Jade Hindmon

KPBS Midday Edition Co-Host

Jade Hindmon is KPBS Midday Edition co-host. Prior to making San Diego home, Jade worked in markets across the Southeast and Midwest, building a network of sources to tell the stories of people in each community. She worked as a multimedia journalist and anchor at WRTV in Indianapolis. While there, she launched “The Weekend Edition of Good Morning Indiana” and generated breaking news content for both broadcast and digital platforms.

Prior to Indianapolis, she was an anchor and multimedia journalist at FOX Carolina in Greenville, SC. As part of that Emmy Award winning team, she covered elections, landed exclusive interviews, and interviewed presidential candidates. Jade also had the opportunity to cover international news and was able to travel to South Africa during the 2010 World Cup.

Jade is a three-time Emmy nominee, a National Association of Black Journalists Salute to Excellence Finalist, and the recipient of a South Carolina Associated Press Award.

She is a proud graduate of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.

Recent Stories by Jade Hindmon

It's Census Day. What Happens Now?

April 1: By Jade Hindmon, Pat Finn

Wednesday may officially be Census Day in the United States, but the Census has actually been in progress since January when the count began in remote regions of Alaska. What are the challenges involved in counting every person living in the U.S., and what is the process in San Diego?

KPBS Midday Edition hosts a call-in show on the...

Coping In The Age Of Coronavirus: Experts Share Advice On Adjusting To A New Reality

March 20: By Jade Hindmon, John Carroll, Maureen Cavanaugh

Coronavirus is affecting all of us and it can get overwhelming. We hear from experts with advice on how to cope, maybe even find some silver linings in this time of crisis.

County officials from the Regional Task Force o...

Regional Officials Use Lessons From Hepatitis A Outbreak To Respond To Coronavirus Pandemic

March 19: By Jade Hindmon

Officials say the homeless population is especially vulnerable to the coronavirus outbreak so they are working to provide resources to prevent wide spread among the population.

The outside of the San Diego Unified School Dis...

Students Still Must Learn, San Diego Unified Moving To Remote Instruction

March 19: By Jade Hindmon, John Carroll

The school year for students in the San Diego Unified School District will continue on, just without any students in the classroom. The district is ramping up remote instruction for its teachers and more than 100,000 students.

A closed signed at the Sweet Things Frozen Yogu...

Workforce Partnership Discusses Financial Help For Those Impacted By Coronavirus

March 19: By Brooke Ruth, Jade Hindmon

The San Diego Workforce Partnership provides people with employment assistance and information on state benefits.

A Scripps Health nurse fielding a call about th...

San Diego Nurse Talks About Safety Equipment Shortages, Stress On Health Workers

March 18: By Jade Hindmon, John Carroll

Being a nurse is a stressful job in the best of times. But the profession of nursing is even more difficult in the age of coronavirus. A local nurse talks about how they're coping and how the general public can help.

San Diego Therapist On Staying Calm During Coronavirus Pandemic

March 17: By Brooke Ruth, Jade Hindmon

David Peters, a marriage and family therapist who has a practice in San Diego, joined Midday Edition on Tuesday with advice on how to stay calm during these uncertain times.

Musician, comic and Navy veteran Allison Gill i...

'Incoming' Military Podcast Launches New Season

March 10: By Jade Hindmon, Marissa Cabrera

The new season features five outspoken members of the veteran community including comedians, authors and satirists.

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San Diego Region Gets Mixed Grades On Climate

March 10: By Jade Hindmon, John Carroll

The San Diego non-profit Climate Action Campaign is out with their annual report card. It finds bright spots in the San Diego region, but also some big challenges ahead.