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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Just in time for Spring Break, Rosarito's police force has its guns back. The citys officers were disarmed in December, almost exactly one year after Tijuana police had their guns taken away. KPBS r
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A U.N. expert says the United States fails to protect migrants rights. Jorge Bustamante visited San Diego on his nationwide fact finding mission last spring. He presented his report in Geneva Friday
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Analysts who study drug trafficking in Mexico do not anticipate the release of an Arellano Felix family member will have much impact on ongoing drug wars south of the border. The eldest Arellano Felix brother was released from a San Diego prison Tuesday. KPBS reporter Amy Isackson has the story.
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A new law in Mexico severely restricts car imports to Mexico's interior. The law means changes at used car lots and auction houses along the border. KPBS reporter Amy Isackson has details.
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The recent spike in violence south of the border continued Tuesday morning. Tijuana police found five dead bodies dumped on the outskirts of the city. KPBS reporter Amy Isackson has the story.
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A sixth boat used to smuggle people and or drugs from Mexico to the U.S. was abandoned at the beach at dawn in Del Mar on Sunday. Del Mar lifeguards say it was the first night in two months that feder
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