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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The one-day boutique will offer a variety of services to active duty personnel and veterans, including shopping for clothes, resume writing services and inspirational workshops. -
Fleet Week San Diego returns to the Broadway Pier and welcomes the public to meet active service members and tour military vehicles. -
San Diego County poll workers are now hired as temporary county workers instead of one day volunteers. -
Beach closures are happening in the South Bay as sewage contamination causes high levels of bacteria that is unsafe to swim in. -
The San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual Congressional Luncheon. -
The Farmers Insurance Open may be a golf tournament, but it also raises money to help the young people in the community.
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Awarded in phases, the grant is intended to help cover permitting, design and construction expenses for businesses operating in the public right of way. -
Bells tolled Thursday for the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the German theologian who made history by retiring, as thousands of mourners packed St. Peter's Square. -
The change applies to all employees who perform at least two hours of work in one or more calendar weeks of the year within the geographic boundaries of the city of San Diego.
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