
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 EditionFrom immigration issues to family law and housing disputes, student volunteers from California Western School of Law have provided legal services and advice to those who can't afford them for the last 10 years.
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KPBS Midday EditionIt goes without saying that parts of the Middle East are dangerous and deadly. How, then, does Robin Wright get at the truth of who, what and how — let alone the most important question: why?
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KPBS Midday EditionWe shine a spotlight on local investigative reporting: The fallout from an ineffective whooping cough vaccine; how the cozy relationship of SoCal Edison with the CPUC affected customers; and ineffective fire alarms in Sweetwater schools.
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KPBS Midday EditionThe recently approved $2.2 billion plan to expand the San Diego International Airport will increase its capacity to 61 gates and replace the ancient (in airport terms) Terminal One.
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San Diego's water rates are rising. "Fat Leonard" is singing about bribery and kickbacks to Navy personnel. Roque de la Fuente's marathon lawsuit against the city is finally settled.
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KPBS Midday EditionThe weather will be big news in San Diego this winter, as strong El Niño-driven storms encounter already-high tides, and a warm water zone (known as "The Blob") sitting off the Northern California coast causes more trouble.
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- California steps in to keep LGBTQ+ crisis line alive after federal cuts
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- The USDA wants states to hand over food stamp data by the end of July