Matthew Anderson
Engineering AssistantMatthew provides technical support for the departments of engineering and radio operations including everything from studio and transmitter maintenance to radio remote ISDN's. Matthew attends SDSU and is pursuing a B.A. in sociology with a minor in television media studies. Matthew got his start in radio by getting an amateur radio license at 15 (KI6KHB) and founding a high school broadcast TV club, which produced content for the GUSD TV Access Channel. Currently, he works at KCR College Radio, first as a DJ/Personality, then chief engineer, and now general manager. In his free time Matthew enjoys spending time with family, riding his motorcycle, and working on his own personal radio projects.
RECENT STORIES ON KPBS
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See how a power play by Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev backfired, sparking a dangerous confrontation with the U.S. — the Cuban Missile Crisis. Over fifty years later, we still don’t know everything about what happened; many Soviet records are still secret. But this much is clear: October 1962 was the closest the world has ever come to thermonuclear war.
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In 1946, fear and faith in science collide. For the first time, Americans begin to learn more about the bomb. One in-depth essay about the experiences of the people in Hiroshima creates a sensation and has enormous impact, causing many to rethink nuclear weapons. At the same time, the new Atomic Age is promising miraculous progress in all areas of life, thanks to the wonders of the atom.
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To create the bomb, a vast industrial complex is built with cities appearing out of nowhere. Thousands of workers are recruited, but are told only enough to do their own job, nothing more. Yet despite the urgency of the crisis, a huge pool of potential talent is virtually ignored. Women are typists and secretaries, and run schools and libraries. But scarcely any scientists or engineers are women.
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Democrats in the California legislature met over the weekend to negotiate new congressional maps that could potentially play a large role in deciding control of the U.S. House during the midterms. -
The Aalborg Zoo in Denmark said it would take certain surplus pets such as chickens, rabbits and guinea pigs to be "gently euthanized" and fed to its captive predators. -
Texas Republican Tom Oliverson about what's next in the redistricting fight that is going down in the Lone Star state.
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- California’s last beet sugar plant is closing. Can Imperial County keep the industry alive?
- Electric vehicle drivers in California could soon lose HOV lane perk
- Gov. Gavin Newsom, California Democrats announce redistricting plan to counter Texas effort
- Vista approves $3.5 million for Wave Waterpark repairs