
Heather Milne Barger
Director of Communications and MarketingAs director of communications and marketing, Heather Milne Barger is responsible for the strategic coordination of information to staff, the public, and press about all things KPBS. With more than 28 years experience in media relations, social media, writing, online and print collateral, and business development, she has served in executive roles with the San Diego Workforce Partnership, Cooley LLP, and the San Diego Venture Group. She began her career as the first full-time marketing staff member for the San Diego Daily Transcript and wrote a weekly column covering the advertising and public relations industry. A fifth generation Californian, Heather grew up near Yosemite National Park, attended Scripps College in Los Angeles, and found home in San Diego.
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At issue was a Tenneessee law that bars minors from accessing gender-affirming care as they transition genders.
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Labubus are a global sensation — sparking long lines outside toy stores, selling out online within minutes, and listing for double or triple their original price on resale markets. Here's why.
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Workplace raids, arrests in immigration court and detentions of people without criminal records show how President Donald Trump’s deportation strategy is taking shape locally.
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President Trump declined to say whether the U.S. would strike Iranian nuclear facilities, moments after Iran's supreme leader warned the U.S. against an attack and rejected Trump's call to surrender.
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The new law makes it illegal to investigate, arrest, prosecute or imprison any woman in England or Wales for terminating her own pregnancy — no matter what term or trimester she's in.
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The two Koreas have engaged in psychological warfare since the 1960s, with weapons like huge billboard screens, loudspeakers installed along the border, and airdropping propaganda leaflets.
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Queen Elizabeth II died September 8, 2022 at age 96. She was the longest-ruling monarch in British history. Her reign spanned a remarkable arc in British history and was defined by duty to country and considerable family pain. This is a collection of programs featuring her life and the British royal family.
- What Trump's mass deportation looks like in San Diego
- North Park ice cream shop named best in the country
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- Former U-T editor says publisher pulled ICE editorial, then fired her
- Weekend protests in San Diego ‘biggest in our history’