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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A new study finds that nearly 1 in 10 kids on Medicaid visiting an emergency department for mental health care remain stuck there for days waiting for follow up psychiatric care. -
Construction crews are slated to begin demolishing the 90-year-old Brawley Water Tower this week over concerns that the deteriorating structure could be a public safety risk. -
The film will be available to stream beginning Monday, Aug. 18, 2025 - Nov. 16, 2025 with the PBS app. Residents of Sunset Park, Brooklyn face rising rents, a legacy of environmental racism, and the loss of the industrial jobs that once sustained their community. When a global developer purchases a massive industrial complex on the waterfront and lays plans for an “innovation district,” a battle erupts over the future of the neighborhood and of New York City itself. -
Scientists have recorded a human embryo implanting in a womb in real time. The implications of how it happens could lead to more and better treatments for infertility. -
Trailer for Emergent City by directors Kelly Anderson and Jay Arthur Sterrenberg.
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La presidenta mexicana, Claudia Sheinbaum, afirmó el jueves que el dron estadounidense que sobrevoló la víspera algunas regiones del Estado de México lo realizó a petición de su gobierno como parte una investigación contra el crimen organizado.
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