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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The omicron surge in Idaho is months behind us, but test positivity rates at the network of neighborhood Primary Health clinics in Ada and Canyon counties has more than quadrupled over the past four weeks.
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Artist Eddie Melendrez likes to paint people in their everyday lives. His works pay tribute to his Chicano culture by depicting scenes including lowrider cars and Day of the Dead celebrations.
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Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin missed a deadline on Wednesday to let the state budget chief know how she planned to cover an expected budget shortfall.
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The Boise State Broncos are pulling out of the 2021 Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl because of COVID-19.
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Cooking and sharing elaborate meals was her joy. Then she learned a mutation in her genes puts her at extremely high risk of gastric cancer. Could she lose her stomach to save her life?
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The delta mutation is causing a surge in COVID-19 cases, here in Idaho and across the country. This is not the first variant to spike infections — and it won’t be the last.
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The Idaho House Ethics Committee recommended this week that a sitting state lawmaker be censured and removed from her seat on the House Commerce and Human Resources Committee.
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Idaho Matters speaks with Ali Rabe, Executive Director of Jesse Tree which focuses on preventing eviction and homelessness for Treasure Valley families.
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A coalition of business, recreational, environmental and other interests hopes to guide the management of state-owned endowment lands in the North Fork Payette watershed.
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As Juneteenth becomes a federal holiday, Idaho Matters looks back at the history of this day — which many folks in Idaho are still learning about.