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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What started as a low-key folk set behind a desk in a newsroom has become one of music's most iconic stages. This year, NPR's Tiny Desk Contest drew a record-breaking nearly 7,500 entries. Among them were 75 hopefuls from San Diego, all dreaming of a breakthrough moment.
In the latest episode of the Finest podcast, meet Aleah Discavage, whose raw, autobiographical ballad is rooted in personal healing.
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The revolutionary artist Yolanda López was born in San Diego and grew up in Barrio Logan. As an art student at UC San Diego in the 1970s, she dreamed up a new and highly influential version of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Hear more about her story and the power and complexity of Our Lady of Guadalupe on the latest episode of The Finest podcast — available wherever you get your podcasts.
Photos courtesy of Alexa Treviño, Las Maestras Center UCSB, Yolanda López, Susan Mogul and MCASD. -
In this first-ever bonus episode of The Finest podcast, we're flipping things around — host Julia Dixon Evans sits down with producer Anthony Wallace and editor Chrissy Nguyen in a casual conversation to unpack big questions (what is art?), share our hottest takes (sorry, Mona Lisa) and talk about how the show comes together each week. Hear more wherever you get your podcasts. -
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The Justice Department announced charges in what officials describe as the largest health care fraud bust in DOJ history. -
As the Senate debates the giant tax and spending bill, lawmakers are weighing a Sept. 30 end date for the EV tax credits. The bill still needs to pass the Senate and then go through reconciliation.
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