Karen Shiffman
Former Staff
Karen Shiffman, the former executive producer of On Point, began working on the show when it went on air in 2001. She was also a program director at WBUR.
Before coming to WBUR, she spent more than a decade as a television producer at WCVB-TV and WBZ-TV.
Karen holds a master’s in psychology from Harvard and once almost went to work for Martha Stewart, a fellow Barnard College graduate. Instead, she ran On Point and produced the station’s coverage of four Democratic and Republican conventions.
A rabid Red Sox fan and an enthusiastic home cook, she lives in Brookline, just blocks from Fenway Park.
Recently published
'Black Nativity' and other fun things to do this weekend in the region
The weather may not cooperate but hey, it’s December in Boston and we can’t let a few flakes and sleet getting in the way of enjoying the weekend!
Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet's Presidential Push Carries On
Despite low poll numbers and no time on the debate stage recently, Sen. Michael Bennet's 2020 bid continues. He joins the show.
Week In The News: Trump In Afghanistan, Ukraine Aid Latest, Navy Secretary Out, 2020 Field Grows
White House budget officials resigned in part over Ukraine aid concerns. Bloomberg enters the 2020 fray. Navy Secretary is pushed out.
When You're A Wreck And The Doctor Tells You, 'It's A Virus, Just Deal'
Among all the other nasty symptoms, viral illnesses pose the challenge of waiting it out without the antibiotics you might wish you could take.
Thank You, Cleveland
Executive producer Karen Shiffman reflects on a week on the RNC's Radio Row in Cleveland.
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Next Stop, Cleveland
Karen Shiffman, our executive producer, reflects on her years of convention-going with the On Point Radio team.
In The Garden, Mother Nature Makes The Rules
Executive producer Karen Shiffman explains why she turns to her garden for food, friends and natrual comfort.
My Mother's Surgery And One Doctor's Substance Abuse
Imagine my shock to read that my mother's surgeon was fired for being impaired in the OR.
Bodley And Brubeck: Steps To Peace
Jazz man Dave Brubeck and music professor/peace activist Derrill Bodley were longtime friends.