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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After deadly Minneapolis mass shooting, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison push for federal, state and local gun reform. -
Russia launched a major air attack early Thursday on Kyiv that included a rare strike on the city center, killing at least 21 people, wounding 48 and damaging European diplomatic offices. -
Denmark's foreign minister summoned the top U.S. diplomat in the country after it was reported that at least three people with connections to President Trump have been carrying out covert influence operations in Greenland.
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The White House recently published a list of artworks in Smithsonian museums in Washington, D.C. that it deems objectionable. One of the works on the list was created by artist Hugo Crosthwaite. KPBS reporter Julia Dixon Evans says the artist sees the actions as a distraction, with serious risks. -
The traveling experience is about to change at San Diego International Airport. KPBS reporter Jacob Aere has a sneak peek inside the new Terminal 1. -
San Diego Representative Scott Peters and community advocates were at the USS Midway Museum on Wednesday to call on Congress to pass a new law that would restart Afghan refugee relocation. KPBS military and veterans reporter Andrew Dyer says even though there’s bipartisan support, getting any legislation increasing immigration through Congress has been challenging.
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