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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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. -
The Sweetwater Union High School District gave away over 36,000 COVID-19 testing kits Friday.
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The craft brewery on Tuesday released two beers made from reclaimed condensation water from the airport's air conditioning units. -
A post-Thanksgiving spike in COVID-19 cases has hit the county and continued to climb Friday. -
San Diego City Council approved an ordinance banning all single-use polystyrene foam food containers, utensils, coolers and pool toys effective next year.
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