Meet the Team

Karen Haze

Corporate Development Account Executive

Karen Haze served as a account executive in KPBS' corporate development department. She was responsible for developing successful, long-term partnerships with members of the business community who seek to reach the KPBS radio, television, and digital audiences and support KPBS through sponsorship. Karen has worked in England as well as the East Coast and West Coast of the United States with for profit and non-profit organizations alike. She offers a diversified set of qualifications to the KPBS corporate sponsors with whom she works. Karen is driven to help corporate sponsors achieve their goals by using market research for a targeted approach, combining trusted programming with a quality audience. Karen enjoys live music, art, film, theatre, hiking, and volunteering with local organizations including The Challenged Athletes Foundation, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Home Start, and the San Diego Repertory Theatre.

RECENT STORIES ON KPBS

Whales That Wouldn't Die

A program that follows the history of the gray whales, from the times when it was hunted to near extinction to the recovery of their population. As we expand our use of the lands and waters of this planet, we make life impossible for many species of animals.
Environment

Will California extend cap and trade? Legislative negotiations go down to the wire

Maya C. Miller

California lawmakers are rushing to extend the state’s landmark cap-and-trade climate program through 2045 amid opposition from unions and industry.
National

60 years later, Sandy Koufax's perfect game is still amazing

Steve Futterman

Tuesday marks 60 years since Sandy Koufax threw a perfect game at Dodger Stadium. The 1-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs is still considered one of the best games in baseball history.
Ed Sheeran: Tiny Desk Concert

Bobby Carter

Featuring brand new songs from the album Play, plus an old favorite, watch Sheeran build the instrumental elements in real time with guitar, keyboard and a looping station.
International

Ethiopia inaugurates Africa's biggest dam amid regional tensions

Kate Bartlett

Ethiopia opens Africa's largest hydropower project, the Blue Nile's Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam — a milestone that's sparking alarm in neighboring Sudan and Egypt.
Spinal Tap is back. Director Rob Reiner says they're still dialed up to 11

Terry Gross

In 1984, the mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap satirized heavy metal bands. Now the characters are back for a sequel, Spinal Tap II. Reiner says "they have grown neither emotionally or musically."