ListenJoanne has been a newspaper, radio and TV reporter in Canada and the U.S. She spent several years working for a TV documentary unit in Canada, traveling to remote and rural areas, reporting on crime, environmental, and social issues. She also worked for the CBC’s Newsworld, producing segments for a national daily news show.
Her work has earned her various honors, including a human rights award for meritorious service for her newspaper and television series on the extreme right and the Ku Klux Klan.
Joanne currently produces and hosts Envision San Diego – a monthly show that documents how local issues affect the everyday lives of the community. Past shows have examined health care, unemployment and poverty.
Joanne earner her BA in English Literature at the University of Winnipeg, and her diploma in creative communications from Red River Community College.
Joanne, her husband and their son have made San Diego their home since 2001.
Recent Stories
Hair Study Reveals Dietary Trend, High Levels Of Corn
Dr. Steve Macko, a professor at the University of Virginia, can reveal what a person's diet consists of by measuring isotopes in hair. He's found that most Americans' hair reveal diets high in corn, because so much of our food system relies on corn and high fructose corn syrup.
America's Appetite Increasing
Joanne Faryon, KPBS reporter and host of Project Envision, talks about how our increased meat consumption influences the food chain and our health.
What's For Dinner?
Envision San Diego is tracking down your dinner. We want to know what's on your plate, where it came from and how it got there.
Poverty & Recession in San Diego
The unemployment rate is nearly 9 percent in this county. People are losing their jobs and their homes. That's making a growing number of San Diegans homeless, hungry and desperate.
More Students Signing Up for Free Lunch
Signs of the times are showing up in lunchrooms at San Diego schools. At one elementary school, enrollment in the free and reduced lunch program has increased dramatically. Joanne Faryon tells us why.
S.D. Scientists Close to Figuring Out Genetic Secrets of Good Health
San Diego scientists are close to figuring out why our bodies age and why old age is the leading cause of disease. KPBS reporter Joanne Faryon has the story.
Health Care Taking a Financial Toll on Americans
More than half of all bankruptcies filed in the United States are triggered by medical bills. Evidence the system takes its toll financially. But are we healthier in the U.S. than Canada? We took a look at a very common disease caused by an even more common condition diabetes and obesity. The statistics tell us were the fattest nation in the world. And its making us sick even blind. KPBS reporter Joanne Faryon has more.
Number of Uninusured Growing as Economy Worsens
There are diabetics in San Diego County going blind because they don't have health insurance and can't afford to see a doctor. They are among nearly 400,00 uninsured people in the county.
The True Cost of Health Care
What I'm about to tell you, I've told very few people. It's about my mother and the Canadian health care system. She died last summer. It was an excruciating four days in the hospital.
Food Stamps Are Not Reaching Eligible Families
The county has the lowest food stamp participation rate in the country. But many eligible people don't apply. KPBS Producer Megan Burke and Reporter Joanne Faryon prepared this report on why local families are going hungry rather than applying for food stamps.
