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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KPBS Midday EditionAmong the more than 100 entries in the San Diego International Film Festival are two of special interest to San Diegans: "Seau," the new ESPN documentary on the last days of Junior Seau, and "The Samuel Project," a dramatic feature film starring Hal Linden set in San Diego. -
KPBS Midday EditionIn architecture, an onion is to be avoided at all costs. An orchid on the other hand is coveted, whether one is fond of that showy flower or not. Last week's Orchids And Onions design awards from the San Diego Architectural Foundation showed us why. -
KPBS Midday EditionThere have been limits on California cities' ability to enact rent control regulations since the passage of the Costa-Hawkins Act in 1995. Proposition 10 would repeal Costa-Hawkins, changing in the landlord-tenant dynamic in San Diego and elsewhere. -
KPBS Midday EditionWith Judge Brett kavanaugh still unconfirmed to take a seat on the Supreme Court of the United States, the court will deliberate some cases with just eight justices. More contentious issues are expected as the term progresses. -
KPBS Midday EditionGazwan Alsharif was a translator for the U.S. Army during the war in Iraq — until he was arrested as a double agent and tortured for over a month. Released with an apology, he attempted to rebuild his life as an openly gay man in San Francisco. His many-layered story is captured in the film "From Baghdad To The Bay" and will be screened Friday night at GI Film Festival. -
KPBS Midday EditionAt a meeting Monday evening with Republican women, Congressman Duncan Hunter let fly with opinions on the "deep state," Brett Kavanaugh, Islamists, Donald Trump, and the role of the federal government.
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