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.
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Failing to secure commissions in Florence, Leonardo travels to Milan where he is determined to make his name at the court of the Duke of Sforza. He turns his hand to designing of weapons of war… but is also given the freedom to indulge his creativity and thirst for knowledge.
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After making their names in Rome and Milan, Michelangelo and Leonardo both return to Florence, where the stage is set for a fierce rivalry between the two great artists – each determined to prove himself Florence’s favorite son.
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The greatest artworks in western civilization emerged from one of the bloodiest periods in history. This series explores the lives of three of the greatest artists in history – Michelangelo, Leonardo and Raphael – as they craft beauty from chaos.
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His representatives confirmed that his death followed a cardiac arrest this morning. -
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