KGTV Investigative Journalist J.W. August To Retire

E.W. Scripps-owned ABC affiliate KGTV San Diego (DMA 28) announced today that reporter J.W. August will retire at the end of 2014, after 33 years with the station. 

The cornerstone of the station’s Team10 investigative broadcast unit, August has been recognized nationally for his investigative reporting by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Investigative Reporters & Editors, the National Press Club and more. 

In 2006, the Society of Professional Journalists awarded August its  Sunshine Award for his efforts on behalf of open government, one of more than 130 journalism awards he has received. 
“Nobody shines a spotlight on waste and corruption like J.W. August,” said KGTV VP-GM Jeff Block. “TV investigative teams across the country have been following his lead for years, and it has been a privilege having him as a co-worker.”

“J.W. has been a friend and mentor to hundreds of aspiring and accomplished investigative journalists across the country, and around the world,” said KGTV Station Manager Joel Davis. “He will be missed.”

A former president and founding director of Californians Aware (an advocate for open state government), August is the immediate past president of the San Diego Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, and current president of the Bilateral Safety Corridor Coalition (focused on ending human trafficking in the Americas).

In his retirement, August plans to travel and teach.