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Priya Sridhar
General Assignment Reporter - Contributor through April 2020
Priya Sridhar worked at KPBS as a general assignment reporter. She came to San Diego from San Antonio, Texas where she worked as a general assignment and investigative reporter for KENS5, a CBS affiliate.
Priya began her journalism career as a multimedia journalist for the NBC affiliates in Maine. She went on to work as a Washington correspondent for RT, an international news channel. She went on to work as the South Asia bureau chief and correspondent based in New Delhi, India.
After returning to the U.S., Priya worked as a video journalist for the Associated Press based in Chicago. She has also worked as a D.C. correspondent and morning show co-host for an international news channel, Arise, headquartered in Nigeria.
Some of her most memorable stories in her ten year journalism career include covering the Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson, MO for the Associated Press and Nigeria’s historic 2015 presidential elections.
Priya has a master’s degree in broadcast journalism from Northwestern University and a bachelor’s in international relations and history from Bowdoin College. Priya is also an officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve and serves as an Advisory Board Member of Military Veterans in Journalism.
Recent Stories by Priya Sridhar
San Marcos Couple Weds During Coronavirus Pandemic
- March 25, 2020
- By Priya Sridhar
Everyone has had to make adjustments to their daily lives to try to stop the spread of the coronavirus, and that includes last-minute changes to major life events like weddings.
Regional Task Force On The Homeless Prepares For Coronavirus Spread In San Diego
- March 11, 2020
- By Priya Sridhar
As the coronavirus continues to spread, officials from San Diego county's Regional Task Force on the Homeless met Wednesday met to come up with a preparedness plan.
San Diego County Investigating Allegations Of Employee's Racist Social Media Posts
- Feb. 26, 2020
- By Priya Sridhar
The San Diego County Office of Ethics and Compliance is investigating racist social media posts, allegedly written by a county employee responsible for helping low-income people get housing subsidies.
New Campaign Tackling Opioid Use Launches In San Diego County
- Feb. 20, 2020
- By Priya Sridhar
The San Diego District Attorney's office is launching a new digital outreach campaign to tackle what they say is an opioid epidemic in our community.
Boy Scouts Bankruptcy Could Shorten Window For Survivors To File New Suits
- Feb. 19, 2020
- By Priya Sridhar
The Boy Scouts of America have filed for bankruptcy in the face of more than 300 lawsuits from men who say they were sexually abused as scouts.
New Affordable Housing, Community Space Opens In San Ysidro
- Feb. 18, 2020
- By Priya Sridhar
Casa Familiar unveiled the Living Rooms at the Border Project on Tuesday.
Tennis Legend Andre Agassi Celebrates Opening Of New Charter School In South San Diego
- Feb. 6, 2020
- By Priya Sridhar
The new school officially opened Thursday. Its campus was developed by the Turner-Agassi Charter School Facilities Fund.
'Say No To Winter' Campaign Encourages People To Move To San Diego
- Feb. 4, 2020
- By Priya Sridhar
A new advertising campaign is urging people in cold-weather regions to "Say No To Winter" and move to San Diego.
San Diego School Districts Get $45K For Human Trafficking Prevention Education
- Jan. 30, 2020
- By Priya Sridhar
The gift from the San Diego Rotary Club will be split among the San Diego Unified, San Marcos and Sweetwater Union High School districts for training on how to spot signs of trafficking in schools.
Four Candidates Vying For Duncan Hunter's Vacated 50th District Seat
- Jan. 27, 2020
- By Priya Sridhar
For the first time in four decades, someone who isn't named Duncan Hunter will be representing the 50th Congressional District. The main candidates include three Republicans and a Democrat.
Stories featuring work by Priya Sridhar
Judge Refuses To Toss Duncan Hunter's Corruption Case
- July 8, 2019
- By Associated Press
A judge Monday refused to dismiss federal corruption charges against U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter or move the trial outside his Southern California district, saying he found no evidence so far that the Republican lawmaker cannot get a fair trial here.
Supervisors Hold Forum On State Immigrant Detainee Laws
- Nov. 19, 2019
- By City News Service, Priya Sridhar
During the community forum on the state's Transparent Review of Unjust Transfers and Holds Act, dozens of speakers voiced their concerns that the sheriff's office was still allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement the ability to apprehend inmates once they're released from county detention centers.
Dealers Indicted Following Undercover Operation Targeting East Village Drug Dealers
- Nov. 22, 2019
- By City News Service
A grand jury has returned indictments against more than three dozen street-level drug dealers operating a "blatant, open drug market" out of San Diego's East Village neighborhood, many of whom were arrested after a four-month undercover operation, authorities announced Friday.
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