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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California State University San Marcos is about to graduate the school’s largest class in its 29-year history. -
National University has launched a coordinated effort to address the teacher shortage in the areas of San Diego County that have the highest need. -
KPBS Midday EditionMothers with a Message walks a path of forgiveness by making murderers understand what they’ve done. -
KPBS Midday EditionA documentary film resurfaces a local championship and the personal tragedy that followed. -
Patients in San Diego and across the country urge the FDA to expand the legal use of fecal microbiota transplantation. -
Brother Blaise of Oceanside's Prince of Peace Abbey will carry beekeeping to the end of his days.
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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.
- Why aren't Americans filling the manufacturing jobs we already have?
- Litigation at Green Oak Ranch in Vista continues and postpones future events
- Could this deadly intersection become San Diego's next 'quick-build' roundabout?
- California attorney general launches civil rights investigation into San Diego juvenile halls
- Preventable hospitalizations in California show continued health disparities as Medicaid faces possible cuts
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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.
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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. -
San Diego’s quality of life is measured in new USD Report -
A SANDAG survey asks commuters, who drive to work alone if they'd consider alternative transportation, even if it's only one day a week. -
A new study by ApartmentList.com shows teachers in San Diego are facing financial hardship because their salaries have not kept up with the rising cost of housing. -
KPBS Midday EditionA plant called kratom is banned in San Diego, and the DEA is considering banning it nationwide. Some San Diegans say it has medicinal benefits. -
Spring rains in San Diego may have brought lush vegetation, but that could spell trouble in the upcoming fire season. -
The adult gray whale is about 40 feet long and weighs up to 60,000 pounds. Its carcass is rotting at a popular surfing spot near San Clemente.
