Sage Van Wing
Sage Van Wing is the executive editor of talk and podcasts for OPB.
She has produced daily news programs at other NPR affiliate stations Vermont Public Radio, KUOW in Seattle and KQED in San Francisco.
She graduated from Stanford University with a degree in anthropology.
While in Vermont, she became an expert sledder. While in Seattle, she learned to bike in the rain. Sage hopes someday to become an expert taxidermist.
Latest Stories
Lawsuit alleges Washington County does not provide equal services to people in mental health crisis
Last year, the group Disability Rights Oregon brought a lawsuit against Washington County, alleging that when 911 is called for people in mental health crises, it’s often law enforcement officers who respond.
CAHOOTS program in Eugene faces severe funding crisis
For more than 30 years, Eugene’s CAHOOTS program has been in place for situations that don’t need an armed police response, like mental health crises, overdoses and homelessness. The program has gotten a lot of national attention, and the model has been an inspiration for cities across the country, including Portland. But this week, White Bird Clinic, which runs CAHOOTS, announced that the hours of service in Eugene city limits will be reduced to just one shift per week — down from 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Amée Markwardt, interim executive director of the White Bird Clinic, joins us to discuss their funding challenges.
REBROADCAST: Honoring Minoru Yasui, Oregonian who challenged curfew on Japanese Americans during WWII
We listen back to a conversation we first aired in 2015 with a niece of Minoru Yasui, who was posthumously awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama for challenging a military curfew on Japanese Americans and their internment during WWII.
Grand Ronde exhibit focuses on past, present and future of queer indigenous folks
The new exhibit at Chachalu Museum and Cultural Center in Grand Ronde features the work of queer indigenous artists reflecting on the space of queerness in indigenous cultures. The exhibit was curated by Grand Ronde artists Anthony Hudson and Felix Furby who created another exhibit two years ago based on the life of Shumkin, a 19th-century Two-Spirit Atfalati Kalapuya healer. That exhibit set out to explore the ways that queerness has always been a part of the Indigenous history, but assimilation had tried to sever the community’s connection to it. This newer exhibit discusses the present and future of queer indigeneity as well.
Oregon bills attempt to address Black mother, infant death rates
A package of bills in the Oregon legislature seeks to support perinatal health by expanding access to doulas, protecting young families from housing loss and eviction and expanding the Oregon child tax credit.
Former students say a teacher at St. Helens High School abused them in the 1980s
Former students say a St. Helens High School teacher, Gene Evans, abused them in the 1980s. He later became a face of child welfare in Oregon.
Portland author Karen Russell’s new book imagines new futures by looking back at the Dust Bowl
Portland writer Karen Russell’s joins us to talk about her latest novel, “The Antidote,” which opens on Black Sunday, the dust storm in April 1935 that swept thousands of tons of topsoil into the air over the Midwest.
Oregon appeals court declares gun control measure constitutional
On Wednesday the Oregon Court of Appeals declared Measure 114 constitutional. The measure passed by voters in 2022 bans the purchase of some higher-capacity magazines and requires permits to purchase firearems.
Portland Thorns and Timbers begin soccer seasons
We hear what Portland Thorns and Timbers fans can expect with the start of the teams' soccer season.
Multnomah County’s ‘Everybody Reads’ author, Javier Zamora, discusses his memoir, ‘Solito’
Zamora’s memoir about the experience, “Solito,” is the choice for Multnomah County’s ‘Everybody Reads’ program in 2025. We talk to Zamora in front of students at Portland’s McDaniel High School.