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Helen Hawes has a degree in English from the University of South Carolina. After a successful career in sales and marketing, Helen started her own business, Bowl of Cherries Art. She is commissioned to create murals and paintings for clients in San Diego as well as around the country and across the globe. She has contributed work to several nonprofits for charity. While her art career blossomed, Helen’s love of story was reignited. She studied Creative Writing at Grossmont College where she received the Editor’s Choice Award for Fiction in the Acorn Review. Because she wants to use her skills to illuminate issues for the public good, she is currently studying Broadcast Communications at City College.

Maureen Cavanaugh hosts These Days, a two-hour talk show keeping San Diego in the know on everything from politics to the arts. Join the live conversation at (888) 895-5727.

David Wagner covers the science and technology beat for KPBS. Before arriving in San Diego, he wrote a research column for The Atlantic magazine's sister site The Atlantic Wire. Other positions found him producing web content for NPR's Arts & Life channel and writing features for the San Francisco Chronicle. He holds English and Political Science B.A.s from UC Berkeley.

Carissa Casares produces arts and culture segments and contributes web posts for KPBS Midday Edition. She graduated in 2009 from San Diego State University with a degree in journalism and a minor in English. At SDSU she was a regular contributor to the on-campus newspaper, The Daily Aztec. Her freelance work has been published in San Diego CityBeat, San Diego Uptown News, the Urbanist and Pacific San Diego Magazine. Carissa is a San Diego native.

Jocelyn was a production assistant for “KPBS Midday Edition." Her work focused primarily in arts and culture coverage. She helped produce the "Weekend Preview" segment heard every Thursday on “Midday Edition.” She has a passion for current events and politics and has produced some radio segments centered on local news. Jocelyn is originally from Mission Viejo California, she graduated from Point Loma Nazarene University in 2010. She hopes to continue producing, writing, and reporting in San Diego as a broadcast journalist.

Claire Caraska served as a production assistant for KPBS Midday Edition and a Culture Lust blogger. As a writer and editor, she has covered music and visual arts for various print and online publications, including San Diego CityBeat, The San Diego Union-Tribune and voiceofsandiego.org. Claire received her bachelor’s degree in communication from UC San Diego, where she spent time on the air at KSDT Radio. An avid audiophile and record collector, she is also a DJ and can be heard playing 60s and 70s soul and funk at local watering holes. Photo by Derrik Chinn.

Joie Parmenter joined KPBS in 2000 as a corporate development executive. Joie worked to secure revenue from local corporations, foundations, and government agencies for television, radio, and the Web through the form of underwriting. She was responsible for the development and maintenance of all revenue accounts including prospecting, presentations, and proposals. Joie has held board member positions with the San Diego YWCA, San Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau, and San Diego Arts & Culture Commission. Joie previously worked 22 years for Delta Airlines and held the position of district sales manager. She moved to San Diego in 1995, where she also enjoys being a certified pilates instructor and personal trainer.

Public Insight Journalist Nick Blumberg (Phoenix) has served as an Associate Producer for KJZZ’s Here and Now, a news and public affairs talk show covering the Phoenix area. He grew up on the far North Side of Chicago, and has been a news junkie as long as he can remember. He moved to Arizona to attend the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University, graduating magna cum laude. He was part of the Murrow and PRNDI-award winning team at KJZZ that covered Arizona’s controversial SB 1070 anti-immigration law throughout 2010. His passions include pop culture, art and big dogs.

Prior to her work as a videographer in the KPBS newsroom, Andi interned at Interloper Films and has worked as a News Photographer for KUSI and ABC10 News respectively. Some of the important stories she has covered include the 2016 Bernie Sanders campaign stop in National City, the Thousand Oaks shooting, and the Woolsey Fire. Andi Dukleth is a born and raised San Diegan who graduated from California State University San Marcos with a bachelor’s degree in arts and technology. Since graduating in 2013, she has found a passion for documentary filmmaking and illustrating comic books. In addition to working in news, she is active in the comic book scene. She is a part of a local comic book collective and has paneled at San Diego Comic Con.

Pat Finn previously served as a producer for KPBS Midday Edition and KPBS Evening Edition. Finn began her career in broadcasting at KTLA and KCET in Los Angeles. In 1979 she became KPBS’ Public Information Director, then Director of Advertising and Promotion, Program Director, and Director of Broadcasting. She oversaw the station’s local and national productions, including the one-hour documentary Los Romeros: The Royal Family of the Guitar, and Child Protective Services, a one-hour look inside the San Diego County agency responsible for the welfare of at risk children. Both programs also aired on public television stations nationwide. Finn has earned honors from the Society of Professional Journalists and the Pacific Southwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.