Gina Diamante
News EditorGina Diamante came to KPBS in 2011 to launch KPBS Evening Edition. She has managed the newsroom’s participation in collaborative efforts with other public media outlets, including the Local Journalism Center Video Project and the Global Nation Education Project. In 2015, Gina was awarded an Emmy by the Pacific Southwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for producing the KPBS news special “Remembering The Fall Of Saigon.” Her work has also been recognized by the San Diego Press Club, the San Diego League of Women Voters, San Diego Radio Broadcasters Association, and the Associated Press Radio-Television Association. Prior to joining KPBS, Gina served as news director and Morning Edition host at KVCR-FM, the NPR member station in San Bernardino. Gina has also been a writer, reporter, anchor, producer and news director at stations in Monterey, San Diego, Ventura County, Los Angeles, and Temecula. She is a graduate of the School of Journalism at San Jose State University.
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Nearly 100 San Diegans turned out for a postcard writing event on Wednesday to pen their thoughts and mail them to the White House. It was part of a national effort to send millions of messages to the president on the same day -
KPBS Midday EditionRepublicans Darrell Issa and Duncan Hunter, and Democrat Susan Davis, all held town hall meetings on Saturday. -
KPBS Midday EditionAnastasio Hernandez Rojas died in 2010, after border agents shot him multiple times with a Taser. -
The North County Republican first made the call in an appearance on "Real Time With Bill Maher," suggesting the special prosecutor statute could apply. In a new statement Monday, he said he recommended an independent review, but did not use the term "special prosecutor." -
KPBS Midday EditionOral trials — similar to those in the U.S. — are expected to make Mexico's justice system more transparent. -
The 142-foot long tunnel was discovered by a Border Patrol agent on routine patrol.
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Investigators said the inmate died after a fight in a housing module at the George Bailey Detention Facility Wednesday night. -
Cal Fire shares what they’re facing in fire-prone areas of San Diego County, and what you should know to stay safe. -
Temecula’s city council decided against advancing an anti-abortion proposal. But it may not be the end of the matter.
- Bob Filner, disgraced ex-mayor of San Diego, dies at 82
- Mild, warmer weather expected this week in San Diego County
- Firings and a ‘no confidence’ vote rock Imperial County government
- San Diego County releases dashboard compiling on South County sewage
- As a diversity grant dies, young scientists fear it will haunt their careers