Doug Sovern has earned more than 250 journalism awards for his work as a reporter. He first worked in Bay Area radio news at K-101, then briefly at KGO, and since 1990 as a senior member of the reporting staff on KCBS.
His awards collection includes five national Edward R. Murrow Awards and he’s been awarded the Associated Press TV/Radio Association’s Best Radio Reporter of the Year Award five times.
Since 2020 Doug has hosted “The State of California,” a daily interview segment and podcast on politics and public policy. Doug also does special features and investigations and has appeared as a guest political TV commentator on KPIX, CBS, CBSN, BBC, CBC, Australian TV and numerous local TV affiliates throughout California.
Sovern originally moved to the Bay Area with his rock band “The Nice Boys From New York”. He still plays a pretty mean bass guitar for The Eyewitness Blues Band.