Ashley Rusch
ProducerAshley Rusch is a producer for KPBS Midday Edition. Before joining KPBS, she was an associate producer at LAist 89.3, where she worked on AirTalk with Larry Mantle, Weekend Edition and All Things Considered.
At UC Santa Barbara, Ashley led KCSB-FM’s news coverage through the COVID-19 pandemic. She was also a news intern at KCBX in San Luis Obispo.
Ashley grew up in South Pasadena, California.
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KPBS Midday EditionIn the five years since President Trump's election denial and the U.S. Capitol insurrection, we look at how the moment shaped extremism and politics. -
KPBS Midday EditionA new reporting series from inewsource chronicles the impacts of the Tijuana River sewage crisis on public health. Then, a look into how San Diego providers are bracing for cuts to Medi-Cal. -
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KPBS Midday EditionIn this first part of our yearly Midday Wrapped, two of the Midday Edition producers talk about the conversations that stood out to them in 2025. -
KPBS Midday EditionEvery December, dictionaries publish lists of words and expressions defining the world that year. We talk through some of the biggest words and phrases of 2025. -
KPBS Midday EditionCrews have been taking apart the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station piece by piece since 2020. The iconic twin domes will soon be demolished.
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