Barbara Bogaev

Weekend America

Bogaev is one of two hosts of Weekend America, a program that presents news and analysis, interviews, features, music and commentaries with a fun and engaging style that appeals to weekend listeners.

Bogaev's broadcast experience bridges television and radio, behind the scenes and in front of the mike. In addition to her informed and winsome presence as the interviewer who fills in for Terry Gross on NPR's Fresh Air, Bogaev has also hosted a weekly radio newsmagazine on health and medicine, and produced sound features and in-depth documentaries on topics as varied as technology in education, riverboat captains and poetry. She also serves as the host of public radio's longest-running national weekly documentary series, Soundprint.