Maya Trabulsi
KPBS Evening Edition AnchorMaya Trabulsi is an Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist who anchors KPBS Evening Edition. Maya was born in Beirut and grew up in Dubai and the United Kingdom. She came to San Diego after completing her B.A. in media communications with a minor degree in women’s studies from Webster University. She also holds a master’s degree in television, film, and new media studies from San Diego State University.
Since joining KPBS in 2014, Maya’s work has been recognized both regionally and nationally with first place awards for reporting and video editing from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the Society of Professional Journalists, Radio and Television News Association, and the National Press Club.
In 2023, the San Diego Press club honored her investigative reporting on animal welfare issues with a first place award for her body of work. In 2024, Maya received her 8th and 9th Golden Mike awards, as well as a second Emmy for journalistic enterprise. She later received national recognition for her investigation into an unscrupulous dog breeder operating on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border when she won the Ann Cottrell Free award from the National Press Club.
Maya is an avid martial artist and holds a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
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A conversation about anti-Asian hate with former San Diego news anchor Lee Ann Kim and an update on the more than 700 unaccompanied young migrant girls now sheltered in the San Diego Convention Center. -
KPBS Midday EditionHow the San Diego American Indian Health Center is working to keep its urban indigenous community healthy in body, mind and spirit amid the challenges posed by COVID-19. -
KPBS Midday EditionNew podcast dives deep into what makes up modern culture in the San Diego community. -
The event is organized by Alliance San Diego, a community empowerment organization with the mission to build coalitions to promote justice and social change. -
Deceitful marketing leads to a crisis of overfilled pig sanctuaries. -
Poway Mayor Steve Vaus has a narrow lead over former State Sen. Joel Anderson in the race to replace Dianne Jacob on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors.
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California is joining with the federal government to open two new vaccination centers as test areas for new President Joseph Biden’s effort to create 100 mass vaccination sites nationwide in 100 days.
- Hundreds of veterans volunteer to attend asylum hearings with Afghans
- DOJ announces plans to prioritize cases to revoke citizenship
- Marines are now stationed on the California border. Newsom’s office calls it ‘mission creep’
- Why It Matters: A status update on the Midway homeless shelter
- DOJ announces a record-breaking takedown of health care fraud schemes
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Can an increased sales tax help the financially struggling city of Lemon Grove? -
The Auto Club of Southern California says despite the myth, seniors are among the safest drivers. -
Aaron Stark is a man who kept a dark secret for 25 years. His secret: He almost became a mass shooter. -
This week in business: SeaWorld takes on a new CEO, its fourth in the past five years. Plus, Airbnb makes changes following Halloween rental shooting. And, Target does "Black Friday Preview" shopping throughout November. -
!["[A] Portrait of People in Motion" exhibition at the New Americans Museum in Liberty Station, Nov. 6, 2019.](https://cdn.kpbs.org/dims4/default/aab9640/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1703x949+98+0/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fkpbs-brightspot.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2Fimg%2Fphotos%2F2019%2F11%2F06%2F2019-11-06_14-45-01.png)
Translucent images of a bell, a penknife and many other objects comprise the art of a new exhibition at The New Americans Museum in San Diego. -
KPBS Midday EditionKPBS Anchor Maya Trabulsi and author Kwame Alexander discuss his book “The Crossover,” which was selected as KPBS’s One Book For Teens. -
Tens of thousands of homes in San Diego are at high-to-extreme risk -
Jewish family services will provide the service at SDSU and CSU San Marcos. -
On Sunday, San Diego residents saw a water rate increase from the city, which included an additional rate bump from the county water authority. -
An analysis of Zillow page views shows who's interested in moving to San Diego, and where San Diegans might end up if they move out.
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