Nina Garin
Arts Calendar Editor and ProducerNina Garin previously produced and edited the KPBS/Arts calendar. She also wrotes the weekly KPBS/Arts Newsletter and produced arts segments for Midday Edition. Before joining KPBS, Nina worked for nearly 20 years as an arts and entertainment reporter at The San Diego Union-Tribune. Along with covering the local arts community, she created the "Top Weekend Events" online calendar, profiled influential San Diegans for the "One-on-One" series, and reported live from Comic-Con, New York Fashion Week, and the Academy Awards. Nina is a native San Diegan, raised in Chula Vista and Tijuana, who was exposed to local arts at an early age. As a child, she tagged along to her mother's photography classes, taught by the late Michael Schnorr. She went to elementary school blocks away from Balboa Park and visited all the museums at least twice. While earning her English degree at San Diego State University, she participated in poetry readings and covered local music for The Daily Aztec. Nina has two daughters who study ballet, piano, and musical theater. She spends her free time pinning hair buns and perfecting stage makeup. Her husband, Matthew, is also a writer.
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In the wake of campus protests, Republican leaders in the Legislature say that students who committed violent or criminal acts shouldn’t receive Cal Grants.
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Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App. Boswell’s latest conversation with leading experts examines why groups of women disproportionately experience higher mortality rates related to pregnancy and childbirth in the country.
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According to the agenda, the session involved interviewing semifinalists; it was unclear whether the applicants' names have been made public.
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From sparking the imagination to helping with mental health, listen to poems read by NPR readers and see how poetry has affected their lives.
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