Cyrus Saatsaz was a multimedia journalism professor at Laramie County Community College, the University of Houston and in the Journalism & Media Studies department at San Diego State University. Saatsaz is the host of the podcast and was formerly the host of , a surf talk radio show that aired on in Southern California. Saatsaz is the author of the book Dogwild & Board: Stories, Interviews and Musings from a Surf Journalist, and was a multimedia journalist for The Huffington Post and the Adventure Sports Network which was associated with Yahoo Sports. Saatsaz was a Senior Editor with USA Today for nearly 10 years and was the host and Editor-in-Chief of The Extreme Scene, the world's first action sports radio talk show. In addition to writing for The Huffington Post, Saatsaz is a journali