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Parkland Shooting Survivors To Bring Message Of Hope To San Diego

By Maureen Cavanaugh / KPBS Midday Edition Co-Host, Marissa Cabrera / News Producer, KPBS Midday Edition

Published May 30, 2019 at 11:15 AM PDT

This story was published more than 4 years ago.

Parkland shooting survivor Brendan Duff stands behind a lectern at a March for our Lives rally in this undated photo.

Brendan Duff and Sofie Whitney will speak about their book "Glimmer of Hope" Sunday at the Lawrence Family JCC as part of its Community Divided/Humanity United series.

Survivors of the Parkland school shooting have found a tragic connection with San Diego.

Just a month after the fatal shooting at the Chabad of Poway Synagogue, two of the Parkland survivors will speak in La Jolla this weekend about their experiences following the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School which killed 17 students in Feb. 2018.

They’ll be at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center Sunday to talk about their book, "Glimmer of Hope," as part of the JCC's Community/Divided/Humanity United speaking series.

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Brendan Duff, one of the book's co-authors joins Midday Edition Thursday to discuss the March for Our Lives movement to reform the nation's gun laws.

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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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Marissa Cabrera

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Marissa Cabrera worked as 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.

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