Leon Messenie
Director of EngineeringLeon Messenie has worked in the engineering department at KPBS for 32 years and currently serves as the Director of Engineering. Leon has also worked as a freelance engineer for several media networks, specializing in sports audio engineering. Leon Messenie started his career in the commercial broadcasting industry at KREX Grand Junction, Colorado. He then moved on to KTNV and KVBC in Las Vegas, Nevada before moving to San Diego and joining KPBS. Leon is a past member of the PBS Enterprise Technology Advisory Committee where he served as Chairman for four years.
RECENT STORIES ON KPBS
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The World Health Organization has designated a new coronavirus variant a "variant of concern" due to its large number of mutations. The strain has been named Omicron.
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A postcard from India's oldest and largest Chinese community, where residents are feeling recent tensions between Delhi and Beijing.
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Honduras, one of the poorest and most corrupt countries in the Americas, is holding presidential elections tomorrow. On top of COVID-19, it has also seen large numbers of people leaving for the U.S..
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The residents of British Columbia, Canada, face more heavy rains while still recovering from a previous storm that caused widespread flooding and damage.
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They aren't household names yet, but Rivian and Lucid are two auto startups attracting a lot of buzz – and loads of money. -
The second time Vanessa Quintero's family caught the virus, probably from her 8-year-old daughter, fewer people got sick. They and their doctors credit the protection of vaccination.
