Jade Hindmon
KPBS Midday Edition Co-HostJade Hindmon is the host of KPBS Midday Edition. She connects San Diego through fearless conversations that inform, inspire and make you think. Prior to Midday Edition Jade was a reporter and fill-in anchor in the KPBS newsroom covering everything from politics to policing and the economy. Her award-winning work spans network affiliates across the Southeast and Midwest. As a very proud Rattler, Jade studied broadcast journalism and political science at Florida A&M University. She takes a special interest in topics about democracy, accountability, racial justice, science and wellness.
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In recent months, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria criticized other cities in San Diego County for not doing their part to combat homelessness in the region. Tuesday on KPBS Midday Edition, mayors from across the county respond and talk about what their cities are doing to address homelessness. -
KPBS Midday EditionFor hip-hop's 50th anniversary, we look at how NPR Music's Tiny Desk concert series became a platform for many of hip-hop's greatest. Plus, what the San Diego hip-hop scene is like — and how the genre grew into the cultural force it is today. -
KPBS Midday EditionA local author is out with the second book in her Gothic-inspired young adult fantasy series. Plus, a poetry collection about the Vietnamese-American experience. And finally, a look at the weekend arts calendar. -
KPBS Midday EditionA new coronavirus variant of concern is getting the attention of public health officials. Plus, how an increase in international travel has led to a backlog in processing passports and other travel documents. -
Tuesday was the first day of school for the San Diego Unified School District, the second largest in California. This year the district opened more community schools to better provide for students. Plus, some San Diego community colleges look to recover from enrollment declines brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. -
KPBS Midday EditionSan Diego is recovering from the impacts of Tropical Storm Hilary, which brought rare August rainfall, wind, and some flooding to the region on Sunday.
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KPBS Midday EditionThe report finds the greatest impacts on Black and Latina women, single mothers, and elderly women who live alone. -
KPBS Midday EditionSan Diego Natural History Museum president and CEO Judy Gradwohl joined Midday Edition to talk about the new exhibition, "Expedition Baja." -
With Alice Childress' 1955 play "Trouble in Mind," The Old Globe brings questions and conflicts about diversity in the American theater to center stage.
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