Arts & Culture

Paying Tribute to Michael Jackson

By Maureen Cavanaugh / KPBS Midday Edition Co-Host, Kurt Kohnen

Published July 7, 2009 at 11:11 AM PDT

This story was published more than 15 years ago.

These Days honors Michael Jackson with music from his "Off the Wall Special Edition" album featuring "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough."

Maureen Cavanaugh: In closing today, we'd like to mark the tributes being paid to Michael Jackson during his memorial in Los Angeles. Thousands have gathered at the Staple Center and millions more will watch the entertainer be eulogized and remembered by his family, friends, fans and entertainers from around the world. And in our own small way, we'd like to add to the tributes, and honor what was best about Michael Jackson: his talent to perform, to create and to make music like no-one else. So in remembrance, here's Michael Jackson in the process of creating music.

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Maureen Cavanaugh has been a familiar voice for KPBS listeners for more than 15 years, serving in a variety of capacities including announcer, host, and producer. As host of KPBS Midday Edition, Maureen has interviewed a wide range of notables, such as comedienne Sandra Bernhardt, actor John Lequizamo, author Chuck Palahniuk, composer Marvin Hamlisch, artist Robert Irwin, and designer Zandra Rhodes. But of all the interviews Maureen has conducted, her most special was with His Holiness, the Dalai Lama. Before joining KPBS in 1997, she worked as a news anchor for KSDO and KOGO News Radio in San Diego. While working for commercial radio stations in San Diego and in Salt Lake City, Utah, Maureen reported on both hard news and lifestyle features. Maureen has received three "Golden Mike" awards from the Radio and TV News Association of Southern California for economic reporting and breaking news. She has also received a "Best of Show" and “Best Radio Newscast” awards from the San Diego Press Club and the "Flo" Award from Public Radio Program Directors Association for Best Public Radio Announcer in a large market. Maureen is a native of Queens, New York, but after more than 20 years in San Diego she feels she qualifies as a real Southern Californian.

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