
Doug McKnight
Interim General ManagerDoug joined KAZU in 2004 as Development Director overseeing fundraising, underwriting and grants. He was promoted to General Manager in 2009 and is currently serving as the interim General Manager at KAZU.
Prior to joining KAZU, Doug worked in television news in Detroit, San Francisco, San Jose, and Monterey and served as General Manager at channel 46 in Monterey.
He holds a Master of Arts Degree in Radio and Television from Michigan State University and an MBA from St. Mary’s College.
Doug was President of the Northern California Radio-Television News Directors Association for two years and served on its board for 10 years. He also served on the board of the California First Amendment Coalition and as a trustee for Monterey College of Law. In 2005, he was inducted into the Silver Circle of the San Francisco/Northern California Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. The honor is given for 25 years of service and a significant contribution to local television.
You can reach Doug at: dmcknight@csumb.edu
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Cal State Monterey Bay students are on board the boat that carried author John Steinbeck and his friend Ed Ricketts, a biologist, to the Sea of Cortez thanks to the Western Flyer Foundation. It deploys the Western Flyer to blend science and art, stir curiosity, and introduce students to ocean science.
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Half of the local measures on the November ballot in Monterey County are for school district bonds. Selling bonds allows the districts to borrow money to repair and expand buildings and add science labs or technology to schools.
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Ballots and Voter Guides for the November election are being sent out to Central Coast voters and eventually to every Californian.
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State Fire Marshal Daniel Berlant says climate change, population growth and tree mortality has made the concept of a fire season out of date. “It really has become a fire year,” he says.
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A photographic history of Monterey is on display at the city’s historic Colton Hall Museum through the end of September.
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Helen Barrington shares her first impressions of KAZU, the future of journalism, and her thoughts on how the station can better serve our community.
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Over 200,000 registered voters. 137 different ballots. Up to a thousand election workers. All in one Central Coast County. This is what preparing for an election looks like at the local scale.
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This year's Pro-Am is a Signature PGA event, which means more pro golfers, less celebrities and a much bigger purse.
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The Pebble Beach Scholars program will allow students pursuing a Sustainable Hospitality Management degree to work while earning money and school credit.
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In a letter addressed to legislators, the supervisors decried the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers decision to push back a deadline for some repairs that were supposed to be complete before the end of the year.