Megan Burke
News EditorMegan Burke is an Emmy-award winning news editor overseeing the environment, health, and racial justice and social equity reporting beats. Prior to her current role as editor, Megan spent more than a decade as a producer for KPBS Midday Edition, a daily radio news magazine and podcast. Other news production credits include KPBS Evening Edition, KPBS Roundtable, and San Diego’s DNA, a two-part documentary highlighting the region’s oldest traditions and culture using personal artifacts and oral histories of San Diegans.
Before joining the news staff, Megan worked in KPBS’ outreach team and managed large-scale campaigns including KPBS’ domestic violence awareness and prevention initiative. The project included Emmy award-winning television spots, an extensive and interactive website, collaborative events and programming, as well as a statewide grant campaign. Megan is also credited with producing the Black History Month and Hispanic Heritage Month Local Hero Awards Ceremonies.
Megan is a graduate of the School of Journalism and Media Studies at San Diego State University. She has been a part of the KPBS team since 1999. In her free time Megan and her husband enjoy delighting their young daughters with "new" music.
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KPBS Midday EditionA piece of tsunami debris is the catalyst of Ruth Ozeki's novel, "A Tale For The Time Being." -
KPBS Midday EditionSan Diego's very dry weather has already produced a rash of unusual winter wildfires across the state. Cal Fire talks about the increased fire danger. -
KPBS Midday EditionA new SANDAG report finds one in 10 San Diegans live in poverty, as do 9 percent of families in the county. -
KPBS Midday EditionBefore San Diego's interim Mayor Todd Gloria gives the state of the city address, we'll discuss the state of the inner-city. -
KPBS Midday EditionSan Diego native Ted Williams remains the greatest hitter in baseball. A new biography explores his triumphs and troubled personality. -
KPBS Midday EditionA new documentary, "Children of the Stars," explores Unarius, a group based in El Cajon who believe human beings have all lived millions of years, and multiple lives, spanning the history of the universe.
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The Guardian found many California cities spent more COVID-19 relief funds on law enforcement than rent relief and health services. -
The federal agency says sea levels on the West Coast will rise 8 inches by 2050, 1½ feet by the end of the century. -
With Alice Childress' 1955 play "Trouble in Mind," The Old Globe brings questions and conflicts about diversity in the American theater to center stage.
- San Diego proposes keeping low-density housing near Clairemont trolley stops
- San Diego Zoo mural honors 3 beloved animals lost in 1 week
- Buried audit found major problems at San Diego County animal shelters. Issues still persist
- Activists want state commission to consider decertifying SDPD chief
- Hundreds still without power in the Imperial Valley after Monday's monsoon storms