The Evergreen // Live Podcast
Run Time: 90 min.
FREE EVENT; TICKET REGISTRATION STRONGLY ENCOURAGED
Doors 6:30 p.m.; Event at 7 p.m.
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This event is free as part of PAM’s Free First Thursday, thanks to generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program.
THE EXPERIENCE
Come see how a podcast comes together in real time and learn about some fascinating research on finding new ways to treat endometriosis, ovarian cancer and other health conditions. Jenn Chávez, host of OPB’s weekly podcast “The Evergreen,” will be joined on stage by OPB science and environment reporter/producer Jes Burns and cinematographer/editor Brooke Herbert.
Following the screening, we will have a panel discussion and Q&A with the audience.
ABOUT THE EVERGREEN
OPB’s weekly podcast, The Evergreen, creates an audio portrait of the Pacific Northwest. They tell the stories of the people, places, communities and cultures that make up this region. It’s a podcast about the place YOU live, the places you love, and the geography you feel connected to.
ON STAGE
Jenn Chávez
Jenn Chávez is a podcast host and producer with Oregon Public Broadcasting. Jenn has been making audio in Portland for over a decade, as both a community media and public media journalist. For six years, she was regular voice on OPB’s radio airwaves as a host, announcer and newscaster. Her reporting work for OPB has included stories about health, homelessness, immigrant communities, art, activism, Mexican culture in the Pacific Northwest, libraries and more. Prior to joining OPB in 2017, she hosted and produced the local news radio show “The Five Quadrants of Portland” on XRAY-FM, reporting on marginalized communities and the local news and issues that affect their lives.
Jes Burns
Jes Burns works for OPB’s Science & Environment unit as a science reporter and producer of the Northwest science show “All Science, No Fiction.”
She previously worked for the NPR affiliate KLCC in Eugene as a reporter and the local “All Things Considered” host. Jes has also worked as an editor, host and producer for Free Speech Radio News and has produced radio and television stories for national news programs, including“Marketplace” and “PBS NewsHour.” She’s won many awards for her reporting, including a 2020 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award.
Brooke Herbert
Brooke Herbert is a cinematographer and editor at Oregon Public Broadcasting. Before joining OPB, she worked as a documentary filmmaker, producer, and photojournalist in New Delhi, India. She also had past lives as a video producer at The Oregonian, a producer and director at Blue Chalk Media, and a multimedia editor at the Chicago Tribune.
