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Katie Euphrat
Video Journalist
Katie Euphrat is a video journalist for KPBS, shooting and editing video stories for television and the Web. She is a San Diego native, and returned to cover her hometown after working as a video journalist for the Pulitzer Prize-winning Las Vegas Sun and its television partner, KSNV. She has worked as a print and video journalist for a daily newspaper in Johannesburg, South Africa, where she covered the crisis in Zimbabwe. She also interned for the Associated Press, producing internationally circulated videos and writing articles from the White House press room. Katie has received three Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards and is a finalist for the 2010 Livingston Awards for Young Journalists. She graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism in 2009.
Recent Stories
Animal Cracker Conspiracy's 'The Collector'
Animal Cracker Conspiracy is pushing the boundaries of puppetry with their new production, "The Collector" at 3rd Space in University Heights. I went behind the scenes to see what it takes to create puppet theater.
The Living Coast Discovery Center Opens New Exhibit
The Chula Vista Nature Center changed its name to the Living Coast Discovery Center last month, and the first exhibit under the new moniker is Washed Ashore, which turns trash into art to call attention to ocean pollution.
Washed Ashore Project
The Chula Vista Nature Center re-launched last month as the Living Coast Discovery Center. Its first exhibit under its new moniker is Washed Ashore: Plastics, Sea Life and Art. Take a tour of the exhibit with its creator. Listen to the radio feature or watch the video.
USNS Cesar Chavez Christened, Launched Saturday
The Navy's newest ship was christened Saturday evening on Cinco de Mayo in honor of the late Mexican-American labor leader Cesar Chavez.
SD City Beat: Pepper Spray Use Rampant At San Diego Juvenile Lock-Ups
San Diego City Beat report reveals high use of pepper spray in San Diego juvenile lock-ups, much higher than Los Angeles County. We take a look at some of the possible reasons behind the numbers.
Profile: San Diego Webcomics
San Diego artists Paul Horn and Rebecca Hicks describe themselves as cartoonists. Hicks is the creator of "Little Vampires." Check out the video.
Baby Elephant Seal Rescued at Moonlight Beach
Springtime is when young seals are weaned from their mothers, but if they're hunting skills aren't up to par, they beach themselves on San Diego's shores. At Moonlight Beach in Encinitas, three California Elephant Seals have been rescued just in the past week.
Maritime Museum Rebuilds 500-Year-Old Spanish Ship
At Spanish Landing Park just across from Lindbergh Field, you may have noticed mysterious wooden beams rising from behind the trees. It’s not a new playground or another waterfront art installation. It’s a unique construction project dating back 500 years.
Behind The Scenes of 'Deconstruction Of A Drag Queen'
San Diego Theater Company Circle Circle Dot Dot is producing its third play in less than 2 years. It receives far less press than veteran companies like the Globe and the Playhouse. But with its latest production, "deconstruction of a Drag Queen" (running through April 21 at Tenth Avenue Theatre), it finds its inner diva.
Nathan Fletcher Announces He's Leaving The Republican Party
San Diego mayoral candidate Nathan Fletcher announced Wednesday he's leaving the Republican Party and re-registering as an independent.
