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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Thousands of San Diegans turned out to participate in this year's Pride Parade, the first since the beginning of the COVID pandemic. -
Abortion rights supporters across San Diego have taken to the streets to protest the U.S. Supreme Court decision to reverse Roe v. Wade on Friday. -
On Saturday morning thousands of San Diegans rallied and marched for women's reproductive rights in downtown San Diego. -
More than 50 community members gathered in peaceful protest Saturday evening for an anti-hate rally following the stabbing of a 16-year-old Black girl the previous weekend in Lakeside. -
More than 4.1 million refugees have fled the war zone since Russia invaded Ukraine. Many came to Tijuana hoping to get asylum in the United States. -
The Navy spent three days outlining its case against the sailor accused of setting fire in July 2020 that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard.
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KPBS Midday EditionSan Diego’s most destructive wildfires have occurred during the month of October — typically the time of year when vegetation reaches its driest point and strong Santa Ana winds blow in. -
KPBS Midday EditionCongressman Darrell Issa, R-Vista, is campaigning hard for the first time since taking office. His challenger, Doug Applegate, is a retired Marine colonel who is running hard after a surprise showing in the June primary. -
Inocente, whose story was the subject of an Academy Award-winning documentary, will be a keynote speaker at this weekend's Celestial Nights.
- California bans masks meant to hide law enforcement officers' identities
- Defense Secretary Hegseth requires new 'pledge' for reporters at the Pentagon
- Trump nominates White House aide to be top U.S. prosecutor for office probing Letitia James
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- Social media is shattering America's understanding of Charlie Kirk's death