Erik Aker
Web DeveloperErik Aker grew up in San Diego and was educated in the Bay Area after which he worked as an English instructor at various community colleges in San Diego. During his time as a teacher, Erik also worked as a freelance writer, but gave up both occupations in order to take a job in the corporate world, where he soon discovered a passion for computer programming. He's a San Diego native and he spends a lot of time at the beach and area tidepools.
RECENT STORIES ON KPBS
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Los organizadores dicen que planean realizar protestas semanales frente al tribunal federal Schwartz. -
The late night hosts warned about the future of free speech on their shows Thursday. -
George Cook is the Trump administration's new acting director of the Census Bureau, which has been thrust into the middle of a renewed attempt by President Trump to alter the national head count. -
En medio de las tensiones generadas por las amenazas arancelarias de Estados Unidos, la presidenta mexicana Claudia Sheinbaum y el primer ministro canadiense Mark Carney acordaron el jueves un plan de acción para fortalecer la cooperación entre ambas naciones en diferentes áreas, incluida la seguridad. -
Premieres Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025 at 2:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / KPBS+. Test cook Bryan Roof visits the shores of Brunswick, Georgia, and shares his version of Coastal Georgia Paella with host Toni Tipton-Martin. And test cook Morgan Bolling makes host Bridget Lancaster Peach Ripple Ice Cream. -
In COOK’S COUNTRY Season 18, hosts Bridget Lancaster, Julia Collin Davison, and Toni Tipton-Martin, along with test cooks Morgan Bolling, Lawman Johnson, Christie Morrison, Ashley Moore, Bryan Roof, and Kelly Song, cook regional specialties from across the U.S., including coastal Georgia paella, Gullah Lowcountry red rice, mesquite-grilled tacos rasurados, and so much more. COOK'S COUNTRY also includes fascinating short documentary segments on the origins, history and regional context of American food, presented by COOK'S COUNTRY Editor-in-Chief Toni Tipton-Martin.
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