the pandemic and just have a lot less deaths and hospitalizations from this disease,” said Chris Hobart, Pharmacist in Charge at Twin Oaks Pharmacy.

    Twin Oaks, Highland and Slaton Pharmacies each received 100 doses, and they were hopeful about what that means for the future of this pandemic.

    “It felt like a sense of relief,” said Benjamin Xie, a pharmacist at Highland Pharmacy. “It’s something that we’ve been waiting, and everyone has been working very diligently on.”

    Pharmacists said a lot of folks were interested in getting the Johnson & Johnson vaccine because it only required one dose.

    “There was actually a lot of people that were waiting for the Johnson & Johnson,” said Hobart. “That’s about half the people we’ve done so far, that were waiting specifically for the one shot that may have had some issues with vaccines in the past or things like that and wanted to do this shot instead.”

    Read the full article on everythinglubbock.com, published March 11, 2021.

  • Texas Parks and Wildlife ask for public’s help to track deadly deer disease

    Texas Parks and Wildlife ask for public’s help to track deadly deer disease

    LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas Parks and Wildlife officials have asked the public to look out for chronic wasting disease (CWD). The neurological disease has spread throughout deer in Texas, attacking their brains and causing them to act almost like zombies before eventually killing them.

    “It overwhelms the population and pretty well turns these deer in zombies,” said Judd Blanchard, a local hunting guide.

    It can sometimes take up to two years for symptoms to show in deer, making the disease especially insidious because it can be difficult to track before then. 

    “The deer are real skinny, or it looks like they’re foaming out of their mouth, and kind of like they’re wandering around lost, like they just, they have no sense of direction,” said Blanchard.

    If it is not caught early and contained, the disease can decimate populations.

    Read the full article on everythinglubbock.com, published March 7, 2021.

  • Kat’s Alley Cats provides shelter for over 140 kitties during storm

    Kat’s Alley Cats provides shelter for over 140 kitties during storm

    LUBBOCK, Texas — The extreme cold temperatures last week can be dangerous for a lot of animals – especially the feral cats in our community. Fortunately, thanks to Kat’s Alley Cats, over 140 cats were saved during the snowstorm.

    The small but mighty non-profit is dedicated to reducing the overpopulation of feral cats through safely trapping, neutering and returning them to their colonies. Feral cats can’t survive well on their own, so when the storm hit, volunteers quickly stepped up for our kitties in need.

    “I got really worried,” said Korey Burns, a volunteer who sheltered cats during the snowstorm. “I knew that the kittens would just freeze to death if we didn’t do something, provide some shelter.” 

    With a growing community of cats in her neighborhood, Burns had to act fast to keep them from freezing in the cold.

    Read the full article on everythinglubbock.com, published February 28, 2021.