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 2021, Love's newscasting was recognized as part of the KLCC News team's Edward R. Murrow Overall Excellence award, as well as a regional Excellence in Sound award 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 2019 Love received a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Newscast in the Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Alaska region, and 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 going to concerts and sporting events, volunteering in Eugene schools, 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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Sunday, June 12, KLCC and NPR bring you a special one-hour program: Benching The Patriarchy: 50 Years of Title IX. It focuses on how Title IX played out in the women’s basketball team at the University of Oregon. The special features the reporting of former NPR correspondent Emily Harris, and Eugene-based audio journalist Ida Hardin, and tells the story of Oregon Women’s Basketball coach Jody Runge. -
Nyara Sabally was selected by the New York Liberty as the No. 5 overall pick in the 2022 WNBA Draft.
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Two people died at the scene. Four others from the encampment were transported to Salem Health with life-threatening injuries, two of whom later died at the hospital.
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Fifth seeded Oregon fell to No. 12 Belmont 73-70 in the opening round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament.
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Heavy rains were in the forecast for the coast and Willamette Valley Monday with showers on Tuesday. And for the Roseburg area, "beneficial rains" are expected twice during the week.
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Winter Weather Advisories are in effect for the higher elevations of the Coast Range, Cascade Passes, and Central Douglas County Monday.
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Eugene Police say a white, full-sized van, possibly a Chevrolet, struck and killed a pedestrian around 5:25 pm Saturday in the area of W. 11th and Oakpatch.
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A strong westerly flow over the Pacific is expected to arrive Sunday, bringing periods of heavy rain and wind and the potential for flooding.
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Flood watches and warnings remain in effect for the Central Coast and the South Willamette valley Monday morning, with some rivers pushing their boundaries.
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Oregon State played in their first bowl game since 2013, Saturday. The Beavers fell 24-13 to Utah State.
