Maura Daly Phinney
Senior Producer and On-Air Fundraising ManagerMaura Daly Phinney produces both local and national television programs for KPBS including Panda Tales, about a year in the life of a baby panda at the San Diego Zoo; Tommy Emmanuel and Friends: Live from the Balboa Theatre; the Emmy award-winning performance program, Billy McLaughlin: Starry Night with Orchestra Nova; the Telly award-winning aerial production, San Diego Above and Beyond and most recently, A Salute to Vienna, which was taped at the historic Konzerthuas in Vienna in 2013. Maura also oversees the station's on-air fundraising efforts for both television and radio. Prior to joining KPBS in 2005, Phinney worked at four other PBS stations during her 20 year career in public broadcasting. Her programs have received numerous accolades, including multiple Emmys, a CINE Golden Eagle and Telly awards. She has also received three PBS Development awards and serves on several national advisory boards.
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Stream now with the PBS app / Watch Friday, Aug. 29, 2025 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV. San Diego-based Sue Palmer and Her Motel Swing Orchestra bring their vibrant mix of swing, blues, and jazz while delivering a high-energy performance that captures the spirit of classic swing while adding a modern twist. -
San Diego-based Sue Palmer and Her Motel Swing Orchestra bring their vibrant mix of swing, blues, and jazz while delivering a high-energy performance that captures the spirit of classic swing while adding a modern twist.
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Stream now with the PBS app / Watch Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV. As global conflicts surge, the refugee crisis is spiraling out of control. International Rescue Committee President and CEO David Miliband joins Ian Bremmer. Then, an Indigenous group’s fight for land in Argentina. -
As global conflicts surge, the refugee crisis is spiraling out of control. Yet just as the need has exploded, the aid system is unraveling. International Rescue Committee President & CEO David Miliband joins Ian Bremmer. Then, an Indigenous group’s fight for land in Argentina.
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Residents of the nation's capital say crime is a problem and they want more enforcement, but they also see Trump's takeover of the police as targeting a city run by Democrats. -
Premieres Wednesdays, Sept. 10 - 28, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encores Thursdays, Sept. 11 - 25 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 + Sundays, Sept. 14 - Sept. 28 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. Stream Season 1 now with KPBS Passport! Over six new episodes, an elite team of wildlife filmmakers returns to Botswana’s breathtaking Okavango Delta to follow the dramatic lives of its lions, leopards and cheetahs, day and night, in one of Africa’s last wildernesses.
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