A Challenging Year For San Diego Growers

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.

When an intern in the KPBS Newsroom, Sasha wrote radio spots and adapted them into web articles. She recently relocated to San Diego from the Bay Area. She studied media theory at UC Berkeley and received her master’s in broadcasting from San Francisco State University. While at SF State, she taught studio production to undergraduate students in the broadcasting program. Sasha is passionate about producing high quality media that educates and inspires, with a particular interest in issues of sustainability. Sasha has worked in radio and television as well as the government and non-profit sectors. She recently finished production on “Waterways,” a documentary film that follows the path of water from the mountains to the faucet. She spent the summer of 2010 in El Salvador shooting and editing a promotional video for a non-profit. When not working, Sasha enjoys hiking, dancing, cooking and gardening.