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 EditionThe Colorado River generates $1.4 trillion in economic activity — making the shrinking water levels an economic issue for California. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe shootings in Paris last week renewed questions about the challenges nations face in identifying terrorist threats and preventing attacks. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe KPBS-TV series "San Diego's Historic Places" is devoting a whole six-part series to the evolution of Balboa Park. -
KPBS Midday EditionBrad Lancaster, author of the book, "Rainwater Harvesting for Dry Lands and Beyond" is giving a lecture in San Diego about strategies for harvesting natural resources such as rainwater and greywater. -
KPBS Midday EditionIf you think the meth problem in San Diego is a thing of the past, a new Meth Strike Force report card says otherwise. -
KPBS Midday EditionPresident Barack Obama's announcement on Wednesday sparked debate across the country. Now, local Cuban-Americans share their reactions.
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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.
- After 6 years, San Diego approves 380-unit housing project next to Blue Line trolley
- ICE arrests parent near elementary school in Encinitas
- Advocates organize patrols to protect against ICE actions near San Diego schools
- More than 200,000 Afghan allies without options as resettlement ends
- New chamber CEO: Rising costs and ICE raids put pressure on San Diego’s economy