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Priya Sridhar
General Assignment Reporter
Priya Sridhar is a general assignment reporter for KPBS. She comes 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
Four Candidates Vying For Duncan Hunter's Vacated 50th District Seat
- Jan. 27
- 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.
Coast Guard, Scripps Institution Of Oceanography Partner To Share Technology
- Jan. 24
- By Priya Sridhar
The Scripps Institution of Oceanography is partnering with the U.S. Coast Guard to make sharing technology easier.
Three Americans Die After Airtanker Crashes Battling Australian Bushfire
- Jan. 23
- By Priya Sridhar
Three American firefighting airplane crew members were killed Thursday when the C-130 Hercules aerial water tanker they were in crashed while battling wildfires in southeastern Australia, officials said.
County Launches Disaster Preparedness Pilot Program For 'Vulnerable' Communities
- Jan. 22
- By Priya Sridhar
The program is focused on making sure elderly and disabled people in unincorporated areas of the county have evacuation plans for when wildfires and other disasters strike.
Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group Leaves San Diego On Deployment
- Jan. 17
- By Priya Sridhar
Approximately 7,000 sailors left San Diego Friday on deployment to the Western Pacific.
San Diego Waives Permit Fees For Sidewalk Repairs
- Jan. 15
- By Priya Sridhar
The city of San Diego will temporarily waive permit fees for property owners who want to fix damaged sidewalks in front of their homes and businesses.
Gov. Newsom Will Not Call Special Election Following Resignation Of Rep. Duncan Hunter
- Jan. 8
- By Associated Press, Priya Sridhar
California Governor Gavin Newsom's office said Wednesday that a special election will not be called following the resignation of San Diego Congressman Duncan Hunter.
Business Report: Strong Economy Reflected In Holiday Sales
- Jan. 3
- By Priya Sridhar
This week in business: recap of holiday shopping, increase in California minimum wage and home constructions.
San Diego City Council Considers $100 Million Proposal To Fix Sidewalks
- Jan. 3
- By Priya Sridhar
With a backlog of more than 81,000 sidewalk repair projects, the plan would make fixes within the next 10 years.
San Diego Businesses React To Minimum-Wage Hike
- Dec. 31, 2019
- By Priya Sridhar
Starting Jan. 1, minimum wage workers in California will see a bump in their paycheck.
Other 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.