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Tom Meksto

Account Executive

Tom Meksto is a business development professional with more than 25 years of experience in advertising, sales, and marketing. Originally from Chicago, Tom has lived in San Diego since 1985 with his wife and two daughters. When not advancing the KPBS mission, Tom enjoys the adventures of traveling to new destinations with his family, golfing, skiing and playing guitar in his band.

RECENT STORIES ON KPBS

National

A wildfire destroyed the historic Grand Canyon Lodge. It burned down once before

Rachel Treisman

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.
Economy

Why the Federal Reserve's building renovations are attracting the White House's ire

Scott Horsley

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.
GZERO WORLD WITH IAN BREMMER: The New Nuclear Arms Race

Jennifer Robinson

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.
GZERO WORLD WITH IAN BREMMER: The New Nuclear Arms Race

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.
Education

Supreme Court says Trump's efforts to close the Education Department can continue

Cory Turner

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.
Politics

Trump tells supporters not to 'waste time' on Epstein files. They're not happy

Stephen Fowler

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.