Ken Kramer 100 Landing Page
“Ken Kramer's About San Diego” is celebrating its 100th episode!
For more than five decades, the Emmy-winning show “Ken Kramer’s About San Diego” has presented stories of the history, places and people of the area we call home. Ranging over all of San Diego County, the stories hosted by legendary Ken Kramer and co-produced by Suzanne Bartole share little known things about our past and how they relate to places we see every day. You learn something you might not have known about San Diego.
100th Episode Highlight
Join Ken for a look back at some of the first broadcasts of the show that has become a KPBS favorite over the years. Plus some memorable stories and recollections from the program's nearly half century on San Diego radio and TV.
- The 100th episode will be broadcast on February 19, 2026 on KPBS-TV and KPBS+
- Early access — KPBS members can stream the episode early beginning February 1
- Enjoy a special mini-marathon of “About San Diego” episodes on February 19
Binge “About San Diego”
Watch episodes from the current season and past seasons at any time on KPBS+. Episodes go back to 2010.
Want some recommendations? Here are a few from KPBS staff.
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Join the Party
Join us on March 18 as we celebrate the 100 episodes of “Ken Kramer’s About San Diego” with a live, in-person event honoring his decades of connection to San Diego and the stories that bring our region to life.
Wednesday, March 18 at 6 p.m.
The Music Box
About Ken and Suzanne
The show's television life began as a volunteer effort in 1980 when Ken Kramer organized a group of community history enthusiasts using borrowed equipment to cobble together some half hour KPBS broadcasts featuring odd and little-known facts about our county. After a dozen years as a news reporter and “About San Diego” storyteller at NBC7, Ken and the program came back to KPBS for good in 2010 and has since become one of the station’s most popular offerings.
After his retirement from regular production of “About San Diego” a few years ago, Ken was urged by station management to put together some occasional new episodes. So, fast forward to now! Ken and his producer Suzanne Bartole continue to offer new stories about the people and history of the area we call home. As a talk show host, television reporter, and writer/host of “About San Diego,” Ken has been awarded 14 Emmys, 8 Golden Mikes, the KPBS Lifetime Achievement Award, and is a NATAS Silver Circle and KPBS Hall Of Fame inductee.
Suzanne Bartole is co-producer, photographer, and editor for Ken Kramer's About San Diego, a multimedia producer with the County of San Diego, and the videographer for LEGOLAND California Resort. She previously worked as a news photojournalist and editor at NBC and Fox stations in San Diego. Specializing in video storytelling, Suzanne has produced content across the U.S. and internationally, with projects ranging from swimming with sharks in the Dominican Republic to filming atop glaciers in New Zealand for Sam the Cooking Guy, a television show she co-created. She is a 22-time Emmy Award winner and a NATAS Silver Circle Inductee, and holds a B.A. in Television Production from San Diego State University.
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