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Earthscapes
Art that Goes Out with the Tide

EMMY AWARD WINNER
WRITER, PRODUCER, EDITOR
KQED AND PBS NEWSHOUR

"Our lives are impermanent. And the tide is unstoppable.” -Andres Amador

BRIAN GOGGIN
GATEKEEPER OF IMPOSSIBLE DREAMS

EMMY AWARD WINNER
WRITER, PRODUCER, EDITOR
KQED SAN FRANCISCO

“Creating artwork where people don’t expect it offers the opportunity for an epiphany.” -Brian Goggin

REFRAMED: ARTISTS MAKE PUBLIC PART OF THE PICTURE

WRITER, PRODUCER, EDITOR
FOR KQED AND SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART

“Sometimes good Social Practice projects are about uncovering difficult truths." -Stephanie Syjuco

BRIDGING CULTURES
WITH THE STROKE OF A PEN

7 PART COMMUNITY ARTS SERIES
WRITER, PRODUCER, EDITOR
KQED SAN FRANCISCO

"Just dropping a stroke, where the pen starts and where the pen ends, could change my entire day." -Zubair Simab

Photographer Helped bring Queer Life Out of the Shadows

Emmy Award Nomination
WRITER, PRODUCER
KQED SAN FRANCISCO, PBS NEWSHOUR

"Tony caught that new gay liberation spirit. We were demanding it. You take your freedom." -Ron Kilhefner

SCAPE MARTINEZ
MIXING PAINT WITH POSITIVITY

PRESS CLUB WINNER
WRITER, PRODUCER, CO-EDITOR
KQED SAN FRANCISCO

“It’s a spark. Take potential, stir it with creativity, give them outlets. Things start changing.” -Scape Martinez

Building a House the Eco-Friendly Way with 3-D Printing

Emmy Award Winner
WRITER / PRODUCER
KQED SAN FRANCISCO

"How much function can you pack into design. How many layers of possibility. That’s what we’re after." -Ron Rael

CHERYL LEONARD
MAKES THE ROCKS SING

EMMY AWARD WINNER
WRITER, PRODUCER
KQED SAN FRANCISCO

"We can learn a lot about the health of an environment by listening to its sounds and how they change." -Cheryl Leonard

Photographer puts new spin on 'street art' using Google Maps

SAN FRANCISCO PRESS CLUB WINNER
WRITER, PRODUCER
KQED SAN FRANCISCO, PBS NEWSHOUR

"This drive-by picture taking is symbolic in a way of the anonymous nature of how these people live." -Doug Rickard

KEI LUN DANCERS
FIND NEW MEANING IN ANCIENT STEPS

7 PART COMMUNITY ARTS SERIES
WRITER, PRODUCER, EDITOR
KQED SAN FRANCISCO

"Percussion, gongs and cymbals...It’s like the heartbeat of a lion."
-Corey Chan

CAMBODIA'S DARK PAST BEHIND HER
DANCER STEPS INTO THE LIGHT

WRITER, PRODUCER, CO-EDITOR
CULTURE CREATES COMMUNITY SERIES
KQED SAN FRANCISCO

"I was five when the Khmer Rouge took over. Ninety percent of artists were killed at this time." -Charya Burt

QUILTER PIECES TOGETHER LOST ART
OF HAWAIIAN KAPA

PRESS CLUB WINNER
WRITER, PRODUCER, EDITOR
KQED SAN FRANCISCO

“You have to have a Hawaiian mindset of humility and gratitude to pound beautiful kapa.” -Wendeanne Ke aka Stitt

DAN HOYLE
COMEDY FROM THE HEART

PRODUCER, EDITOR
MAINSTAGE
KQED SAN FRANCISCO

"I saw James hit the ground and I said, 'I wish that was me. Death easy, life hard.'" - Dan Hoyle 'Each and Every Thing'

VANISHING ICE
ARTISTS' CALL TO ACTION

COMPANION WEB VIDEO
WRITER / PRODUCER / EDITOR
KQED SAN FRANCISCO

"Artists are on a mission. They want to communicate, 'the earth is warming, you know, wake up.'" -Barbara Matilsky

Bassist Marcus Shelby Finds Freedom's Message in the Music

7 PART COMMUNITY ARTS SERIES
Producer
KQED San Francisco

"We go into juvenile hall to share with young people; blues is really about freedom." -Marcus Shelby

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EarthscapesArt that Goes Out with the Tide

BRIAN GOGGINGATEKEEPER OF IMPOSSIBLE DREAMS

REFRAMED: ARTISTS MAKE PUBLIC PART OF THE PICTURE

BRIDGING CULTURESWITH THE STROKE OF A PEN

Photographer Helped bring Queer Life Out of the Shadows

SCAPE MARTINEZMIXING PAINT WITH POSITIVITY

Building a House the Eco-Friendly Way with 3-D Printing

CHERYL LEONARDMAKES THE ROCKS SING