Amy Isackson
Border ReporterAmy Isackson was the border reporter at KPBS from 2004 to 2011. She covered breaking news and feature stories on California-Mexico border issues and immigration, for local and national broadcast. Amy got her start in public radio by pitching a series of stories about rural New Zealand - horse dentistry and sheep sheering - to Radio New Zealand's "Country Life" program. She then worked with Peabody Award-winning radio producers Nikki Silva and Davia Nelson, to help create the Sonic Memorial, a series of stories on the World Trade Center before, during and after 9/11. Amy's work has been recognized with awards from the Associated Press Television-Radio Association of California and Nevada, the California Chicano News Media Association, and the San Diego Press Club. She won the Sol Price Prize for Responsible Journalism in 2009 from the Society of Professional Journalists for her story about high school students smuggling people and drugs across the U.S.-Mexico border. Prior to venturing into the wonderful world of public radio, Amy worked for Yahoo! Inc. for nearly five years as an editorial surfer, associate producer and broadcast communications manager. She majored in Latin American History at Williams College. She grew up in San Diego and made frequent trips south of the border.
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Some cities, like three in Vermont, allow non-U.S. citizens to vote in local elections. In these places, noncitizen turnout has remained low, as noncitizen voting is a contentious national issue.
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Jerry Seinfeld has the become the latest in a string of public figures to blame "political correctness" for the death of comedy (among other societal ills). But what does the term actually refer to?
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Hundreds of students have rotated through the encampment since they established it just outside the Geisel Library on Wednesday.
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San Diego City Council President Sean Elo-Rivera said he’s hopeful the city can find other ways to balance the budget.
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Biennial mammograms from age 40 suggested, despite advocates emphasizing the need for yearly screenings for early detection and better survival rates.
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The fire-scarred Oceanside Pier, which has been closed since flames engulfed its western end eight days ago, is on track to reopen — for the most part — next week, city officials announced Friday.
- Fletcher asks judge to force accuser’s friend to release messages
- UC San Diego protesters say they're committed to keeping the peace
- Trump dice que utilizaría a la Guardia Nacional para deportar inmigrantes si vuelve a la presidencia
- UCSD students establish pro-Palestine encampment on campus
- Faith leaders support student encampment for Palestine at UC San Diego