Neda Iranpour

A versatile and Emmy award-winning journalist, Neda has handled reporting, anchoring, and weather forecasting. She has a focus on environmental pieces with her Earth 8 segments. She has covered several topics including the importance of saving the Torrey Pine and the efforts by the Agua Hedionda Lagoon. She's covered the spread of microplastics, icebergs melting, sea urchins used in medical research, and the list goes on. Her environmental piece on chemicals found in dolphin blubber earned her an Emmy award and she was recently nominated for 3 more Emmy’s in the Environmental category. 

The Rotary Club of Carlsbad is being honored for its ongoing partnership, generosity, and commitment to strengthening the local community through impactful events like the Annual Wine & Food Festival. Their dedication to volunteerism and service directly supports environmental stewardship, education, and public access efforts at the Agua Hedionda Lagoon.