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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The 14-day stoppage comes as a federal judge considers whether additional construction of the immigration detention facility in south Florida's Everglades is detrimental to the environment. -
Premieres Wednesdays, Sept. 10 - 24, 2025 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encores Thursdays, Sept. 11 - 25 at 9 p.m. and 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 + Sundays, Sept 14 - 28 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2. This four-hour series is hosted by environmental journalist and TED Climate Editor Gulnaz Khan. Truly cinematic in its approach, the series was filmed in Africa (Mauritania, Senegal and Ethiopia), Japan, Colombia and Peru, and is a deeply personal and often troubling examination of how climate change is impacting some of the most hallowed places on the planet. -
The 59-year-old star of the 1990s TV series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman says he wants to join the fight against illegal immigration. -
Thursday's move would compel colleges to report more data about the students they enroll and those who apply, including applicants' race and standardized test scores. -
Using advanced DNA-analysis techniques researchers in New York City identified three more victims of the 9/11 terror attacks that occurred nearly 24 years ago. -
Examine the impact of climate change on sacred places around the world with journalist Gulnaz Khan. Meet faith leaders drawing on ancient wisdom and spiritual resilience to confront the crisis with hope and action in this powerful four-part series.
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