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The Story Of 'Sixty-Six Garage' Serialized In LA Times Podcast

By Maureen Cavanaugh / KPBS Midday Edition Co-Host, Megan Burke / News Editor

Published August 5, 2019 at 11:15 AM PDT

This story was published more than 4 years ago.

Investigative reporter Joanne Faryon is pictured with 66 Garage in an undated photo.

When reporter Joanne Faryon first became aware of a Coronado nursing home patient called Sixty-Six Garage, she was working at KPBS and deeply involved in investigating end of life care. But then, something happened.

When reporter Joanne Faryon first became aware of a Coronado nursing home patient known as Sixty-Six Garage, she was working at KPBS and deeply involved in investigating end of life care. But then, something happened. The strange, sad story of the man with no known identity, being kept alive on machines for more than 15 years became an obsession.

Now, Faryon tells the whole story of Sixty-Six Garage in a new podcast from the LA Times studios that has become one of the most popular in the nation. The six-part investigative series is called "Room 20" and it both solves mysteries about Sixty-Six Garage and raises questions about how we define consciousness and life itself.

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Faryon joins Midday Edition Monday with more on the story she tells in her new podcast.

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Maureen Cavanaugh

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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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Megan Burke

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Megan Burke is an Emmy-award winning news editor overseeing the environment, health, and racial justice and social equity reporting beats. Prior to her current role as editor, Megan spent more than a decade as a producer for KPBS Midday Edition, a daily radio news magazine and podcast. Other news production credits include KPBS Evening Edition, KPBS Roundtable, and San Diego’s DNA, a two-part documentary highlighting the region’s oldest traditions and culture using personal artifacts and oral histories of San Diegans.

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