Mike Damron
Video JournalistMike Damron joined the KPBS team as a video journalist in 2019. He was born in Orlando and grew up in Navy towns like Jacksonville, Pensacola, and even abroad in Bermuda before graduating high school in Nashville. He joined the Navy six months before he graduated and was immediately shipped off to boot camp on the same base he was born. He attended the Navy School of Photography in Pensacola and served for more than ten years. The majority of his Navy career was spent in southeast Asia. He moved to San Diego from Atlanta and studied journalism at San Diego Mesa College. Mike previously worked at KUSI News where he got his start as a photojournalist.
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The U.S. Association of Blind Athletes held a team selection camp Oct. 27-30 at the Salt Creek Community Park Soccer Arena in Chula Vista. -
With a swarm of fans in the stands, the San Diego Padres won with an 8-5 victory agains the Philadelphia Phillies. -
The National Summer Sports Clinic, now in its 15th year, aims to provide adaptive sports and recreational activities to recently injured veterans. -
The carrier dealt with COVID-19 and the loss of an F-35C during an eight-month deployment. -
The Secretary of the Navy came to San Diego to urge sailors, Marines and defense workers to get vaccinated ahead of the upcoming deadlines.
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The chair of the state legislature's Select Committee on Downtown Recovery toured part of downtown San Diego. -
San Diego tourism saw 32 million visitors spending $14.6 billion, leading to a record $22 billion economic impact, though international travel is still recovering. -
The free art show is returning for its fifth year at the Native American-owned EC Gallery.
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