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Pat Finn
Producer - Contributor through April 2018
Pat Finn previously served as a producer for KPBS Midday Edition and KPBS Evening Edition.
Finn began her career in broadcasting at KTLA and KCET in Los Angeles. In 1979 she became KPBS’ Public Information Director, then Director of Advertising and Promotion, Program Director, and Director of Broadcasting. She oversaw the station’s local and national productions, including the one-hour documentary Los Romeros: The Royal Family of the Guitar, and Child Protective Services, a one-hour look inside the San Diego County agency responsible for the welfare of at risk children. Both programs also aired on public television stations nationwide.
Finn has earned honors from the Society of Professional Journalists and the Pacific Southwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Recent Stories by Pat Finn
Midday Edition Special: Racism Fuels Black Maternal And Infant Health Crisis
- Feb. 24
- By Brooke Ruth, Jade Hindmon, Maureen Cavanaugh, Megan Burke, Pat Finn
In San Diego County, Black women are three times more likely to die due to pregnancy or delivery complications — so are Black infants. Black babies are also 60% more likely to be born prematurely.
UC San Diego Clinical Trial To Assess Safety, Effectiveness Of Alzheimer's Treatment
- Feb. 23
- By Jade Hindmon, Pat Finn
Scientists at UC San Diego Health are soon to see whether a treatment for Alzheimer's disease they have been working on for more than 15 years is really as promising as it appears now.
Santee City Council Calls Out Nathan Fletcher
- Feb. 17
- By Maureen Cavanaugh, Pat Finn
Nathan Fletcher, the chair of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, was chastised last week by members of the Santee City Council over his remarks about leaders of the movement to recall Governor Gavin Newsom.
San Diego Aims for Resilience To Face Climate Crisis
- Feb. 16
- By Maureen Cavanaugh, Pat Finn
Heat, flooding, drought, wildfires. San Diego, facing the four horsemen of the climate apocalypse, has realized its own climate action plan won't provide enough armor. So, the city is looking for resilience, by finding ways to mitigate the most dire effects of climate change in our future.
Progressive Los Angeles District Attorney Facing Roadblocks
- Feb. 16
- By Maureen Cavanaugh, Pat Finn
The progress that newly elected Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón was elected to make is facing obstacles, including a lawsuit filed by his own prosecutors.
Nearly 5,000 San Diegans Left The Republican Party In January
- Feb. 15
- By Maureen Cavanaugh, Pat Finn
Nearly 5,000 registered Republicans in San Diego County left the party last month. Some re-registered as Democrats, some as members of the American Independent Party and some stated no party preference.
COVID-19 Vaccines In San Diego: The Whys And Hows
- Feb. 2
- By Pat Finn, Tarryn Mento
KPBS health reporter Tarryn Mento talked with Nick Macchione and Dr. Wilma Wooten of the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency to get the latest on the coronavirus vaccine situation.
Sara Jacobs Introduces Censure Resolution, Calls For Marjorie Taylor Greene To Resign
- Feb. 1
- By Maureen Cavanaugh, Pat Finn
Saying she knows what can happen when rhetoric advocating violence is allowed to go unchecked, San Diego Democratic Congresswoman Sara Jacobs has co-sponsored a censure resolution against Georgia Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene.
San Diego Businesses Prepare To Reopen, Again
- Jan. 26
- By Maureen Cavanaugh, Pat Finn
Gov. Gavin Newsom brought the state's stay-at-home order to a sudden halt Monday, allowing restaurants to serve diners outside, and theme parks and personal service businesses limited operations.
New U-T Columnist To Focus On San Diego's Diverse Identities, Values
- Jan. 19
- By Mark Sauer, Pat Finn
As a reporter on the politics and events of San Diego County for The San Diego Union-Tribune, Charles Clark kept his opinions to himself. Today he becomes a columnist who will focus on how race, history, identity and values shape our actions.
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