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Alison St John fell in love with KPBS radio when she arrived in San Diego in 1985 and first heard NPR.
She has been a voice on KPBS radio since 1989, when she began as a community producer and weekend news anchor. Since then she has served as anchor for Morning Edition and All Things Considered, alternate host for These Days and The Lounge, talk show producer, TV feature reporter and radio news reporter. Her beats have covered water issues, the environment, health, welfare and education. Alison’s radio features have won numerous awards from the San Diego Press Club, The Society of Professional Journalists, the Associated Press TV and Radio Association and the California Golden Mike Awards. Her TV feature Welfare’s Missing Dads won the Pacific Southwest Emmy Award for best documentary in 2001. She was named media person of the year by the San Diego Psychiatric Society in 2000.
Alison was born in Tanzania, brought up in Scotland and earned her degree in psychology and sociology from Durham University in England. She worked in England, Nigeria, Switzerland, Belgium, India and Japan before moving to the United States in 1981.
Recent Stories
San Diego County Struggles With Shrinking Backcountry
KPBS Senior Metro Reporter Alison St John explains the recent San Diego County Planning Commission hearings on future growth in rural areas.
North County Privatizes Buses
Bus drivers for the North County Transit District can expect to see their wages fall significantly next year, after a private company takes over the public bus contract. Labor representatives say this week’s decision to privatize more than 300 jobs could be a sign of things to come.
S.D. County Attempts To Balance Sustainable Planning With Proterty Rights
San Diego County’s Planning Commission is working to reach a compromise on where to allow growth in the unincorporated areas.
San Diego County Wrestles Over Future Growth In The Backcountry
San Diego County’s updated blue print for future growth in the unincorporated areas has been in the works for more than a decade. It’s back in public hearings today.
City Of San Diego Passes Water Rate Increase
San Diego City Council voted five to two today to approve another water rate increase. It's the sixth rate hike in the last two years.
San Diego Considers Hosting Soccer World Cup
San Diego City Council will decide today whether to offer to be a host city, if the United States wins a bid to host the World Soccer Cup in 2018 or 2022.
"eWatch" System Keeps Public Informed
San Diego County residents who want more information about crime in their neighborhood can soon register with a new service that updates them as crimes happen.
Veterans Services Stretched In San Diego
San Diego County has entered the field of veterans care to supplement the care provided by the VA. Thousands of new veterans are now returning to San Diego, and their families need help adjusting.
Veterans Become New Citizens In San Diego
Seventy-five Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard service members became the newest citizens of the United States yesterday in a ceremony aboard the USS Midway in San Diego.
Unpaid Lobbyists No Longer Have To Register With SD City
The San Diego City Council has voted to change the city’s ethics rules so unpaid volunteers do not have to register as lobbyists.
