Nancy Worlie
Chief Content and Communications OfficerNancy Worlie is the chief content and communications officer at KPBS where she oversees news, programming, communications and marketing, events, government relations, and strategic planning.
Nancy began her career at KPBS in 2003 in the communications department writing for On Air Magazine and managing PR and messaging. She has since served in various KPBS leadership roles including communications director, associate general manager and interim general manager. Nancy is credited with reviving KPBS’ member and community events, including bringing the GI Film Festival to San Diego. Under her leadership, KPBS news and programming have an expanded digital footprint. She also spearheaded the organizations’ most recent strategic planning process leading KPBS to create “The Story” in 2018.
Prior to joining KPBS, Nancy spent nearly 10 years in various news leadership and communications positions around the country, including broadcast director for the late U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nevada, in Washington, D.C., where she worked with the national, state and local media. She is a graduate of San Diego State University where she earned a degree in journalism. She is a native San Diegan and now lives in El Cajon with her husband and two boys.
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Marcella Hazan introduced classic Italian ingredients to America, including extra virgin olive oil and sun-dried tomatoes. She also introduced balsamic vinegar to the U.S., which she lived to regret for its overuse in cooking.
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One of Marcella Hazan’s most famous recipes is a simple tomato sauce with onion and butter. Watch chef April Bloomfield make it here. See the full recipe on the American Masters website.
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MyPillow creator Mike Lindell's lawyers were fined thousands for submitting a legal filing riddled with AI-generated mistakes. It highlights a dilemma of balancing technology and using it responsibly. -
Discover how celebrated writer Marcella Hazan shaped Italian cuisine in America. After immigrating to New York in the 1950s, she began making authentic dishes from her Italian roots and inspired millions of Americans with her cookbooks.
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In the early 70s, an editor reached out to Marcella Hazan to write a cookbook. Hesistant because she didn’t write in English, her husband Victor offered to help translate the book for her. Within a year, the two delivered “The Classic Italian Cook Book,” which is now considered “the most seminal Italian cookbook ever published in this country.”
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Stream now with the PBS app + YouTube. 60 million American bison, commonly known as buffalo, once thundered across the prairies of North America — until 1889, when they were almost driven to extinction. These mighty giants terraformed the land, diversified prairie ecosystems, and sustained many native tribes across the continent. Now, tribes and conservationists join forces to bring the species back from the brink, finally returning the American bison to their native grasslands.
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