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Marissa Cabrera
News Producer, KPBS Midday Edition
Marissa Cabrera is a producer for KPBS Midday Edition and had previously served as a Newscast Producer for KPBS' Morning Edition.
Before joining KPBS she reported on Vatican affairs, social, and cultural issues in Rome, Italy. She also contributed to a documentary on sex abuse in the Catholic Church.
Marissa has worked as a multimedia journalist at various news stations in San Diego and Monterey as well as Columbia, Missouri.
Marissa graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism.
Recent Stories by Marissa Cabrera
'Land On Fire' Author Discusses New Reality Of California Wildfires
- July 25
- By Marissa Cabrera, Maureen Cavanaugh
Nature writer Gary Ferguson says heavy fuels, climate change and housing development are mostly to blame for fires that are bigger and hotter than they have been previously.
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra Discusses Priorities, DACA Program
- July 18
- By Marissa Cabrera, Maureen Cavanaugh
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra spoke to San Diego business leaders Monday as part of the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce's "Good Government" speaker series.
How San Diego’s National Conflict Resolution Center Is Tackling Uncivil Discourse
- July 12
- By Marissa Cabrera, Maureen Cavanaugh
A new poll says Americans believe civility between Democrats and Republicans is getting worse. But the San Diego-based National Conflict Resolution Center has a plan to help elected leaders work through differences and find common ground.
New Exhibit Explores The Plight Of Refugees Through Personal Items
- July 11
- By Marissa Cabrera, Maureen Cavanaugh
The exhibit, "What We Carried: Fragments and Memories from Iraq and Syria," will be on display at the New Americans Museum of San Diego through September 3, 2017.
'All Our Waves Are Water' Chronicles Surfer’s Spiritual Lessons From The Ocean
- July 10
- By Marissa Cabrera, Maureen Cavanaugh
Author Jaimal Yogis will be speaking about his new memoir “All Our Waves Are Water: Stumbling Toward Enlightenment And The Perfect Ride,” Tuesday at Warwick’s bookstore.
San Diego Zoo Opens New Africa Rocks Exhibit
- July 6
- By Marissa Cabrera, Maureen Cavanaugh
The $68 million, 8-acre exhibit features lesser known animals of the African continent, including endangered African penguins, baboons, leopards and lemurs.
San Diego City Leaders Launch $80 Million Plan To House The Homeless
- July 5
- By Marissa Cabrera, Maureen Cavanaugh
The three-year plan aims to get 3,000 people into permanent supportive housing. It will also fund a prevention program to help those on the brink of eviction from falling into homelessness.
Number Of Hepatitis A Cases In San Diego County Continue To Rise
- June 28
- By Marissa Cabrera, Maureen Cavanaugh
Since November, 196 cases of the viral disease have been confirmed and four people have died in San Diego County. The outbreak is disproportionately affecting the region's homeless population.
Trumpet Legend Herb Alpert Discusses Upcoming San Diego Concert, New Album
- June 27
- By Marissa Cabrera, Maureen Cavanaugh
Alpert and his wife Lani Hall will be performing July 6 as part of the San Diego Symphony’s Bayside Summer Nights concert series.
San Diego Author Don Winslow Discusses New Novel, 'The Force'
- June 26
- By Marissa Cabrera, Maureen Cavanaugh
Winslow will be talking about "The Force," his latest crime thriller about a corrupt police officer, at Warwick’s in La Jolla on Monday and Mysterious Galaxy in San Diego on Friday.