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Marissa Cabrera

News Producer, KPBS Midday Edition

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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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KPBS Midday Edition

Podcast Reveals History Of KKK On Camp Pendleton

Maureen Cavanaugh

Marissa Cabrera

“Free The Pendleton 14” is a new podcast about a group of black Marines who tried to combat racism and the Ku Klux Klan at Camp Pendleton in the 1970s.
KPBS Midday Edition

Report: Climate Change May Hit States That Voted For Trump The Hardest

Jade Hindmon

Marissa Cabrera

A new report from UC San Diego and the Brookings Institution shows the economic impacts of climate change are widespread. But red-voting states may be disproportionately affected by the negative impacts of climate change.
KPBS Midday Edition

What's Behind Tijuana's Violence?

Jade Hindmon

Marissa Cabrera

More than 2,500 people were killed in Tijuana in 2018, that's seven times the total in 2012.
KPBS Midday Edition

San Diego Black Film Festival Spotlights African-American Cinema For 17th Year

Maureen Cavanaugh

Marissa Cabrera

Comedies, dramas, documentaries and short films are all on the agenda at the 17th annual San Diego Black Film Festival, which officially begins Thursday at ArcLight Cinemas La Jolla.
KPBS Midday Edition

Human Rights Watch Film Festival Returns For 9th Year To San Diego's MOPA

Maureen Cavanaugh

Marissa Cabrera

This year's festival features five films that focus on a range of social justice issues, from the #MeToo movement to immigration and the fight to protect transgender service members.
KPBS Midday Edition

No Sign Of 'Return To Mexico' Policy At San Ysidro Port Of Entry

Maureen Cavanaugh

Marissa Cabrera

U.S. officials said the policy to return most asylum seekers to Mexico while their cases work their way through the U.S. court system would start Friday. But there is still no indication the plan has been implemented.