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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What makes the perfect Cacio e Pepe? Milk Street stops at nothing to find out! Christopher Kimball travels to Rome, where he learns that there are endless ways to make this seemingly simple dish with only three ingredients. Then, Rose Hattabaugh unlocks the meaty side of zucchini with Zucchini Carbonara, and Rosemary Gill offers a creamy, dairy-free version of pesto, Spaghetti with Parsley Pesto. -
Vice President Vance said the fighting between India and Pakistan was "fundamentally none of our business." Experts say the U.S. used to work hard to de-escalate crises between the nuclear states. -
Pope Leo XIV is seen as a centrist who shares his predecessor's progressive views on certain social issues. Here's what we know so far. -
Friday, May 9, 2025 at 8 p.m. + Encore Sunday, May 11 at 10 a.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. President Donald Trump is about to begin the first major foreign trip of his second term, traveling next week to Saudi Arabia, while also making stops in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, nations which play a key role in mediating conflicts in the region. -
NPR has learned that rules must now be vetted by the White House and that the administration is drafting an executive order that could loosen radiation limits. -
Premieres Monday, May 12, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Discover amazing items that even our ROADSHOW experts had never seen, either in person or possibly ever, prior to that magical moment at ROADSHOW.
- Sen. Elizabeth Warren calls on Marine Corps to pause contract with Oceanside-based Frontwave Credit Union
- University of San Diego faculty on strike Wednesday and Thursday
- San Diego County Supervisors OK plans for 2 affordable housing projects
- Cardinal Robert Prevost becomes the first American pope, choosing the name Leo XIV
- Pilot error cited as root cause of helicopter crash that killed 5 Marines