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 EditionSan Diego police Chief Shelley Zimmerman said reforms on policing have been made since a Department of Justice review. But students want racial profiling to end. -
KPBS Midday EditionCalifornia's water board adopted environmental guidelines for building and operating desalination plants. But critics of the process say the rules are not strict or clear enough to make sure desalination plants are environmentally sound. -
KPBS Midday EditionA symposium held at the Salk Institute will examine melting glaciers, rising sea levels and the rapid warming of Earth from climate change. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe month of May is dedicated to stroke awareness and experts like vascular surgeon Dr. William Neil are working to get the word out about stroke risks and symptoms, especially for women. -
KPBS Midday EditionAmerican Civil Liberties Union releases new app to help people document arrests and other police actions. -
KPBS Midday EditionBosnian and Iraq War veteran Brian Turner shares his memories of war, both his own and through the eyes of others, in his memoir, “My Life as a Foreign Country,” during the Grossmont Literary Arts Festival.
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KPBS Midday EditionCongresswoman Sara Jacobs, D-San Diego, began her second term in office this week. -
Mariachi music is a Mexican tradition during the Christmas season and San Diego has some of the best. -
KPBS Midday EditionLocal company Room Chazer connects roommates and provides quality rentals with the endorsement of several local colleges and universities.
- Tsunami advisory canceled from San Diego to San Luis Obispo
- 8.8 magnitude quake strikes off Russia's Far East. Tsunami waves reach Japan, Hawaii and California
- Carlsbad trims planned Barrio traffic circles from 5 to 1
- San Diego residents prepare for more access to coupons at the grocery stores
- After review, Trump administration says it will fund Migrant Education Program