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 Grand Canyon Lodge welcomed generations of travelers and staffers arriving in the Grand Canyon's North Rim area. It was already rebuilt once, after a kitchen fire in 1932. -
The Fed's $2.5 billion headquarters renovation is attracting mounting criticism from the Trump administration, which had been already attacking the central bank for not cutting interest rates. -
Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. The world is entering a dangerous nuclear era: China's growing its arsenal, Russia's rattling its saber, even U.S. allies are considering nukes of their own. Admiral James Stavridis discusses the growing nuclear threat and what we can do to stop it. -
The world is entering a dangerous nuclear era: China’s growing its arsenal, Russia’s rattling its saber, even U.S. allies are considering nukes of their own. How do we guarantee security in a world where the weapons (and the rules) are changing? Admiral James Stavridis joins Ian Bremmer to discuss the growing nuclear threat and what we can do to stop it.
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The Trump administration had appealed a decision that had directed it to stop gutting the U.S. Education Department and to reinstate many of the workers the government had laid off. -
President Trump is facing backlash from his supporters and opponents alike for how his administration has handled the release of evidence surrounding the death of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
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