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"When News 8 gave me a chance to plant roots
in San Diego, I had no idea that I'd grow this much!" Steve
Price joined the News 8 team in November 1997, but the Emmy award
winning reporter took the long road to get here.
After graduating from the University of Southern California with
a degree in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in Business, Steve
landed a job at KMIR-TV in Palm Springs.
"When you work in a small market like Palm Springs, California,
you get a chance to do everything. My main job was anchoring the
morning news and reporting during the day, but when others took
vacations, I'd be thrown into other positions. I just hope all tapes
of me filling in for the weathercaster have been erased!"
From there, Steve moved across the country to the CBS station in
Charleston, South Carolina, where he anchored the weekend news and
covered the police beat during the week.
Three years later, Steve packed his bags again and took an investigative
reporter job in Richmond, Virginia.
"Working as an investigative reporter, you get a chance to
help people and expose companies that are ripping people off. I
covered several stories in Richmond that I'm really proud of...stories
that changed state laws...and led to arrests."
Steve also conducted an investigation into the way MCI's computers
timed collect calls. The story led to a nationwide 44 million-dollar
refund. But after 3 winters and two blizzards, Steve knew it was
time to head home to Southern California.
Since joining News 8, Steve has covered everything from the October
2003 wildfires and the scandals at City Hall - to the Padres World
Series run in 1998.
Away from the hustle and bustle of the newsroom, Steve enjoys playing
golf and softball, volunteering at his daughter's elementary school,
and hanging out with his wife and their three kids.
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