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Mike Madriaga is an award-winning multimedia journalist that creates content for a variety of media outlets — including newspapers, syndicated television, magazines, radio stations, e-zines and blogs.

He is a writer, photographer, videographer, reporter, social-media editor and video-editor.

In 2017-2019, his Mike Madriaga byline was attributed to over 300 articles worldwide.

With society’s demand for instant gratification at their fingertips, Mike has the knowledge and experience to document an event or subject, and create a professional and timely multimedia package for your audience.

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YOLOs on Pacific Beach boardwalk scorned

By Mike Madriaga “I believe I had this COVID-19 virus a few weeks ago,” said Sunnie. “I never felt so sick in my life.” Sunnie, 54, from Pacific Beach and a registered nurse, requested we not publish her last name. I sent Sunnie a direct message on March 22, hours after Governor Newson called on […]

8 months ago

Rocket Con postponed, WonderCon canceled, what about Comic-Con?

By Mike Madriaga On March 12, the Rocket Con promoters postponed their upcoming comic book, toy and collectibles show in Mission Valley, to August 1-2. Anaheim’s WonderCon — a subsidiary of Comic-Con International: San Diego — also cancelled their three day show next month with no word on a new date, “to protect public health […]

8 months ago

Baja teachers finally paid

By Mike Madriaga Alexis, a public school teacher in Ensenada, received 20,000 pesos (about $1062) in back pay on December 20, after going months without being paid. “And some of my colleagues received up to 80,000 pesos (about $4249) owed to them,” he said. “The last time we spoke on September 18, you and your […]

10 months ago

Obamas board Spielberg yacht in Baja

By Mike Madriaga Baja residents are saying the Obamas continued celebrating the former first lady’s 56th birthday in Baja California Sur. A photo of former-President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, posing next to three others in Loreto, surfaced online on Jan 20 – three days after the former first lady’s birthday. Two days later, a […]

10 months ago

Spin scooters, too good to be true

By Mike Madriaga On Christmas weekend, I looked for Spin motorized scooters to test drive; I hopped onto the Spin app, and noticed two were closeby at City College. I strolled and jogged around the campus, between the I-5 and Park and north of Broadway, and discovered E-Limes, Birds and Lyft scooters — but no […]

11 months ago

What’s left for East County’s skaters

By Mike Madriaga On December 13, a Wendi and Steve posted on Facebook that Skate San Diego “is closing” and “we are liquidating everything”; the two posted photos of a large stereo system, “thousands of” roller skate and rollerblade wheels, and fixtures. I called the skating rink, which is located at Denny Way west of […]

12 months ago

Bike stolen from Hotel Del Coronado recovered from Tijuana swap meet

By Mike Madriaga I didn’t think I was ever going to see my $6000 bike again,” said Scott S. “But I did, thanks to the law enforcement agencies collaborating, and to ‘Bob’ for initially messaging me.” At 2 am on September 29, Scott, who resides in both Coronado and Scottsdale, Arizona, noticed the text messages […]

12 months ago