Meet the Team

Leon Messenie

Director of Engineering

Leon Messenie is a former KPBS staff member.

Leon 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

National

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Greg Allen

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Jennifer Robinson

Premieres Wednesdays, Sept. 10 - 24, 2025 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / KPBS+ Encores Thursdays, Sept. 11 - 25 at 9 p.m. and 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 + Sundays, Sept 14 - 28 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2. This four-hour series is hosted by environmental journalist and TED Climate Editor Gulnaz Khan. Truly cinematic in its approach, the series was filmed in Africa (Mauritania, Senegal and Ethiopia), Japan, Colombia and Peru, and is a deeply personal and often troubling examination of how climate change is impacting some of the most hallowed places on the planet.
Dean Cain from 'Superman' TV series to become an 'honorary' ICE officer

Chloe Veltman

The 59-year-old star of the 1990s TV series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman says he wants to join the fight against illegal immigration.
Education

Trump orders colleges to share admissions data, with an eye on affirmative action

Cory Turner

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National

After nearly 24 years, NYC officials identify 3 more 9/11 victims

Brian Mann

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SACRED PLANET WITH GULNAZ KHAN Preview

Examine the impact of climate change on sacred places around the world with journalist Gulnaz Khan. Meet faith leaders drawing on ancient wisdom and spiritual resilience to confront the crisis with hope and action in this powerful four-part series.