Lisa Jane Morrisette
Director of Audio Programming & OperationsLisa Jane Morrisette is the director of audio programming and operations at KPBS, where she leads strategic visioning and execution for the station’s radio and podcasting services. In this role, she is responsible for the 24/7 operations and programming of KPBS Radio’s three channels, oversees the KPBS arts and “Explore” podcast initiatives, and manages the station’s podcast platform. Her leadership ensures KPBS consistently delivers high-quality public radio, local news and on-demand audio content that informs, enlightens and entertains audiences across the San Diego region.
Lisa Jane has played a pivotal role in the creation and curation of standout KPBS and Explore podcast productions, including San Diego News Now, My First Day, Rad Scientist, Device, The Parker Edison Project, Everybody’s Doing It with Miss Lolly and the award-winning border arts podcast Port of Entry (formerly Only Here), which earned first place in the Audio Division/Podcast category at the 2020 San Diego Society of Professional Journalists Awards.
In addition to her podcasting and programming responsibilities, Lisa Jane oversees the KPBS Radio Reading Service, providing vital access to printed information for blind and print-impaired audiences. She also plays a key leadership role in content strategy, budget planning, mentorship, promotions, technical operations, and cross-departmental collaboration, all in service to the station’s public service mission.
A graduate of Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a Bachelor of Arts in Radio and Television, Lisa Jane began her public media journey as a student volunteer. She previously served as Radio Operations Manager at WSIU Public Broadcasting, where she also directed the Southern Illinois Radio Information Service and produced the nationally distributed program Celtic Connections with Bryan Kelso Crow, which reached an audience of over 13 million weekly listeners.
With decades of experience and a deep commitment to community-driven audio storytelling, Lisa Jane continues to shape the sound and impact of public media in San Diego and beyond.
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Un enfrentamiento estalló el jueves entre manifestantes y agentes federales que llevaban a cabo una redada en una granja del sur de California, donde los agentes lanzaron latas aparentemente de humo para dispersar a la multitud. -
Ovidio Guzmán López se declaró culpable de cargos de tráfico de drogas, lavado de dinero y armas de fuego relacionados con su papel de liderazgo en el cártel. Acordó posponer su sentencia para una fecha posterior en la corte. -
In Pompeii, the excavation of a wealthy villa, bakery and laundry reaches its climax with chilling revelations about what people were doing in the final terrifying hours in AD 79.
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Professor Steven Tuck of Miami University begins a pioneering new research project looking for potential eruption survivors. He starts by visiting a newly discovered tomb that holds vital clues as to how many people lived in Pompeii in 79 AD.
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Meses después de que el presidente Donald Trump regresara al cargo en medio de una ola de sentimiento antiinmigrante, la proporción de adultos en Estados Unidos que dicen que la inmigración es “algo bueno” para el país ha aumentado sustancialmente, incluso entre los republicanos, según una nueva encuesta de Gallup. -
Archaeologists begin the biggest dig in a generation. They are excavating a previously untouched area of Pompeii called Insula 10. This was a wealthy part of the city and they are excavating what they think was the home of a wealthy Pompeiian.
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