David Pierson has been named a regional economics reporter at the Los Angeles Times, according to a memo from business editor Sallie Hofmeister posted on the paper’s site.
“Born in Hong Kong, David moved to New Jersey at the age of 16 when his father returned home to the U.S. to become a professor at St. John’s University in Queens. After graduating from the same college in 2000 with a degree in journalism, David covered prep and college sports for Newsday for a couple of years before joining The Times in 2001 as a Metpro.”
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