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Tom Karlo is general manager emeritus of KPBS. He retired on December 30, 2020. Karlo began his career at KPBS in 1973 as a part time assistant while studying television and film at San Diego State University. He has held numerous positions including assistant cameraman, director, producer, associate general manager of operations and production, and associate general manager of business, finance and operations, and general manager. He has won three local Emmys and was named general manager in 2009. During his leadership as general manager, the station merged the TV, radio, and digital departments into one content producing center, focused on journalism and local content. The station created "KPBS Evening Edition" on TV, shifted KPBS’ online content to focus on news, invested in local producers for new regional programming, and expanded the radio schedule to feature news and information 24 hours a day. The results have been impressive, with staff, audience and fundraising growth during his leadership. KPBS became among the highest rated public television stations in the nation; more than 1.2 million people watch, listen, click or stream KPBS’ content every week. The newsroom grew from 17 people in 2009 to 45 in 2020. KPBS won more than 419 awards under Tom’s leadership. Most notably, the station won the 2015 USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Television Political Journalism for the station’s coverage of the scandal surrounding former San Diego Mayor Bob Filner. This was the second time in five years the station was honored by the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. Additional honors were awarded by the National Press Foundation, RTNA Golden Mike Awards, PEN America, Radio Television Digital News Association, Pacific Southwest Emmy Awards, San Diego Society of Professional Journalists and San Diego Press Club.

The Washington, D.C., hotel run by Donald Trump's family company while he was president has been sold to a Miami-based investor fund.

President Joe Biden Thursday declared that a major disaster exists for the La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians and ordered federal aid to supplement tribal efforts in the areas affected by Tropical Storm Hilary last month.

Nurses, postal workers and railway employees are all walking out this month in the U.K.'s largest series of labor actions in more than a decade. It's a major challenge to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

Thursday, March 2, 2023 at 10 p.m. and Thursday, March 9 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV. Explore how the series came to life from the pages of Caroline Graham’s Chief Inspector Barnaby books through interviews with cast members including Neil Dudgeon, John Nettles, Jane Wymark, and Jason Hughes. Narrated by Celia Imrie, the special pays tribute to the on and off-screen talent who have played a pivotal role in the success of the series for 25 years, and highlights early career appearances from A-list actors such as Orlando Bloom, Olivia Colman and Henry Cavill.

President Biden's supporters are running a write-in campaign to ensure he still gets votes even though his name won't be listed on the state's primary ballot.

Big public transit systems are warning of deep service cuts as they struggle to make up lost revenue from fewer riders.

The average price has dropped 46.1 cents since rising to a record $6.435 on Oct. 5.

The S&P 500 has surged this year, but most of those gains are thanks to a handful companies nicknamed "the Magnificent Seven." And that's worrying Wall Street.

Dancers from the Star Garden topless bar voted in favor of joining Actors' Equity Association, becoming the only group of organized strippers in the U.S. Employers have agreed to recognize the union.