Joey Safchik is the political reporter at NBC 7 San Diego, leading the station’s coverage of the local, state, and national decisions that impact San Diegans every day. From City Hall to Sacramento to Washington, D.C., she delivers clear, accountable reporting that helps viewers understand how policy and politics affect their lives.
She graduated with honors from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University in 2021 and is the recipient of five student Emmy Awards. Upon graduation, Joey worked as a reporter and investigative reporter at KETV in Omaha, Nebraska, where she covered education, politics, severe weather — and the occasional tornado. Her reporting shed light on injustices within the prison system and inequities affecting students in special education programs, earning her a Great Plains Journalism Award for feature storytelling.
While at Northwestern, Joey served for several years as news director of the Northwestern News Network and earned both of Medill’s prestigious broadcast journalism awards. Her early career experience also includes internships at NBC Nightly News in the Los Angeles bureau, KGET-TV in Bakersfield, and ABC 7 Chicago. She also spent a quarter reporting in Washington, D.C., and gained international reporting experience in the Middle East.
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Joey is proud to be back near the sun and shore, telling stories that matter to Southern California communities. She welcomes story ideas — and is always happy to swap book recommendations.
The Latest
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Dozens of weapons, ammo recovered from homes linked to San Diego mosque shooters
The teenage gunmen who killed three members of a San Diego mosque in a shooting connected online over hate-filled ideology, the FBI said Tuesday.
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A U.S. veteran adopted her from Iran decades ago. Now ICE is trying to deport her
Her father was an Air Force officer and a prisoner of war during World War II who was working as a defense contractor in Iran when he and his wife adopted the girl back in the 1970s.
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ICE handcuffs 71-year-old grandmother, a U.S. citizen, at San Diego immigration court
An ICE agent accused the woman of pushing her. After she spent hours in custody, she denied that to NBC 7 on Wednesday.
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Video shows ICE detaining man in San Diego who says he helped U.S. in Afghan war
A video taken in the halls of federal court and shared with NBC 7 shows a man being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement while saying he worked for the U.S. military in Afghanistan.
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San Diego child-care center could be model for police departments nationwide
San Diego boasts a first-in-the-nation child care facility with extended hours for the children of law enforcement officers.
