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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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. -
KPBS Midday EditionAfter 28 years, East County will see a change in leadership. -
With classrooms closed this fall due to COVID-19, some parents are asking if traditional homeschooling might offer some lessons for the virtual learning environment. -
The new wave of shutdowns leaves some businesses unable to move outside. -
This year marks a century since the adoption of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Winning women the right to vote, however, was an effort launched decades before it was passed, with national and local campaigns securing small victories that led to final ratification in 1920.
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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.
- Lodge Fire evacuation warnings lifted
- Confusion over new federal rules complicates COVID booster access in San Diego
- Trump threatens 'Apocalypse Now'-style action against Chicago to boost deportations
- HHS responds to report about autism and acetaminophen
- New San Diego Democratic chair vows to rebuild unity and win back voters
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'San Diego For Every Child' works to meet the needs of impoverished San Diego children. -
The race will bring a new supervisor as Dianne Jacob leaves office after 28 years on the county board. -
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. -
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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.
!["[A] Portrait of People in Motion" exhibition at the New Americans Museum in Liberty Station, Nov. 6, 2019.](https://cdn.kpbs.org/dims4/default/6e6c0f8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1703x949+98+0/resize/560x312!/format/webp/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)
