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 Port of San Diego partnered with Sharp HealthCare to vaccinate over 400 cruise ship crew members. -
Authorities discovered a panga boat carrying nearly two dozen people early Monday morning in waters off the coast of Point Loma, authorities said. -
The San Diego River Park Foundation held its 18th annual ‘San Diego River Days' cleanup on Friday. The Foundation with about 30 community volunteers will collect about 1,800 pounds of trash and debris from the riverbed. -
The Gaslamp Museum at the Davis-Horton House has been closed since March 2020, and is in danger of closing for good unless it gets financial help. -
May is Asian-American Pacific Islander Heritage Month in the United States. Asian-owned businesses and organizations in San Diego hope this month can help educate people about this diverse community. -
Sweetwater High School hosts the region's first youth vaccination clinic as part of National City's 100-day COVID-19 vaccination campaign.
MORE STORIES FEATURING WORK BY THIS AUTHOR
-
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.
- Why aren't Americans filling the manufacturing jobs we already have?
- Litigation at Green Oak Ranch in Vista continues and postpones future events
- Could this deadly intersection become San Diego's next 'quick-build' roundabout?
- California attorney general launches civil rights investigation into San Diego juvenile halls
- Preventable hospitalizations in California show continued health disparities as Medicaid faces possible cuts