
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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KPBS Midday EditionSan Diego County is in line with national numbers showing the number of homeless students enrolled in public school is on the rise. There are 20,000 homeless students in San Diego County.
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San Diego's Convention Center is hosting 3,000 educators as they work to encourage more girls and woman to study science, technology, engineering and math, at the second STEM Symposium.
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On the whole, San Diego County's sophomores beat the state average when it comes to passing the high school exit exam, but an achievement gap persists.
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Cal State San Marcos and San Diego County expand a partnership to help former foster youth go to college.
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San Diego Unified school board trustee Scott Barnett said Thursday he and the other trustees should have been told about the acquisition before it happened.
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San Diego Unified School District's Police Chief Ruben Littlejohn says having the vehicle doesn't reflect a militarization of the educational system.
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KPBS Midday EditionFor long-standing businesses, the COVID-19 pandemic has been brutal. One new City Heights restaurant that is not only trying to survive, but thrive, as it shakes off losses from the past year.
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Last year, the mother of an army officer was deported to Mexico, after living in the United States for over 30 years. On Thursday, she was allowed to re-enter the country, part of a dramatic and surprising change in policy.
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The Port of San Diego partnered with Sharp HealthCare to vaccinate over 400 cruise ship crew members.
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