Hank Crook
ProducerHank Crook was the producer for "KPBS Midday Edition" as well as Friday's "Roundtable on KPBS Midday Edition" and KPBS TV's "San Diego Week" until 2011. He produced shows about a wide variety of topics. Some of Hank’s favorite topics include: local politics, economics, the environment and anything sports-related. Hank graduated with a degree in journalism from San Diego State University, and has been a professional journalist in San Diego since 2003. As an SDSU student, Hank served as an intern for the KPBS Radio newsroom. Hank grew up in San Diego, and is an alumnus of Point Loma High School. When Hank is not at work, he likes to exercise, listen to music, hang out with friends and manage his fantasy sports teams.
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Chula Vista is the second largest city in San Diego County. Voters there have lots of decisions to make this primary election. Candidates are running for mayor, city council, state assembly, and a new elected position -- city attorney. We discuss the significance of the races and talk about prop G -- which would impact building on the bayfront. -
KPBS Reporter Katie Orr joins us to talk about Proposition D, the initiative aims to the make strong-mayor system permanent. Who supports it? Who opposes and how has San Diego's City Hall changed as a result of the strong mayor system? -
We'll discuss the candidates running for San Diego County Sheriff.
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What defines a concussion? And, what are the potential effects of repeated concussions on the brain? We speak to a pair of local experts about the long- and short-term effects of concussions, the latest NFL rules changes, and the challenges to identifying when a person has suffered a concussion.
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How did local beaches grade in Heal the Bay's annual Beach Report Card? Environmental Reporter Ed Joyce tells us which local beaches passed and failed the water quality test. -
How might a backlog of DNA samples at the SDPD crime lab impact local public safety? We speak to Lorie Hearn, with The Watchdog Institute, about their investigation into the DNA sample backlog.
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