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Vince Petronzio is the chief financial officer and associate general manager for business and financial affairs at KPBS. He has been with the organization since 2010 and oversees the business administration, financial management, and membership and underwriting fundraising for the FM and TV station’s multimillion dollar budget. In that capacity, he also works closely with the senior management team at San Diego State University and its related Research Foundation.

One of the biggest-selling comedy acts in the world, Jimmy consistently performs stand-up to sell-out crowds across the globe. At the latest count he has taken tour shows to over forty different countries. His last tour, "Best Of Ultimate Gold Greatest Hits", sold over 480,000 tickets globally with current show, "Terribly Funny", exceeding that figure by the end of 2022. The tour continues in to 2023 with shows in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and beyond. Jimmy is a household name in UK television, well known for hosting Channel 4’s 8 Out Of 10 Cats, 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown and "Big Fat Quiz Of The Year" in addition to presenting Comedy Central’s "Roast Battle UK" and "Your Face Or Mine". He is a regular on all the top panel shows, including "QI" and "A League Of Their Own", has performed as part of "The Royal Variety Performance" three times, is a judge on hit BBC1 entertainment series "I Can See Your Voice" and the host of brand-new Channel 4 gameshow "I Literally Just Told You". Jimmy is also a high-profile name in North America. He was the first UK comedian to sign a stand-up deal with streaming behemoth Netflix in 2015, releasing three specials on the platform, "Funny Business" (2016) and "Best Of Ultimate Gold Greatest Hits" (2017) and "His Dark Material" (2021) which was Netflix’s most watched stand-up comedy special in the UK that year. He also presented and exec-produced an original panel show format for Netflix, "The Fix", and has been a guest multiple times on US staples such "The Tonight Show", "The Late", "Late Show" and "Late Night With Conan O’Brien". He has performed at the "Montreal Just For Laughs Comedy Festival" since 2003 with more appearances than any other UK act in that time. Before making the move to streaming, Jimmy was one of the bestselling acts in the comedy DVD market, his eight titles (Live, Stand-Up, Comedian, In Concert, Telling Jokes, Making People Laugh, Being Funny and Laughing & Joking) selling over 1.2 million copies between them. These shows are now all available on Jimmy’s YouTube channel, where he has accrued over 758,000 subscribers and 210 million views since launching in 2018. Jimmy is also a published author. He co-wrote "The Naked Jape: Uncovering the Hidden World of Jokes" in 2007 and his highly anticipated memoir "Before & Laughter" was released in September 2021, making The Sunday Times Bestsellers list. Please Note: Must be 16+ to attend. Connect with Jimmy Carr on Social Media! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

With a revival of her Pulitzer-winning play Topdog/Underdog on Broadway, and her new show about COVID off-Broadway, the acclaimed playwright is still learning new things about herself.

The new Prime Video series goes undercover with a pair of strangers, played by Donald Glover and Maya Erskine, who pretend to be a normal couple but are actually adventurous spies.

Students want restorative action by the San Dieguito Union High School District board to protect transgender youth against bullying.

As an investigative reporter for KPBS, I've helped expose political scandals and dug into intractable issues like sex trafficking. I've raised tough questions about how government treats foster kids. I've spotlighted the problem of pollution in poor neighborhoods. And I've chronicled corporate mistakes and how the public sometimes ends up paying for them.

National University merges with Northcentral University to add thousands of new students and many more advanced degrees.

Philadelphia habitually greases the light poles in Center City to keep jubilant fans earthbound after a big win. Fans sometimes treat these safety measures like a dare.

Spiderwebs can capture environmental DNA, or eDNA, from vertebrate animals in their area, potentially making them a useful tool in animal monitoring, tracking and conservation.

The 81st anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack was honored on the USS Midway Museum with a two-bell ceremony, a wreath laying and a "missing-man" flyover.