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 EditionWilliam Joyce is the author of the KPBS One Book Kids selection for 2015, "The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore." KPBS spoke to him about his book in November. -
KPBS Midday EditionSan Diego County law enforcement has long known that human sex trafficking was a significant problem here. Now, for the first time, instead of just anecdotes there are numbers to reveal the scope of the problem. -
KPBS Midday EditionWhat happens to people when they get frightened? What's the line between exploring their fears and being paralyzed by them? -
KPBS Midday EditionTips for homeowners to protect their property both inside and out from the rainstorms that might accompany El Niño. -
One of the most beloved figures in San Diego sports history was honored this week when a stretch of Interstate 15 in North County was named the Tony Gwynn Memorial Freeway. The long-time Padre is also the subject of a new book. -
KPBS Midday EditionA new report says San Diego County enrollment rates in CalFresh, CalWORKs and Medi-Cal remain among the lowest in the state.
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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.
- Government papers found in an Alaskan hotel reveal new details of Trump-Putin summit
- San Diego Unified responds to ICE arrest outside Linda Vista Elementary
- San Diego health providers to write prescriptions for museums, theater and dance
- San Diego’s congressional delegation weighs in on redistricting
- Brawley says goodbye to ‘El Tanke’, its historic water tower