About Connie
Connie Kargbo has been working in the media field since 2007 producing content for television, radio, and the web. As a field producer at PBS NewsHour Weekend, she is involved in all aspects of the news production process from pitching story ideas to organizing field shoots to scripting feature pieces. Before joining the weekend edition of PBS Newshour, Connie was a Peace Corps volunteer in Thailand where she trained Thai English teachers.
Connie’s Recent Stories
Economy Oct 18
With a tax increase on the ballot can an Ohio city shore up its finances?In the central Ohio city of Lancaster, the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic stretched already thin public safety resources. Despite aid from the federal CARES Act, city officials say they need more revenue to fund the fire department and police…
Nation Oct 17
Dayton was still recovering from the 2008 recession. Then COVID-19 hitWhen COVID-19 hit Dayton, in Southwest Ohio, the city slashed its budget by millions of dollars, furloughed workers, and is still facing a budget gap despite millions in aid from the federal CARES Act. In the first of a series…
Health Sep 27
Inside Georgia’s latest attempt to change how people access ObamacareIn Georgia, a new health insurance proposal could upend the Affordable Care Act exchange. While proponents see the changes as a way to increase health insurance enrollment, critics warn that tens of thousands of Georgians could lose healthcare coverage. NewsHour…
Education Aug 30
Homeschooling through the coronavirus pandemicFollowing the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic there has been growing interest from parents in homeschooling their children after schools across the nation abruptly shut down and transitioned to remote learning. Ivette Feliciano caught up with two parents in Georgia…
Economy Aug 02
Can Oregon’s timber Industry make a comeback?In 2016, then-presidential candidate Donald Trump pledged to revitalize many of the country's most iconic blue collar industries. In Oregon, where the timber industry has lost tens of thousands of jobs over the past few decades, candidate Trump promised those…
Nation Jul 19
Caring for an adult child with disabilities in retirementHundreds of thousands of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in America are living and receiving care at home. But their aging caregivers, many of whom are parents or siblings, are worried about who will continue to care for their…
Nation Jun 28
America Inc overhauls brands in support of BLMProducts like Aunt Jemima are going through a branding and advertising overhaul as companies respond to the Black Lives Matter movement. NewsHour Weekend’s Christopher Booker reports on America Inc’s efforts to address and eliminate brand names and imagery that reflect…
Nation Jun 20
Why minority-owned businesses are struggling to get PPP loansThe Paycheck Protection Program or PPP provides federally-backed forgivable loans to businesses whose revenues may be impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. According to the Center for Responsible Lending, little of the $659 billion fund has made it to Latino and…
World Jun 13
As COVID cases surge, Haiti’s Dr. Pape is on the frontline againDr. Jean William Pape has been on the frontline of Haiti’s ever-changing public health needs, from the early days of the AIDS epidemic to the devastating 2010 earthquake. Now, as the country’s fragile healthcare system confronts a massive uptick in…
Nation May 16
New Jersey plans for cautious reopening of beachesWith summer right around the corner, New Jersey announced this week that beaches would be open by Memorial Day weekend, with some restrictions. The openings are weeks behind other coastal states like Georgia and Florida. But as one of the…
