Meet the Team

Bud Eaton

On Air Host

Arthur "Bud" Eaton is a writer, producer and announcer with more than 20 years of experience in broadcasting and was with KPBS Radio for more than a decade. Before joining KPBS, Bud worked in radio jobs ranging from rock jock, big band music host to news reporter. In the 1980s, Bud produced and hosted Saturday's Folk on KPBS radio, an eclectic music program. He’s been a volunteer for the KPBS Radio Reading Service for many years. Bud and his wife Shamsi and son Arash live in Clairemont.

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National

Federal judge orders stop to indiscriminate immigration raids in Los Angeles

Adrian Florido

Civil rights groups alleged that ICE and Border Patrol agents are rounding people up based on their race, and denying them access to lawyers. A federal judge said there's evidence what they're doing is illegal.
National

David Gergen, adviser to 4 presidents, dies at 83

The Associated Press

David Gergen worked in the administrations of Presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton as a speechwriter, communications director and counselor to the president, among other roles.
Politics

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Yue Stella Yu

California progressives, who have long struggled for influence, hope to break through to mainstream voters by challenging the establishment and rejecting corporate spending.
Arts & Culture

Despite Wimbledon loss, US tennis star Taylor Fritz inspires in his hometown

Jacob Aere

Wimbledon semifinalist Taylor Fritz’s former coach and a rising local tennis star talk about his impact on a San Diego tennis court.
Economy

California, epicenter of the nation’s housing crisis, is finally getting a housing agency

Ben Christopher

Aside from giving housing and homelessness its own box atop Gov. Gavin Newsom’s organizational chart, the reorg is supposed to simplify the state’s snarled affordable housing financing system.
Politics

San Diego and other municipalities sue over grant funding conditions

City News Service

San Diego and dozens of other cities are taking federal agencies to court, claiming they're being strong-armed into supporting President Trump's policies in exchange for billions in grant funding.