Melissa Mae
Freelance ReporterMelissa Mae is a freelance reporter in the KPBS newsroom. She has also served as a fundraising host on KPBS TV and radio since May 2019.
Melissa received her bachelor's degree in sport management from the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She began her broadcasting career as a sports reporter and has covered local sporting events like the Farmers Insurance Open and San Diego Padres Opening Day.
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Feeding San Diego held a special large-scale drive-through food distribution Tuesday to help families through the holiday season. -
During this "season of giving" people are pulling back on holiday spending. -
The students were protesting the the DA's decision to not file charges in connection with an alleged rape that happened in October 2021. -
As finals wrap up on University of California campuses, academic workers continue to strike for the fourth straight week. -
The 81st anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack was honored on the USS Midway Museum with a two-bell ceremony, a wreath laying and a "missing-man" flyover. -
The San Diego Police Department started enforcing the sidewalk vendor ordinance on December 2, 2022, and the feedback from the Gaslamp Quarter Association is positive.
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KPBS Midday EditionSan Diego County announced Tuesday morning that it is pausing use of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine, following guidance from the federal government.
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