Matthew Bowler
Video JournalistMatthew Bowler is an award-winning journalist from San Diego. Bowler comes from a long line of San Diego journalists. Both his father and grandfather worked as journalists covering San Diego. He is also a third generation San Diego State University graduate, where he studied art with a specialty in painting and printmaking. Bowler moved to the South of France after graduating from SDSU. While there he participated in many art exhibitions. The newspaper “La Marseillaise” called his work “les oeuvres impossible” or “the impossible works.” After his year in Provence, Bowler returned to San Diego and began to work as a freelance photographer for newspapers and magazines. Some years later, he discovered his passion for reporting the news, for getting at the truth, for impacting lives. Bowler is privileged to have received many San Diego Press Club Awards along with two Emmy's.
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San Diego Catholics re-enacted the crucifixion at a Barrio Logan church on Good Friday. -
High school robotics teams are taking over the Valley View Casino Center for three days for the spirited San Diego Regional FIRST Robotics Competition. -
Six weeks of celebrations honoring the life of César Chávez started Monday with a community breakfast commemorating the 1965 Delano Grape Strike. -
More than 200 union workers picketed over the contract negotiations with the nonprofit that runs Head Start programs in North County. Workers say a plan to raise their insurance costs will cut their pay to below minimum wage. -
After 10 months of labor negotiations, San Diego Unified School District and its teachers union declared an impasse. -
A celebration of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math, or STEAM, is on tap this Sunday in Balboa Park.
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Feeding San Diego prepares for its first contactless, drive thru large-scale food distribution in Chula Vista. They anticipate helping close to 1,400 families. -
As the Border Patrol deals with capacity issues in Texas, the agency is flying families across the country so it can remove them. -
KPBS Midday EditionDistance learning during the pandemic has only worsened students' achievement gap from marginalized communities and those growing up in privilege. But could there be some long-term benefits to this experience?
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