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Dwane Brown
KPBS Evening Edition Co-Anchor/Reporter
Dwane Brown has a long history with KPBS. In the early '90s, he was a KPBS Radio news anchor and reporter. During his absence from San Diego, Brown furthered his broadcast news experience at CBS in New York and San Francisco as well as several other radio and TV stations. He has also worked as a writer, producer, assignment editor, news director and talk show host. He returned to KPBS in 2005 and is now the Co-Anchor/Reporter on “KPBS Evening Edition.”
Brown was named Best Morning Newscaster in San Diego Radio by the San Diego Press Club five years in a row from 2005-2010. In 2006, the Society of Professional Journalists named him Best Morning Newscaster. In 2007 and 2008, he managed and taught a two-week boot camp for aspiring radio reporters at KPBS. He conducted the program in conjunction with the California Chicano News Media Association.
Brown has always been on the cutting edge of new technology. He was one of the first broadcasters to stream video interviews on the Internet in 1999. He covered the dot-com boom and bust, interviewing several hundred CEOs, CFOs, and other executives on behalf of investors for On24.com. He traveled around the country attending investment conferences and all things digital.
Brown is a Fast Track graduate from the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business. He studied English and Journalism at several colleges including Grossmont and San Diego State University.
In addition to being a broadcast journalist, Brown is a public speaker and Toastmaster International member. He has been the master of ceremonies at numerous events from the County Office of Emergency Preparedness, San Diego Red Cross Heroes Breakfast, Urban League's Young Professionals Summit, Annual 211 Luncheon, and many other community events.
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San Diego Komen Office Receives Death Threats
The San Diego office of Susan G. Komen for the Cure received death threats and thousands of emails after the national organization decided to pull its funding for breast cancer screenings at Planned Parenthood. That decision was reversed on Friday.
San Diego Komen Office Receives Death Threats
The San Diego affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure received two email death threats following the announcement that the national organization was cutting funding to Planned Parenthood.
Proposition 29 Supporters Deliver Message To Big Tobacco
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San Diego's VA Transition team gives seriously injured Vets a helping hand.
County Health Officials Issue Reminder On Helmet Safety
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Police Collect More Than 250 Guns In 4th Annual Guns-For-Gifts Exchange
The fourth annual guns-for-gift exchange in San Diego took place Monday morning.
