Leon Messenie
Director of EngineeringLeon 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
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The Super Girl Series features the two largest women’s surf contests in the world, a major all-women’s skateboarding event, the only female-driven esports tournaments in the U.S. and the world’s only all-female snowboarding competition as the anchors for festivals that also include concerts, female DJs, beach soccer, beach volleyball, fitness, yoga, dance, fashion, speakers, classes, beauty, and more. -
Watch Monday, Sept. 8, 2025 at 10:45 pm. on KPBS TV (not available in the app). Niki De Saint Phalle, a local sculptor, is regarded as the "leading woman artist that has come out of the 20th century." Her sculptors can be found in Balboa Park, Downtown San Diego and more. Celebrate the legacy she and her artwork have left on San Diego, and discover what went into the creation of her piece "Coming Together." -
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As the new school year begins, mixed immigration status families face heightened fears about ICE enforcement near schools, creating anxiety that extends far beyond the classroom. -
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