Love Cross
Weekend Edition Host and Morning Edition HostLove Cross joined KLCC in 2017. She began her public radio career as a graduate student, serving as Morning Edition Host for Boise State Public Radio in the late 1990s. She earned her undergraduate degree in Rhetoric and Communication from University of California at Davis, and her Master’s Degree from Boise State University. In addition to her work in public radio, Love teaches college-level courses in Communication and Public Speaking.
In 2023 Love was awarded her second consecutive Edward R. Murrow award for Best Newscast in the Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska region. She also received that award in 2019. Her newscasting was also recognized as part of the KLCC News team's 2023 and 2022 Edward R. Murrow Overall Excellence award. In 2022 she was also bestowed with a regional Murrow award for Excellence in Sound for her piece Sounds from the ballgame: Emeralds return to PK Park. A 2021 newscast earned her a national 1st Place honor from the Public Media Journalists Association (PMJA) in 2022. In 2019 Love received a PMJA award for Best Newscast. She has also earned awards for her hosting and reporting from the Idaho State Broadcaster’s Association and the Idaho Press Club.
Love is an avid music lover and enjoys yoga, going to concerts and sporting events, and hanging out with her husband and their daughters.
You can hear her on Weekend Edition, Saturday and Sunday mornings from 5-10am, and on Monday Morning Edition from 4 to 9am.
You can also follow her on Twitter: @KLCCLoveCross.
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No. 18 Oregon State opened their season with a 42-17 win over San Jose State. -
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Fire managers from the Lookout, Bedrock, and Pothole Fires updated community members on Wednesday evening.
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Last week, the Sunday Puzzle listeners were challenged to solve came from a KLCC listener-member: retired psychiatrist Mike Schwartz from Florence.
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Temperatures are forecast to reach into the triple-digits from Sunday into next week, bringing higher risk of fires and heat-related illness.
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Fire crews are working several fires in Lane and Linn County. The Salmon Fire was spotted Sunday just outside of Oakridge. The Priceboro Fire is eight miles northeast of Eugene outside of Harrisburg. And the Bedrock Fire continues to burn in the Fall Creek area.
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Eugene Police are sounding the alarm after they responded to eight overdose-related deaths over a span of four days last week.
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The Haight Creek Fire burning near Alma, southwest of Eugene, is estimated to be at 100 acres on Oregon Department of Forestry-protected Bureau of Land Management land.
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Beginning Sunday, several campgrounds, recreation areas, and trails in the 2022 Cedar Creek Fire burn area are open. The Pacific Crest Trail is also now open and accessible for thru hikers.
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Oregon Baseball lost game 3 of the Super Regional to Oral Roberts, 11-6.
