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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We discuss Prop. G and ask the editors about the strength and influence of labor in the South Bay. -
How will changes to rules on political party contributions to San Diego city council candidates impact the June primary election? -
KPBS reporter Alison St John discusses a proposition to impose term limits on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. -
Voters in Chula Vista will be asked to vote on a number of political offices, and a controversial proposition when they go to the polls next month. We discuss the races for the city's mayor, city attorney, city council, and Proposition G.
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A recent federal appeals court ruling could, at least temporarily, make it possible for political parties to donate an unlimited amount of money to City Council candidates running in the June 8 primary. We discuss how the decision might affect the upcoming election.
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On June 8, voters in the City of San Diego will be asked if the strong mayor form of government should be made permanent, and if a ninth council district should be created in 2012. We discuss the arguments for and against Proposition D.
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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.
- In Escondido, a school board member changes her name but not her politics
- Community reacts after school board member comes out as transgender
- SCUBA divers volunteer at San Diego's Birch Aquarium
- San Diego City Council approves parking fees in Balboa Park
- San Diego Unified is getting rid of some K-8 middle schools