Jenn Chávez is the host of OPB's weekly podcast, The Evergreen.

Jenn has been making audio stories in Portland for 15 years as a public media and community media journalist. For six years, she was regular voice on OPB's radio airwaves as a host, announcer and newscaster. Her work for OPB has included stories about health, homelessness, immigrant communities, arts and culture, activism, BIPOC histories in the Northwest and more. Prior to joining OPB in 2017, she hosted and produced the local news radio show "The Five Quadrants of Portland" on XRAY-FM, reporting on marginalized communities and the local news and issues that affect their lives.

Jenn has a BA in literature and writing from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Before journalism, she worked as a film-nerdy video store clerk, and remains a source of unsolicited movie recommendations.