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 EditionA local community archive is dedicated to preserving and sharing local LGBTQ+ history. Plus, a celebration of queer and trans performers in an upcoming dance festival. And your weekend preview. -
KPBS Midday EditionKPBS Midday Edition is tackling dating, relationships and heartbreak in an upcoming show. -
KPBS Midday EditionA professor connects the dots between the historical roots of anti-fat bias and racism within medicine. -
KPBS Midday EditionFor decades, a racially biased lab test included a "race modifier" that prevented thousands of Black patients from getting kidney transplants. -
KPBS Midday EditionSinger-songwriter AJ Rafael celebrates his leading role at Cygnet Theatre. We also hear about a new art exhibit in Oceanside and some arts events happening this weekend. -
KPBS Midday EditionKPBS Midday Edition discusses the rich legacy of labor organizing across California and locally in San Diego with Dolores Huerta.
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San Diego's Zohreh and Susie Ghahremani share "Memory Garden," a children's book about a grandmother and granddaughter bonding through stories, culture and gardening.
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- California attorney general launches civil rights investigation into San Diego juvenile halls
- Preventable hospitalizations in California show continued health disparities as Medicaid faces possible cuts