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.
MORE STORIES BY THIS AUTHOR
-
KPBS Midday EditionHundreds of thousands of San Diego-area children will soon be eligible for the Pfizer vaccine following a recommendation from an FDA advisory panel. -
Saturday, Oct. 23 is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day where San Diegans can properly dispose of their unwanted pills. -
People in government offices, businesses and schools throughout San Diego County participated in a statewide earthquake preparedness drill. -
Over the next 120 days, county staff will also work with community leaders to create preventative gun violence "reduction and disruption" programs. -
Apprentices with Kitchens for Good may have once been homeless, incarcerated or in foster care. -
UC San Diego has a record enrollment this quarter, but students say they are struggling with things like dining and class enrollment.
MORE STORIES FEATURING WORK BY THIS AUTHOR
-
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.
- San Diego’s highest paid city employees? Cops racking up overtime and earning over $400,000
- Standing by in San Antonio: the luxury plane from Qatar intended to replace Air Force One
- Ashli Babbitt's family settles wrongful death lawsuit for nearly $5 million
- San Diego County Sheriff's Office directing extra patrols of fertility clinics
- SD County extends closure of Silver Strand shoreline due to sewage flow