KQED Radio Staff

Amy Standen

Quest Reporter

Amy Standen was born and raised in San Francisco, and received a B.A. in Latin American Studies from Vassar College.

Back in the days before email, she became interested in radio while traveling through India, relying on a shortwave and the BBC for connection to the outside world. After returning to the United States, she learned to cut tape interning for a Latin American news show at WBAI in New York, before taking her first radio job as a producer for Pulse of the Planet.

Since then, Amy has reported for many print and radio outlets; she was an editor at Salon.com, the editor of Terrain Magazine, and produced a weekly segment for KALW's Philosophy Talk. Her work has appeared on All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, and Living on Earth. Amy is also a founding editor of Meatpaper Magazine.