John Sepulvado
John Sepulvado is the Weekend Edition host at Oregon Public Broadcasting.
John began his journalism career reporting for the GalleryWatch news site in Austin, Texas. He has served as news director at the NPR affiliate WUSF in Tampa, Florida, a national correspondent at CNN and helped launch Marketplace Weekend. He was a Health Care Fellow at the USC Annenberg School where his reporting on birth defects near a toxic landfill resulted in the largest EPA fines at the time. The project earned him a Edward R. Murrow and a Public Radio New Directors Inc. awards.
John has won three other Murrow awards for environmental reporting and he shares in a Peabody for CNN's Gulf Oil Spill coverage and covered the Royal Wedding for CNN.
John attended Florida A&M in Tallahassee and is also a member of Phi Theta Kappa.
Latest Stories
'This Land Is Our Land': Meet The Defendants
In the debut episode of "This Land Is Our Land," OPB takes a closer look at the men and women charged with taking over the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge earlier this year.
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Refuge Occupier David Fry Says He Has Gender Dysphoria
One of the last holdouts at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge says he has had gender dysphoria for 11 years.
Portland Parks And Recreation Finds More Elevated Lead Levels
The Portland Parks and Recreation Department conducted 180 tests and found elevated lead levels in 17 samples. Officials plan to replace fixtures with elevated levels.
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Portland Shows Its Colors At Annual Pride Parade
One week after 49 people were gunned down at an Orlando LGBTQ nightclub, thousands turned out in Downtown Portland for the Pride festival.
The Walls Already Under Construction
OPB's John Sepulvado reflects on a week's worth of unsettling anecdotes and speculation.
Obama’s 'Overnight Success' In 2004 Was A Year In The Making
Barack Obama’s 2004 keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention launched his national political career. But that fateful speech was head for disaster shortly before.
Ted Wheeler Will Be Portland's Next Mayor
State Treasurer Ted Wheeler will be the next mayor of Oregon’s largest city.
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Amanda Fritz: Steer Clear Of Absolutes
Amanda Fritz famously promised she wouldn't run again for Portland City Commissioner. So why did she change her mind?
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Portland Mayor's Race: Bim Diston On The Issues
Bim Diston is an activist and musician. He's running for Portland mayor.
Documents: Media Pressure May Have Prompted Suspension Of DOJ Employee Over Twitter Surveillance
Internal documents released by the Oregon Department of Justice show that Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum may have acted to remove an employee at the center of a racial profiling scandal in response to media pressure.