Stephanie Bergsma
Associate General ManagerStephanie Bergsma worked at KPBS from 1982 to 2012. As associate general manager, Bergsma was responsible for major gifts, production underwriting, Gays and Lesbians for Public Broadcasting affinity group and the Producers Club. Her greatest achievements include raising the funds to build the KPBS Copley Telecommunications Center and funding all of the equipment including the HDTV conversion pieces. Stephanie’s relationship with the late Joan Kroc resulted in a bequest of $235 million to National Public Radio and a $5 million bequest to KPBS in November 2003.
Stephanie has served several cultural organizations in San Diego including on the boards of the Museum of Photographic Arts, Francis Parker School, Charter 100 and Voices for Children. She was also one of the first graduates of Lead San Diego and has been active in the La Jolla Playhouse and the San Diego Museum of Art.
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Angela Chang says the sticker shock never gets easier. Clients call her Southern California health insurance brokerage in disbelief, asking how much their insurance costs will jump again. -
A pair of Pacific hurricanes will influence San Diego County weather early this week, primarily by sending tropical moisture and ocean swells northward toward Southern California, before a drying and warming trend takes hold for the remainder of the week. -
The beach in this small Southern California community has been shrinking due to rising ocean waters
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Some California gun owners view a new law requiring people to take a four-hour safety class as a kind of tax on firearm ownership. It’s one of 10 gun safety measures Gov. Newsom signed into law on Saturday. -
California has poured billions into childcare and preschool subsidies for low-income families, but extending those benefits to every family would be complicated. -
Voter information pamphlets for California's Nov. 3 general election are being mailed to more than 2 million registered voters in San Diego County beginning this week.
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