Jaxon Van Derbeken Biography
Jaxon Van Derbeken is an award winning journalist currently working as a reporter for NBC Bay Area, with a focus on public safety and enterprise reporting. He joined the station in March 2016.
Jaxon Van Derbeken Career
Before joining NBC Bay Area, Derbeken worked as a reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle for almost two decades, leading the paper’s investigative and public safety efforts. In addition, he covered many high profile stories, such as the O.J. Simpson case, the Rodney King beating, the Los Angeles riots, Fajitagate and the dog mauling death of Diane Whipple.
Furthermore, Derbeken also spearheaded the Chronicle’s coverage of the San Bruno Pipeline Explosion. For which he won the Journalist of the Year by the Northern California chapter of the Society of Professional Journalist
Recently Derbeken reported on the ongoing problems with the new span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge uncovering major infrastructure flaws with the bridge’s construction.
Prior to joining the San Francisco Chronicle, he reported on law enforcement for the Los Angeles Daily News. His coverage of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) during the Rodney King beating was recognized by the American Civil Liberties Union. In addition, Derbeken went on to do extensive interviews and research for the book “Official Negligence,” by former Washington Post reporter Lou Cannon about the LAPD, the beating and ensuing riots.
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In 2009, he received the Eugene Katz Award for Excellence in the Coverage of Immigration. The award is presented each year by the Center for Immigration Studies and is intended to recognize journalists. Who go beyond the clichés so prevalent in reporting on immigration and whose reporting informs deliberations in this important policy area.
He has been honored for his work by multiple news organizations such as the Society of Professional Journalists. In addition, Derbeken has been recognized by the National Headliner Awards, the California Newspaper Publishers Association and the Associated Press.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Government from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1984. Derbeken also holds a master’s degree in journalism from the University of California, Berkeley.
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Jaxon Van Derbeken Education
He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Government from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1984. Derbeken also holds a master’s degree in journalism from the University of California, Berkeley.
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