Join the Studio Audience for 'Getting By,' an Envision San Diego Special

By Joanne Faryon / Investigative Reporter, Off Mic

Published October 20, 2008 at 6:15 PM PDT

This story was published more than 15 years ago.

For the past month, we've been working on a 30-minute documentary about how people are struggling to get by in San Diego. Getting By will air this Thursday Oct. 23 on KPBS-TV, followed by a half-hour of discussion with local civic leaders. You can ask questions as a part of the studio audience .

Here's how it works. First, RSVP now . This Thursday, arrive at KPBS studios at 5:30 p.m. We'll show the 30-minute documentary, host a discussion with San Diego leaders (Councilmember Ben Hueso, Councilmember Jim Madaffer, Center on Policy Initiatives, San Diego Food Bank, local economist Alan Gin), and take audience questions. The entire hour-long program will air at 8:00 p.m. on KPBS-TV that evening.

If you're unable to make the taping, you can ask questions in advance right in the comments. Thanks!

Joanne Faryon

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As an investigative reporter, Joanne Faryon worked with the team of journalists at inewsource, a nonprofit journalism enterprise embedded in the KPBS newsroom. Faryon has more than 20 years of experience as a journalist, working in a print, radio and TV. She previously worked in Canada and the U.S., specializing in investigative reporting. During her time at KPBS, Faryon served as reporter, host, and producer for both TV and radio. Among her many stories and investigations is the 2010 look into the effectiveness of the Whooping Cough vaccine. The series of in-depth features lead the Centers for Disease Control re-examine their reporting and change their guidelines. Faryon’s work has been honored by the USC's Annenberg School for Communications and Journalism with the Walter Cronkite Award for political journalism. The prestigious honor was for the Envision special, “Who’s Supervising San Diego?” – an in-depth look at the County’s Board of Supervisors. Faryon has also received an honorable mention from the National Press Foundation in 2010 for an in-depth look at the state's prison system as part of the Envision series. In addition, Faryon has earned two regional Emmys and several awards from the San Diego Press Club and the Society of Professional Journalists. Her Canadian honors include a Manitoba Human Rights award for meritorious service for her investigative work on the Ku Klux Klan and right-wing extremism in Canada. Joanne has a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Winnipeg and a creative communications diploma from Red River College.

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