Claudine Casillas
Special Event & Communications ManagerClaudine Casillas originally joined KPBS in 1998 and has worked as a fundraising producer and manager. Currently, Claudine manages the station's signature events and projects, including the KPBS Hall of Fame Celebration and the annual GI Film Festival San Diego, a multi-day event showcasing films for, by, and about the military and veteran experience. Claudine is a Southern California native and earned her degree from UC Berkeley. She currently serves as co-chair on the San Diego Military Family Collaborative's coordinating council and as an advisory board member of the San Diego Chapter of the Blue Star Families. She also represents KPBS at the San Diego Veterans Coalition. Claudine also volunteers for a local high school marching band.
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Premieres Monday, May 20, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Wednesday, May 22 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, May 26 at 4 p.m. on KPBS 2. Travel to all five cities of ROADSHOW's Season 28 Tour for never-before-seen appraisals, including a 1976 Mark Hamill-signed Star Wars poster, a 1979 Bob Ross landscape oil, and a 1973 Iditarod Race sled!
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More than 5,000 Mercedes-Benz workers who build luxury SUVs in Alabama were eligible to vote on whether to join the UAW. Workers faced intense anti-union messaging from Mercedes in the run-up.
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Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App + Encore Thursday, May 23 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV. Test cook Keith Dresser makes host Julia Collin Davison a Southern Thai speciality, Khua Kling (Pork Stir-Fry). Science expert Dan Souza explains how broccoli and dogs are more similar than you think, and test cook Elle Simone Scott makes host Bridget Lancaster Khao Niaow Ma Muang (Sticky Rice with Mango).
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration says it will cost more than $20 billion to build a giant tunnel to capture and store more water.
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U.S. figures show that San Diego became the busiest corridor for illegal crossings in April.
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A shot of pure joy to start off the weekend: a charming video of kids from Cork, Ireland, rapping about finding and following their creative voice.
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- What's in and how much is out for education in the revised California state budget?
- Six years after an assessment found a ‘climate of anti-Blackness’ at Southwestern College, what’s changed?
- Mexico’s only tall ship makes port in San Diego