Meet the Team

Carla Conner

Event Specialist

Carla is responsible for the planning and execution of KPBS events. She joined the marketing and communications department in 2009 and coordinates receptions, screening events, and KPBS staff events. In addition, she works on annual events such as the GI Film Festival San Diego, a multi-day event showcasing films for, by, and about the military and veteran experience, as well as KPBS' participation in Explore SDSU and quarterly member-only events. Carla started at KPBS in 2001 as a production coordinator in video production services where she assisted clients with video productions. She also managed production for station grant projects including Q Kids and The Mortgage Crisis. Carla earned her degree in filmmaking and child development from Hampshire College and began her non-profit career at Sesame Workshop (Children’s Television Workshop at the time) in their international production department. Born in South Africa, raised on three different continents, Carla has called San Diego home since 2000.

RECENT STORIES ON KPBS

THEATRE CORNER: Mitchy Slick & Parker Edison

THEATRE CORNER welcomes local Rap icon Mitchy Slick to discuss the evolution and challenges of hip hop, emphasizing storytelling as a key element. We also have the pleasure of welcoming Parker Edison to Theater Corner. Parker is a multifaceted artist and community activist.
Health

'Which is it?' RFK Jr. waffles on cuts to lead poisoning prevention efforts

Selena Simmons-Duffin

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced tough questions from senators about a lead poisoning crisis in public schools in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
International

U.S. Ambassador Huckabee is 'outraged' at European leaders for condemning Israel

Daniel Estrin

Carrie Kahn

James Hider

In an interview with NPR, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said the U.K., Canada and France were "blaming the wrong perpetrator," and that Hamas is responsible for the suffering in Gaza.
Health

A salmonella outbreak sickens dozens, prompting a cucumber recall. Here's what to do

Rachel Treisman

The FDA says 26 people, nine of whom were hospitalized, have gotten sick across 15 states. It is still figuring out where the cucumbers were distributed — and warning people to take extra precautions.
Politics

Judge says Trump administration violated court order on third-country deportations

Ximena Bustillo

Jasmine Garsd

The Department of Homeland Security had earlier said eight people on a flight out of the U.S. had been convicted of crimes in the United States and that they couldn't be brought back.
Sleep Token is the second hard-rock band to hit No. 1 in 3 weeks

Stephen Thompson

This week the lore-rich, genre-smashing, entirely anonymous hard-rock band Sleep Token lands its first-ever No. 1 album. Elsewhere, on the Hot 100 singles chart, Kendrick Lamar's "Luther (feat. SZA)" registers a 13th consecutive week at No. 1.