Andrew Bracken
Producer, KPBS Midday EditionAndrew Bracken is a producer for KPBS Midday Edition. He is also the producer and host for the KPBS podcast series "My First Day" and "San Diego Conversations," a collaboration with KPBS and the National Conflict Resolution Center.
His documentary web series "Facing North," about the multi-dimensional relationship between San Diego and Tijuana, was released digitally on PBS in 2017. A recipient of the San Diego Foundation’s Creative Catalyst fellowship, Bracken has received support for his work from Latino Public Broadcasting, KPBS, and the Berlinale Talent Campus. His short film "Facing North" explored border identity in the San Diego-Tijuana region and won a San Diego Film Award in 2017.
During his infrequent free time, he likes to play drums in and around San Diego.
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KPBS Midday EditionA new four-part video series from KPBS features people in San Diego’s Vietnamese community who are grappling with the trauma of war and finding a path forward. -
Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin visited the San Diego-Tijuana border region this week. What does it mean for solving the cross-border sewage crisis? Then, spending on lobbying in California reached new heights in 2024. We look into what the data show. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe past five years have been a period of transformation, changing how San Diego County treats San Diegans struggling with mental illness, substance abuse and homelessness. -
We get the latest developments on San Diego's efforts to charge single family homeowners for trash pickup. And a surfing spot in North San Diego County is selected for the 2028 Olympics. -
KPBS Midday EditionOn Midday Edition Tuesday, we feature a conversation on the challenges young men face today, and the important role mentorship can play in their success. -
KPBS Midday EditionWe discuss the daily challenges of living with long COVID, five years since the onset of the pandemic.
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Emergency crews and authorities are cleaning up the wreckage and damage Tuesday caused by a small plane crash in Santee.
- Two San Diego nonprofits are poised to lose promised environmental justice grants — but the EPA has yet to tell them
- Bob Filner, disgraced ex-mayor of San Diego, dies at 82
- Trump administration considers immigration detention on Bay Area military base, records show
- San Diego County releases dashboard compiling on South County sewage
- California sent investigators to ICE facilities. They found more detainees, and health care gaps