Maxim Gantman
Audience and Member Services SupervisorMaxim Gantman serves as the audience and member services supervisor at KPBS where he oversees the audience and member services representatives as well as the lobby staff. In this role, Max ensures the delivery of exceptional customer service to members, listeners, viewers and the general public. His team handles a wide range of inquiries related to donations, radio and television programming, KPBS Passport, news content and other station-related topics.
Max began his career at KPBS in 2012 as an audience and member services representative, bringing with him over 20 years of customer service experience. He holds a master’s degree in history from California State University San Marcos (CSUSM). Beyond his professional work, Max has been a dedicated volunteer with FIRST Robotics for nearly a decade, serving in various capacities including core values and project judge, head judge, and judge advisor. He also served on the board of the Southern California Robotics League.
Currently, Max is taking a pause from volunteer activities to focus on his growing family and enjoys spending free time with family exploring the San Diego Zoo, Safari Park, and SeaWorld.
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A strongly-worded statement from Bureau of Labor Statistics workers comes a month after President Trump attacked the integrity of the jobs numbers they release monthly. -
Stream now with KPBS Passport / Watch Saturdays, Sept. 6 - Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. on KPBS TV. Sydney socialite Daisy Munroe (Rebecca Gibney) heads to New Zealand for a vacation at her recently deceased stepfather’s winery, which she intends to sell. Little does she know the vineyard has a co-owner: grumpy U.K.-born lawyer Louis Oakley (Charles Edwards), who also travels to New Zealand to escape a spiraling series of unfortunate events in his life. -
In the drama series UNDER THE VINES, Sydney socialite Daisy Munroe (Rebecca Gibney) heads to New Zealand for a vacation at her recently deceased stepfather’s winery, which she intends to sell.
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Premieres Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. on KPBS TV. Italians really do eat spaghetti and meatballs! We head to Abruzzo to learn the ancient origins of this all-American dish. Plus, we share two more red sauce recipes with surprising origin stories: Charred Red-Sauce Spaghetti (Spaghetti all'Assassina) and Slow-Cooked Short Rib Ragu with Pasta. -
NPR en españolLa medida llega después de que la semana pasada el Departamento de Justicia realizó cambios sobre quién podría calificar como juez de inmigración temporal, reduciendo efectivamente los requisitos y eliminando la necesidad de tener experiencia previa en inmigración. -
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