Chrissy Nguyen
Arts EditorChrissy Nguyen leads the KPBS Arts team, overseeing multimedia arts coverage across digital, audio and video platforms. She manages projects like the weekly arts newsletter and KPBS' arts and culture podcast The Finest, working to celebrate and amplify San Diego's creative community.
A seasoned journalist, Chrissy brings a wealth of experience from her previous role at Yahoo as executive editor of Entertainment and Culture, where she developed innovative strategies in digital storytelling and audience engagement. A skilled editor, she blends her passion for the arts with strong leadership and a deep understanding of technology.
Chrissy lives in La Mesa with her husband and daughter. A pop culture junkie, proud Swiftie, K-drama enthusiast and avid traveler, she's confident she'd dominate on "Hot Ones."
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Book bans are on the rise across the country — but not in California. For the second year a local program is helping San Diego readers push back. -
Premieres Monday, Oct. 20, 2025 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+. "Ratified" brings the Equal Rights Amendment to life through Virginia’s pivotal ratification battle. Led by Black women and with the support of a multi-racial, multi-generational coalition, this documentary traces the legal, political, and deeply personal fight to enshrine gender equality in the U.S. Constitution nearly a century after the ERA was first proposed. -
Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina called for dialogue "to find a way out of this situation" and said the constitution should be respected. -
Ratified captures the high-stakes push to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment in Virginia—the final state needed to ratify the amendment. Bipartisan activists reignite a powerful movement challenging political systems and fighting for constitutional gender equality.
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In the final episode, Marc Maron and former President Barack Obama spoke about the legacy of the podcast, politics and moving on. -
San Diego began rolling out new high-tech trash bins Monday. San Diego City Council President Joe LaCava said the passing of Measure B, and charging San Diegans for trash collection is what made getting the new bins possible.
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