Press Releases

KPBS has announced a change to its senior leadership team: Nancy Worlie has been named the station’s first Chief of Strategic Projects, and the station will recruit a new Chief Content Officer with an emphasis on digital & news leadership. Worlie began her new role October 1, 2026.

The Contributor Development Partnership (CDP) announced that Deanna Mackey, general manager of KPBS, has been named chair of its Board of Directors. She will help guide CDP’s work at a moment when public media organizations are rethinking how they sustain both their mission and their revenue.

One Book, One San Diego has announced the selections for the 2026 region-wide read: “The Buffalo Hunter Hunter” by Stephen Graham Jones has been chosen for adult readers; “The Cartoonists Club: A Graphic Novel,” by Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud for teens and tweens; and “Books on Bikes” by F. Isabel Campoy, Theresa Howell and illustrated by Brizida Magro for children.

The San Diego Book Festival has released its 2026 schedule and it has something for book enthusiasts of all ages and interests. The schedule features panel discussions with award-winning authors, activities, live entertainment, exhibitors including independent booksellers, local authors, food trucks and more.

The San Diego Book Festival is returning August 22, 2026 with more than 145 local and national authors participating as speakers and exhibitors. The annual event will take place on the University of San Diego campus from 10am - 4pm with anticipated attendance of 8,000.

KPBS’ has brought StoryCorps’ One Small Step program to San Diego, an initiative that brings people with different beliefs and backgrounds together for a conversation — not about politics — but to get to know each other as people.

The March 31, 2026 ruling does not turn back the clock and restore funding to the public media system but it does something powerful in this moment - it reaffirms freedom of the press.

KPBS has announced that it will be broadcasting its FM channel to the Borrego Springs area starting February 10, 2026. The KPBS-FM primary signal will be broadcast on KRAM 90.5FM.

KPBS has named Heather Milne Barger its inaugural chief marketing officer. She will oversee a team responsible for marketing strategy, events, social media, branding and messaging, graphic design, advertising, media and public relations, digital content and technology, data analysis, and government affairs.

“One of Their Own,” a new five-episode investigative podcast from KPBS, reopens the case of Ciara Estrada — and exposes the conflicts, silence and unanswered questions that surround the death of a young officer who was one of their own.