Sasa Woodruff
News DirectorExpertise: News wrangling, longform story editing, documentary
Education: U.C. Berkeley + University of Utah
Highlights
- Reported, produced and edited for NPR and American Public Media’s Marketplace
- Editorial Integrity and Leadership Initiative fellow
- Public Media Journalism Association, Board Member
Experience
I moved to Boise in the fall of 2019 to run the Boise State Public Radio newsroom as news director. I help shape the local stories you hear with a phenomenal team of reporters and hosts. Before Boise, I reported, produced and edited for NPR and American Public Media on everything from racism against Roma in Slovakia to a glow in the dark ramen popup.
I have degrees in journalism and German language and literature from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, where I grew up. I’m also a graduate of U.C. Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism’s documentary film program.
When I’m not thinking about audio, I’m in the kitchen fermenting cabbages or persimmons and piping cream puffs. For the record, I was into sourdough before it was COVID cool. Oh, and I don’t have a stomach.
Email: sasawoodruff@boisestate.edu
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Research into new pharmaceuticals has produced an unanticipated by-product: Petunias that glow in the dark -
Petunias that glow in the dark are a thing now. The genetically modified flowers actually generate their own light, and are now legal to sell.
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On Monday, April 8, a total solar eclipse will be visible across the United States. We have some tips on how to watch it safely – even the partial eclipse we'll see here in Idaho. -
A glow-in-the-dark petunia is now available to U.S. gardeners. The backyard favorite was modified with four genes from a bioluminescent mushroom and another fungus gene so it can emanate light. The company behind the ethereal flower is based in Ketchum, Idaho. -
A new plant and soil health center is opening Tuesday and will help researchers study fruit growing, plant pathology and microbiology. -
The plant gets its color — and a boost in antioxidants — from genes from an edible flower. It's the first time gardeners have been able to grow a GMO crop at home. -
Organic materials in landfills is a major contributor to methane emissions, but keeping things like grass clippings, apple cores or paper products out of the regular waste stream is a win for reducing greenhouse gases. -
The State of Idaho issued a death warrant for 73-year-old convicted murderer, Thomas Eugene Creech. -
Screech, the white peacock, showed up almost two decades ago and has become a fixture of a Boise-Bench neighborhood. -
Eleven aboard a YMCA summer camp bus are injured on Highway 55
