Major gifts top off a great fundraising year for KPBS. According to a report in the San Diego Reader, Irwin and Joan Jacobs of Qualcomm fame "wanted to do something that would enhance their ability to cover local news.”
http://www.scoopsandiego.com/mission_times_courier/community_news/newsroom-of-the-future-transforms-kpbs/article_26a7db06-3704-11e1-9c75-001a4bcf6878.html
It was in 2003 that the Kroc Foundation gave KPBS and NPR millions to support in-depth journalism.
http://www.scoopsandiego.com/mission_times_courier/community_news/newsroom-of-the-future-transforms-kpbs/article_26a7db06-3704-11e1-9c75-001a4bcf6878.html
It was in 2003 that the Kroc Foundation gave KPBS and NPR millions to support in-depth journalism.
