Pat Finn
ProducerPat 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.
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Broadcast networks have just concluded the "Upfronts," the spring presentation of fall TV schedules designed to convince agencies to book advertising at early rates and to give viewers a first look at what's new (or not). We examine the probabilities of success for the new shows and the problems of scheduling. -
In the old days, many of us learned to cook from our parents. But in this busy, convenience-driven, modern world, much home cooking has gone by the wayside. We'll look at fun and healthy ways to cook with your kids.
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As if two open legislative seats (77th assembly, 36th senate) were not enough to keep the East County occupied, there is also the flap over the naming of a new high school in Alpine. The proposed name, Ronald Reagan High School, has deeply offended members of the Viejas band, while the near-secret process has angered others.
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As we approach another election season, we look at the status of voting in San Diego County and across the state, including the modified open primary, mail-in ballots and the lack of standardized voting procedures.
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We look in on Baja California for an update on the drug wars, border crossings and the rising toll of earthquake damage in the Mexicali area
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Change is in the air for medical care in San Diego -- at least north of I-8. Irwin and Joan Jacobs have donated $75 million toward a new $664 million Jacobs Medical Center, which will house a new 245-bed medical tower as well as a cancer-care hospital, advanced surgery unit and maternity and infant care. Federal healthcare reform will also change the landscape. We discuss the impact of both on medical care here.
- After 6 years, San Diego approves 380-unit housing project next to Blue Line trolley
- ICE arrests parent near elementary school in Encinitas
- Advocates organize patrols to protect against ICE actions near San Diego schools
- More than 200,000 Afghan allies without options as resettlement ends
- New chamber CEO: Rising costs and ICE raids put pressure on San Diego’s economy