Cindy Han
Maine Calling ProducerCindy helps produce Maine Public's live call-in show Maine Calling, and sometimes hosts the show—as well as the All Books Considered Book Club. Her first foray into journalism after graduating from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism was to intern with CNN in China in the wake of the Tiananmen Square massacre. She then worked in print journalism over the decades, as a factchecker, writer and editor, with publications ranging from the Los Angeles Times Magazine to the magazine of the National Zoo to a food trends magazine.
Her broadcast work has included doing radio news in college and in Taiwan, as well as reporting for a TV public affairs program at WQED in Pittsburgh. Cindy began working as a volunteer with Maine Public Radio’s call-in show Maine Calling when it first went on the air and stuck around until she came on board as a full-time producer in 2018. She is thrilled to be a part of a program that helps inform, engage and connect people across Maine—and beyond.
Before moving to Maine with her husband, three kids and dog Otto, Cindy lived in many different places, growing up in Ohio and Maryland, and later living in New York, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, and Maryland again.
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We learn how to identify invasive plants in Maine, and what can be done to prevent their spread or eradicate them. -
We'll discuss how new federal regulations to protect endangered right whales put restrictions on Maine's lobster fishermen.
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Hate crimes are on the rise. We discuss the nature of these crimes, how they are addressed, and what can be done to prevent or reduce them.
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We hear from the last speakers of Penobscot and Passamaquoddy languages about what they are doing to preserve and revive the language of their ancestors for future generations.
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Hospital leaders answer questions about the rapid resurgence of Covid-19 in Maine, and what that means for public health guidelines.
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Hospital leaders answer questions about the rapid resurgence of Covid-19 in Maine, and what that means for public health guidelines.
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We learn about the different creameries and cheeses all over Maine and how they contribute to the state's identity and economy.
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We learn about the different creameries and cheeses all over Maine and how they contribute to the state's identity and economy.
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There is a rich supply of edible foods to be found outside in Maine, from berries to mushrooms to seaweed. We learn how and where to forage for wild foods, and how to do it safely.
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Maine CDC director Nirav Shah returns to discuss resurgence of Covid-19, the Delta variant, breakthrough cases, vaccines and booster shots, testing, return to face coverings and more.
