EAST COUNTY MAGAZINE SHOW Saturday 8-9am
GET TO KNOW THE CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR LEMON GROVE CITY COUNCIL
Host Miriam Raftery, editor of East County Magazine and an award-winning investigative journalist, moderates a candidate forum for the Lemon Grove City Council. In this hour, hear the views and visions of candidates Councilman George Gastil, a history professor, Seth Smith, Chair of the Lemon Grove Planning Commission, architectural designer and project manager, high school coach Steve Faiai, and Jessyka Heredia, a small business owner, community volunteer, and reporter who previously covered Lemon Grove issues for East County Magazine.
About East County Magazine
One of KNSJ’s first shows, its mission is to provide in-depth news, views and events coverage for the inland areas in San Diego County, reflecting the broad diversity of people and issues in our region, particularly those under-represented in other media.
East County Magazine is your community media organization! ECM has won 146 major journalism awards. The San Diego Press Club named its site the best general interest website and second best news site in San Diego County for 2009. ECM has racked up awards each year since then, including many special awards from the Society of Professional Journalists. Its team of writers has won major prizes for investigative reporting, news, features, multi-cultural coverage, environmental reporting and more.
Miriam Raftery has over 35 years experience as a journalist and editor. She has won more than 400 major journalism awards, including the American Society of Journalists & Authors’ national Arlene Award for community journalism and San Diego Press Club’s Best of Show award prior to founding ECM.
She has covered major news stories including the California wildfires, Congressional and presidential elections, and Hurricane Katrina, as well as topics ranging from politics and election integrity to health, nutrition, homes and gardens.
A former columnist and freelance writer for the San Diego Union-Tribune, Miriam has also worked as an editor of a national nutrition journal and a literary magazine as well as senior national investigative reporter for RawStory.com. Her works have appeared in many national and regional publications, from Woman’s Day to Arizona Highways, as well as in many local community newspapers and magazines. An East County native, she takes pride in exploring East County’s back roads and byways, leaving no stone unturned in the quest for news and feature stories.