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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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. -
The 13-month pilot program, approved by the Oceanside City Council in April, aims to improve response time and increase officer safety during responses to calls. -
City crews are now cleaning up homeless encampments in areas of downtown San Diego that were previously out of reach. KPBS reporter Katie Anastas says that also means the city's outreach workers are making more offers of shelter to people living near freeways, but few are accepting. -
Without congressionally approved funding, public media stations say communities will be left with aging infrastructure amid growing risks from extreme weather.
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