Midday Edition uplifts voices in San Diego with fearless conversations about intriguing issues. Host, Jade Hindmon, cuts through the noise with questions that give listeners a deeper understanding of themselves, people and the community they live in. Guests share diverse perspectives from their expertise and lived experience. In a city and world that's rapidly changing, Jade’s interviews inspire, inform and make you think. Midday Edition airs Monday - Thursday 12pm - 1pm and again from 8pm - 9pm. You can also catch the show anytime on all podcast apps.
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Franko Guillen, who is also known as Franceska, is one of nine drag queens being honored in the San Diego History Center’s Legendary Drag Queens of San Diego exhibit on display now through September 8, 2019. -
A key witness in the Navy SEAL war crimes case stunned the court by taking the blame for the death of an Islamic State fighter. Also, workers who care for the horses at Santa Anita Park held a rally opposing shutting down the race track after 29 horses died this season, and the Not-So-Silent short film festival celebrates women pioneer filmmakers. -
A Navy SEAL called by prosecutors to testify at the murder trial of a colleague has acknowledged killing a wounded prisoner in Iraq in what he described as an act of mercy. Also, local reaction to Gov. Newsom’s apology to California Native Americans for state-sponsored genocide, the pros and cons of San Diego’s gunshot detection system, scientists are trying to measure the value of outdoor service work for transitioning veterans, and Imperial Valley will celebrate hometown hero and heavyweight boxing champion Andy Ruiz Jr. with a parade. -
President Trump may have a hard time making good on his threat to deport millions of people living in the U.S. illegally. Also, San Diego’s mayor met with Trump at the White House, how safe is it to store nuclear waste at San Onofre? SANDAG’s vice chair discusses their new vision for transportation and the tradition of Juneteenth moves forwards as talks of reparations resume. -
A federal search warrant revealed that the gunman in the Poway synagogue shooting had developed a hatred of Judaism 18 months before the fatal attack. Also, a new report connects hundreds of law enforcement officers to online hate groups, a $44 million rapid transit route from San Diego State University to downtown is slower than the route it replaced, City Heights leaders have been fighting for five years to have a mural painted in Teralta Park and a new podcast from the Los Angeles Times tells the untold story of the Golden State Killer case. -
The trial of a decorated Navy SEAL charged with killing an Islamic State prisoner in his care began Monday following months of turmoil in one of the Navy's most prominent war crimes cases. Rep. Susan Davis announced Saturday her plans to sign on to the “Green New Deal.” Scripps researchers are examining the changing ice sheets on Greenland and Antarctica and considering the implications for Southern California. -
State lawmakers passed a $214.8B budget Thursday, what’s included? Also, a look at San Diego’s top weekend events. -
Congressman Duncan Hunter’s wife Margaret pleaded guilty to charges of misusing campaign funds for personal use. Also, President Trump plans to roll back vehicle emissions standards and a San Diego Congressman has another idea, U.S. troops are keeping a low profile along the U.S.-Mexico border and a new novel for middle schoolers tackles the issues of body image and self-acceptance. -
San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer is proposing incentives to get developers to build more affordable housing. Also, California OK’s health care for some adult immigrants, San Diego’s “bridge shelters” will remain open through June 2020, the county’s budget proposes new spending on mental illness and homelessness, and California's YIMBY movement is coming to North County. -
The San Diego city Council has sided with a coalition of labor unions to strike Proposition B from the city charter. Also, the California auditor is looking for people to help redraw state voting maps, while San Diego is trying to reduce its reliance on water from the Colorado River, states like Colorado are looking to tap every available drop, a local author tells the story of Harriet Tubman in a new novel and a career in movies matched an Oceanside retiree up with John Wayne and Elvis.
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Midday Edition Team
Jade Hindmon
Host
Jade Hindmon is the host of KPBS Midday Edition. She connects San Diego through fearless conversations that inform, inspire and make you think. Prior to Midday Edition Jade was a reporter and fill-in anchor in the KPBS newsroom covering everything from politics to policing and the economy. Her award winning work spans network affiliates across the southeast and midwest. As a very proud Rattler, Jade studied broadcast journalism and political science at Florida A&M University. She takes a special interest in topics about democracy, accountability, racial justice, science and wellness.
Brooke Ruth
Senior Producer
Brooke Ruth is the senior producer for KPBS Radio News. She previously served as a producer for KPBS Midday Edition and a web producer. Before joining KPBS, Brooke was a web editor for four newspapers and a local television station. She began her career in news at the Imperial Valley Press. She has also been part of the web teams at the Napa Valley Register, North County Times, and U-T San Diego. While pursuing her undergraduate degree at UCLA in psychology, she worked on the student newspaper, the Daily Bruin.
Andrew Bracken
Producer
Andrew Bracken, KPBS Midday Edition and Roundtable producer & host of podcasts "My First Day" & "San Diego Conversations," made "Facing North," a docu-web series on San Diego-Tijuana ties, released on PBS in 2017. He's a San Diego Foundation Creative Catalyst fellow & a San Diego Film Award winner. He drums in his spare time.
Ashley Rusch
Producer
Ashley Rusch is a producer for KPBS Midday Edition. Before joining KPBS, she was an associate producer at LAist 89.3, where she worked on AirTalk with Larry Mantle, Weekend Edition and All Things Considered. At UC Santa Barbara, Ashley led KCSB-FM’s news coverage through the COVID-19 pandemic. She was also a news intern at KCBX in San Luis Obispo. Ashley grew up in South Pasadena, California.
Julianna Domingo
Producer
Julianna Domingo is a producer for KPBS Midday Edition. Before joining the station, Julianna worked at CalMatters as a College Journalism Network Fellow where she reported on higher education across the state. She got her start in journalism at The Triton, an independent student newspaper at UC San Diego. Julianna graduated from UC San Diego with a major in political science and a minor in communications.
Brandon Truffa
Media Production Specialist
Prior to joining the KPBS Midday team in 2024, Brandon worked as a board operator and producer with The Mighty 1090 in San Diego, and executive producer and sound editor at FOX Sports Radio in Los Angeles. He's a San Diego native and graduate of San Diego State University. In his spare time he enjoys watching sports, going to comedy shows and hanging out with his cats and dogs.
Ben Redlawsk
Media Production Specialist
Ben Redlawsk is a media production specialist for KPBS radio. He provides technical direction for KPBS “Morning Edition” and assists with “KPBS Midday Edition” and “KPBS Roundtable” through audio editing and recording. He got his start in radio as head audio engineer at KSDT, UC San Diego’s student-run radio station. Ben graduated from UC San Diego with a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary computing and the arts with an emphasis in music technology.
