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"If places like this didn't exist, there are kids who could suffer without being at fault."
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Steve is an Emmy Award winning journalist. He has been recognized nationally for his coverage of Public Education and his reports from New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina garnered the "Best News Story" Katie Award from the Press Club of Dallas.
Steve was the only broadcast journalist embedded with the 56th Brigade of the Texas National Guard during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He also traveled with a group of Dallas physicians to Haiti in early 2010 to report on the aftermath of the devastating earthquake there.
He may be most noted for his coverage of the Dallas Independent School District. His daily reports provide solid information regarding the academic and educational landscape of North Texas.
Steve's career path includes work in Portland, Fresno, Oklahoma City and Wichita Falls. As a general assignment reporter, Steve has taken more in-depth looks into issues such as child neglect, race relations, domestic abuse and crime.
Steve has also received professional recognition from The National Association of Black Journalists, The Institute for Educational Inquiry, The Poynter Institute, and The University of Oklahoma Black Alumni Society.
"If places like this didn't exist, there are kids who could suffer without being at fault."
It's hard enough to face the frigid conditions right now. Imagine dealing with it without heat in your home.
Every week, we break down some of the biggest political stories grabbing headlines in North Texas and beyond.
It's the retail format for growing North Texas communities: The town center.
According to Dallas police, a teenager and an adult man were shot after a dispute among neighbors in an area near Paul Quinn College.
Lisa Dykes, 60, stared straight ahead late Wednesday afternoon, after a jury issued a life sentence penalty for the murder of a woman visiting Dallas for the first time.
The woman accused of killing Marisela Botello three years ago took the stand in her defense to refute the state's claims.
An explosion at a house rocked a southeast Dallas neighborhood on Thanksgiving Day, sending one man to Parkland Hospital's burn unit.
As we continue to remember the anniversary of the assassination, our Steve Pickett reports on the moniker "city of hate" attached to Dallas for decades.
The double-victim attack happened outside a busy Walmart Supercenter on Preston Road.
The region's public transit rail system is trying to improve a major challenge outlined by riders: Safety.
The city is set to handle it all - and reap the economic benefits too.
A Dallas non-profit in the Pleasant Grove community continues to dedicate itself to feeding the elderly and low income families.
Following Saturday night's shooting at the State Fair of Texas, a safety review is underway into security checks at entrances and the process of keeping guests safe if violence erupts.
A special interfaith event Tuesday is shining light on enhanced community safety measures being taken throughout the North Texas Jewish community.