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Meet Maaika Westen, a new host for the
entertainment project
Maaika Westen joined the
Sidewalks Entertainment on-air team during
the summer of 2008.
She is no stranger to being in front of the
camera. At age 16, Maaika was the co-creator and
host of her own local cable show called Fresh
Take. The popular series featured
exceptional young people and round table
discussion on important topics pertaining to
youth.
During the last couple of years, she has been a
correspondent for the San Francisco movie review
TV program, Medium Rare, where she
interviewed actors and directors, such as Parker
Posey, Academy Award winning director Florian
Henckel Von Donnersmarck, AnnaSophia Robb, and
Connie Nielsen to name a few. In addition, she
experienced Red Carpet interviews, including the
Academy of Friends and the Museum of African
Diaspora Anniversary Gala.
As far as she can remember, Maaika has been a
connoisseur of the performing arts and
entertainment industry news. You can always find
her huddled around the TV when the Academy
Awards®,
Golden Globes®, or the Grammys® are on the tube.
Some of her interests include national and
local politics, art, films, health,
IT technology and music. When Maaika is not
working, you can find her exploring the city and
spending time with her friends and family.
For her Sidewalks Entertainment debut,
Maaika has interviewed the cast of the
award-winning documentary "American Teen" and
actors
Steve Coogan,
Kerry Washington,
Emile
Hirsch and
James
Franco.
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