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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The San Diego-based company General Atomics celebrated the shipment of a device it claims will make nuclear fusion possible. The world's most powerful magnet has been sent to France, where an international team is building a fusion power facility. -
The San Diego company General Atomics celebrated its shipment of a device that will make nuclear fusion possible. KPBS sci-tech reporter Thomas Fudge tells us about fusion energy and the world's most powerful magnet.
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For the first time, researchers say they've confirmed pollution in the Tijuana River is in the air people breathe. KPBS environment reporter Tammy Murga says they're connecting the pollutants to symptoms such as headaches, nausea and breathing issues. -
Harper Moyski, age 10, and Fletcher Merkel, age 8, were killed, and 18 children between the ages 6 and 15 were injured by a shooter. Middle schoolers acted heroically to protect others, a parent said. -
The number of students enrolled in TK has grown each year, but it is still far less than the number of eligible 4-year-olds. -
A federal judge has ruled that Trump administration official Kari Lake can't unilaterally fire the director of Voice of America.
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