My career on the radio began in rock radio. Then pop radio, then radio news. I was even a TV news anchor for a year. Then I produced and hosted two nationally-syndicated shows on public radio stations.
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Radio Free America, 1983.
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Mid-day Marilyn has good time! My first rock radio gig.
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I was a TV News Anchor, 1981. One year was enough.
My most recent live stint was "Out In The Bay," a weekly interview show, 2004-2015, on KALW, San Francisco. We won NLGJA's 2012 Excellence in Journalism Award. Produced in association with Eric Jansen. Here are my highlights.