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 EditionThe San Diego U.S. Attorney's Office is in the middle of an elaborate hoax. The mayor's race is producing strange bedfellows. Scrutinizing the oversight of SDPD's budget request. And the Padres are playing better, but many can't see them. -
KPBS Midday EditionSan Diego's low rates of violent crime have lasted for several years. Citing recent statistics that show the rates slightly higher, the department wants to increase staffing levels and improve and replace equipment after years of budget cuts. -
KPBS Midday EditionJust as the feds are closing pot clinics in San Diego, other cities in the county are voting on whether to start them up; the La Jolla Playhouse issues an extraordinary apology; and the independent city auditor is dissed by the departments he is auditing. -
KPBS Midday EditionTwo months ago, California Western School of Law started the Access to Law Initiative, which places a small group of new graduates in a downtown office. The attorneys offer legal services to the poor and middle class pro bono or on a sliding scale and are mentored by professors and practicing attorneys. -
KPBS Midday EditionRoundtable: The accused shooter in a massacre at a Colorado theater has San Diego ties. There will be cuts to the defense budget that will affect San Diego; the question is how big? And is SDPD's budget request based on fact? -
KPBS Midday EditionContrary to those who value snap decisions and "going with their gut," Frank Partnoy, author of "Wait: The Art And Science Of Delay," says delaying commitment until the last moment can lead to better outcomes, success and even happiness.
- Students who blew whistle on Canyon Crest Academy Foundation feel vindicated by audit report
- Poway is a paradise of single-family zoning and protected open space
- Tech-savvy scammers targeting growing number of San Diego seniors
- US Coast Guard Eagle to make first San Diego visit since 2008
- Court dismisses sexual harassment case against former county Supervisor Nathan Fletcher