Alan Ray
Senior Editor & Morning AnchorAlan was with KPBS since 2006. His return to San Diego was a homecoming, of sorts. Alan began his news radio career in San Diego in the 1970s, producing business and financial coverage at KSDO. He went on to work as a news anchor, reporter and talk radio host in both Seattle and San Francisco. Prior to his work at KPBS, Alan most recently spent seven years producing an award-winning morning radio news program in the Bay Area. He’s won regional awards for his work in San Francisco and Seattle, including honors for breaking news coverage of the eruption of Mt. St. Helens and the events of 9/11. Alan is a member of Public Radio News Directors Inc. and the Radio Television News Directors’ Association. Alan’s interests include medicine, the environment, music, politics, scrabble and handball (though not always in that order).
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Friends and family members paid tribute to Jacobs at the Rady Shell at Jacobs Park.
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Three San Diego Unified high schools have advanced to the national Aspen Challenge finals next month with their solutions to community problems.
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Most nursing home residents were shut off from the outside world during the pandemic, and some died without family by their side. A new bill in the California Legislature aims to prevent that from happening again.
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At the European Hospital in Rafah, there are shortages of pain medication, antibiotics, even bandages, American volunteers say they are unable to save lives — and unable to evacuate to safety.
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French Gates says she is "immensely proud" of the work of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and the decision to step down as co-chair was not easy. Her last day is June 7.
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Girl Scouts Troop 6,000 in New York City helps migrant girls establish connections and a platform to start a new life in a new country but also equips them with crucial life skills.
- Water contact closures, advisories listed for San Diego County beaches
- Researchers at UCSD add bacteria to plastic to make it biodegrade
- State bill would allow family access to nursing homes during declared emergencies
- Cooler conditions expected in San Diego County this week
- Hundreds gather to honor late San Diego philanthropist Joan Jacobs