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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Home prices in San Diego are rising at a higher rate than just about every other market in the nation. Is this a sign the local real estate market is stabilizing? Plus, why is the commercial market continuing to struggle? We discuss the latest news on the residential and commercial real estate markets.
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What are the biggest challenges currently facing the City of San Diego? We speak to Mayor Jerry Sanders about the city's budget, local jobs creation, downtown development, and today's announcement on the future of beach fire pits. -
The City of San Diego is suing its own retirement system in an effort to make city employees pay a larger share into the pension fund. San Diego Union-Tribune Staff Writer Craig Gustafson joins us to explain the motivation behind the lawsuit, and the impact it could have on the city's pension deficit. -
Earthquake damage to Calexico schools raises concerns for student education. -
Alan Bersin, the newly appointed commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, was in San Diego yesterday. He met with business and community leaders at a town hall meeting on border safety and trade with Mexico. KPBS Reporter Amy Isackson was the only reporter in town to get an interview with Commissioner Bersin and she joins Gloria Penner on San Diego Week with more on the story. -
This week, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger had second thoughts about expanding oil drilling off the California Coast. His change of heart was a reaction to the devastating oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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