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About our radio show: The East County Magazine Show airs in prime-time on Mondays and Fridays at 5 p.m. It reruns Tuesdays at 8 a.m. and Saturdays at 8 a.m. on KNSJ 89.1 FM, a public educational station broadcasting from Descanso, heard from the mountains to the sea in the San Diego region.
You can also stream our show online with the free Tune-In Radio app to listen live anywhere, even if you’re in an area of poor reception or if the station’s antennae atop Mt. Laguna is offline due to winter weather.
Our independent radio began airing on July 4, 2013. Our show, like our online magazine, has a mission to reflect all voices in our region, particularly those under-represented in other media.
Our radio show has won awards from Society of Professional Journalists and San Diego Press Club. Our award-winning coverage included important topics such as human trafficking in our region, efforts by local Iraqis to help refugees fleeing genocide, water and environmental issues in East County, and “Out of the Ashes,” our special report on the 10-year anniversary of the Cedar Fire.
Send story ideas, news tips and underwriting inquiries to editor@eastcountymagazine.org.
Volunteer on our radio show: Our show relies on community volunteers. You can be the media and get trained in script-writing, broadcasting, and/or sound editing.
About our host: Miriam Raftery, producer and host of the East County Magazine radio show, is also the editor and founder of East County Magazine. She is a national award-winning journalist with over three decades of experience.
Miriam has won over 400 journalism awards, including the American Society of Journalists and Authors’ national Arlene Award for community reporting, San Diego Press Club’s Best of Show award, Society of Professional Journalists San Diego chapter’s James Julian memorial award for community journalism, SPJ’s Gloria Penner Award for political reporting, a First Amendment Award, plus first place awards from SPJ and SDPC for investigative reporting, breaking news, multicultural reporting, environmental coverage, political writing, and more.
Her works have been published in dozens of major regional and national publications including the San Diego Union-Tribune, RawStory.com, Woman’s Day, Writer’s Digest, Women’s E-News, Environmental Business Journal, Arizona Highways. California Real Estate Journal, East County Californian, CityBeat, Alpine Sun, Décor & Style, Nutrition Business Journal and San Diego Writer’s Monthly.
Many of her stories had major impacts, including national-level coverage of election integrity issues, California firestorms, energy and environmental issues. She is known for her in-depth coverage of issues impacting Native Americans, refugees, the Chaldean community, and rural residents, among others.
Miriam is a believer in providing the strongest arguments on all sides of issues, allowing listeners and readers to make informed decisions. A native of East County, she has a passion for exploring our backcountry, leaving no stone unturned in her quest to discover untold stories and fascinating people in our region.
About East County Magazine: Founded in 2008, East County Magazine has won 147 major journalism awards and grown to become the second most widely read news site in San Diego County. ECM is published by the nonprofit 501c3 Heartland Coalition and supported by the nonprofit 501c3 East County Media..