Thousands expected to participate in National Night Out

By Dwane Brown / KPBS Evening Edition Anchor/Reporter, KPBS Public Broadcasting

Published July 31, 2006 at 9:00 PM PDT

This story was published more than 18 years ago.

In San Diego County, thousands of people are expected to get involved in National Night Out, a grass-roots effort aimed at getting people to know their neighbors while keeping an eye out for crime. Th

The first National Night Out was launched 23 years ago. It was a grass-roots effort aimed at getting people to know their neighbors while keeping an eye out for crime. It has also strengthened ties between police and the communities they serve. In San Diego County, thousands of people are expected to get involved. Leaving on the porch light, chatting outside with neighbors or attending a community event.

The City of San Marcos has promoted Night Out for 20 years now. KPBS Morning Anchor Dwane Brown spoke with Veronica Martinez, a public services specialist with the City of San Marcos. (click "listen" icon to hear the story)

Dwane Brown

Brown started his career with KPBS in the early '90s as a radio anchor and reporter before expanding his broadcast news experience at CBS radio and television in New York. He’s been a news director, anchor, reporter and correspondent in San Francisco and has worked as a writer, producer, assignment editor and talk show host. He returned to KPBS in 2005. As the former anchor for KPBS Evening Edition, Brown provided an in-depth look at issues and stories relevant to San Diego. He spent nearly seven years as anchor/host of Morning Edition on KPBS Radio. Between 2006 and 2010, the San Diego Press Club named Brown "Best Morning Newscaster" in San Diego Radio. In 2006, the Society of Professional Journalists also named him "Best Morning Newscaster." During that time he managed and taught a two-week high school boot camp for aspiring radio reporters at KPBS in conjunction with the California Chicano News Media Association. Brown studied English/Journalism at San Diego State University and is a Fast Trac graduate from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business. He’s a popular public speaker and Toastmaster International member. He’s been master of ceremonies for the American Red Cross, VA Medical Center San Diego, Urban League, San Diego Office of Emergency Services and numerous foundations. Brown is also a voice actor for movie, documentary, television, radio and Internet projects.

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