Max Cacas, veteran Fil-Am public radio broadcaster, dies at 61
Max Cacas, 1954-2015
SAN FRANCISCO–Veteran Filipino American broadcaster Max Cacas, who was well known in public and commercial radio in Washington, D.C., died suddenly of a possible heart attack Tuesday, December 8. His wife, Lisa Myers, reported his passing at 61 in a Facebook post.
Cacas was a news producer and operations manager at National Public Radio (NPR) for 10 years, from 1985–95. He also worked in various capacities in radio and journalism throughout the Washington area, most recently as a host and producer for a radio program produced by AFCEA International.
He also worked for Public Radio International, Federal News Radio, WTOP and The Freedom Forum, and taught audio production classes at the University of Maryland.
Friends and colleagues remember Cacas as the “tall lanky Filipino” who loved radio and producing for it.
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