
Trisha Richter
Director of Grants and EngagementTrisha Richter is the director of grants and engagement at KPBS. She oversees the researching, writing and submission of grant proposals as well as the overall management and oversight of grants awarded to KPBS, representing more than $1.7 million of the station budget. She also directs KPBS community engagement projects including One Book One San Diego, KPBS Kids, and Community Conversations. Trisha originally joined KPBS in 1997 as the volunteer coordinator. Since then she has held numerous positions and has managed many public media outreach campaigns. These projects have helped educate citizens, oftentimes on a state level, about social issues ranging from teen relationship violence to how to prepare for earthquakes. She has developed and overseen national outreach campaigns for locally produced films and has implemented local engagement for national programs airing on KPBS. Throughout her time with the station's engagement & grants department, she has overseen all of the department’s production efforts. Her work on the Responsible Adults Safe Teens statewide project earned her two local Emmy awards as the project’s executive director. Trisha holds a degree in agriculture business management from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.
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A look at the long-awaited sequel to "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse." Plus, other weekend viewing options from horror to French cinema to Larry Cohen insanity.
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The Rock 'n' Roll Running Series expects more than 25,000 participants this weekend. Fifty of them have run in all 25 marathons.
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The San Diego County Fair opens next week, and this year’s theme is “Get Out There.” It encourages San Diegans to explore the great outdoors.
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Sometimes the right lullaby sends my kids off to dreamland so fast it makes me feel like I have a parenting superpower. Turns out the wonder of lullabies is confirmed by scientific research.
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In an effort to avoid defaulting on the nation's loans, lawmakers created updates to SNAP, the nation's largest food assistance safety net. There are new work requirements as well as exemptions.
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On Friday afternoon, spectators had a chance to see the most current images of Mars possible — which take 3 to 22 minutes to reach Earth — courtesy of the European Space Agency.
- As bus driver strike enters 3rd week, riders ask why MTS privatized their public transit
- Under the same roof: They moved in to save money but stayed for family
- Downtown San Diego homeless encampments impacting students who walk to school
- Carlsbad High School students stage walkout, claiming lack of support for the LGBTQ community
- MLB takeover has Padres reassuring fans they will get more baseball