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
-
The state law requiring people to put their food waste in green bins now includes some businesses. -
The numbers are the highest they’ve been in two years. -
Online holiday shopping is expected to reach almost $279 billion this year and there are ways to protect your packages and steps to take if a package is stolen. -
Oak Park resident Lamar Canady, Jr., is holding his second annual toy drive at the spot where his father was killed, trying to bring positivity to the area. -
The Better Business Bureau is trying to raise awareness of a scam this holiday season that involves text messages from from delivery company imposters. -
The San Diego International Airport expects as many as 84,000 people daily over the Thanksgiving holiday period.
MORE STORIES FEATURING WORK BY THIS AUTHOR
-
The expansion team is owned by billionaire Mohamed Mansour and the Sycuan Tribe, the first Native American tribe to have an ownership stake in a professional soccer team. The ownership group also includes San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado. -
On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Arexvy, the first respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine. -
The San Diego State Aztecs defeated Creighton Bluejays, 57-56, in the NCAA men's basketball tournament to earn the Aztecs their first trip to the Final Four.
- San Diego scientists offer non-opioid relief to chronic pain sufferers
- Veterans begin cross-country relay from San Diego
- English language proficiency requirement creates fear among Mexican truck drivers
- Trump says he's ending federal funding for NPR and PBS. They say he can't
- Captive-bred axolotls thrive in Mexican wetlands, researchers find