Topic Archive: LAO on KCRW
My take on the Charlie Beck selection — I hope he's the guy to finish off the old, unprofessional LAPD culture once and for all — airs at 4:44 p.m.... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted November 6, 2009 4:25 PM
He cites his family, but pundits are circling around bad poll numbers and faltering fundraising. "It is with great regret I announce today that I am withdrawing from the race... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted October 30, 2009 3:30 PM
In today's radio commentary I argue we should all care about embarrassed cops obtaining the phone records of TMZ's Harvey Levin. The segment airs — as every Friday — at... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted October 23, 2009 4:20 PM
In the second part of her series at Native Intelligence, Iris Schneider (and a CBS crew) accompany former prisoner Bruce Lisker to the beach. Earlier, Iris was along as he... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted October 9, 2009 5:35 PM
LA Observed contributor Iris Schneider went along as Bruce Lisker went shopping at Target, which came to the Valley during the 26 years he was in prison for the murder... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted October 2, 2009 4:42 PM
James Rainey's media column in today's L..A. Times explores the question of KCRW's recent big drop in the Arbitron ratings. After the service switched from listener diaries to meters that... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted September 18, 2009 6:41 PM
OK I'm biased, but I thought we had a fun 30 minutes with authors Richard Rayner and John Buntin talking about Los Angeles' dark and storied past. Here's the audio... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted September 8, 2009 9:37 PM
Today's segment discusses the rebooting of the Villaraigosa administration with the exit of chief of staff Robin Kramer and addition of Jeff Carr and Jay Carson. The commentary airs at... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted August 28, 2009 3:16 PM
My four-minute segment today (back after two weeks off) veers from a weekend train trip up to Santa Barbara to confess why I don't care whether the Century Plaza Hotel... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted August 21, 2009 4:29 PM
Investor Charles T. Munger's latest plan for the Barry Building in Brentwood is to tear it down, build underground parking, then put in a shopping center that shares the courtyard... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted August 21, 2009 7:43 AM
I'm taking part in an episode of Channel 7's "Vista LA" in the MacArthur Park area this morning. There's no LA Observed segment on KCRW this afternoon due to the... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted August 7, 2009 9:06 AM
My commentary today talks about the murder of 17-year-old Lily Burk and the strong reaction it has evoked in the city. The piece airs at 4:44 p.m., can be heard... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted July 31, 2009 4:38 PM
In today's LA Observed segment on KCRW, I honor Julius Shulman as a foremost chronicler and interpreter of Los Angeles and get personal on behalf of my wife, who has... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted July 17, 2009 4:15 PM
For the first time in what feels like forever, Michael Jackson isn't mentioned in this week's LA Observed segment airing at 4:44 p.m. on KCRW. The subject this time is... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted July 10, 2009 4:25 PM
While mainstream news outlets played it cautious and lagged behind on Michael Jackson, or flopped around online as the L.A. Times did, it was upstart TMZ that displayed the best... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted June 26, 2009 4:19 PM
A nice local book deal: Penguin picked up "Twitterature: The World's Greatest Books, Now Presented in Twenty Tweets or Less," called a humorous retelling of works of great literature in... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted June 19, 2009 3:43 PM
Couple of deadlines looming so posting here will be light until later today. But I have sent a few local media updates over on the Twitter channel. Mark's morning headlines... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted June 12, 2009 11:20 AM
When you're woken up by a downpour in June, the same week that Los Angeles imposes mandatory water cutbacks, the subject of today's commentary became almost a no-brainer. It airs... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted June 5, 2009 4:39 PM
The only wall of sound Phil Spector will be hearing is the night howls of a state penitentiary. He got 15 years to life for his second degree murder conviction,... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted May 29, 2009 11:37 AM
Space Shuttle Atlantis might land at Edwards AFB this weekend — and sonically boom us all, twice — or it might proceed on to Florida. NASA With the state... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted May 22, 2009 4:54 PM
We had a pretty good week for exclusive posts around the LA Observed blogs — news scoops and observations by our great contributors. And, wow, next Monday Sara Catania actually... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted May 17, 2009 10:10 PM
Make it Mike Downey's on the LAT Op-Ed page. Downey is the former Times sports and Metro columnist, and at least he has some fun with the sudden and, in... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted May 8, 2009 8:34 AM
I continue the Getty finances and parking fee discussion, 4:44 p.m. on 89.9 FM, online in perpetuity at KCRW.com and via podcast at iTunes. Script is behind the jump.... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted May 1, 2009 4:21 PM
The City Council approved shortage year water rates that will hit users with a hefty new charge if they don't reduce water consumption. Via release That federal indictment director... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted April 17, 2009 5:12 PM
Today's segment is called "Stupid Government Tricks" and mentions the county's odd obsession with water bottle labels, as well as the state's flirtation with banning black cars and the sales... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted April 3, 2009 4:41 PM
Now just seems like the right time to upgrade the software that runs this place. So some links may not work this weekend. Then it will all be over. In... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted March 27, 2009 4:06 PM
I'm still traveling, but through the magic of digital media I will be on KCRW at 4:44 this afternoon (and thereafter at KCRW.com and on iTunes.) The topic is Mayor... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted March 6, 2009 10:33 AM
KCRW will announce later today that veteran Hollywood journalist Kim Masters is taking over as host of the half-hour showbiz show The Business, which airs Mondays at 2:30 p.m. Masters... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted February 20, 2009 2:19 PM
Channel 4 plans to air a half-hour investigative piece on Sunday night at 11:30 examining LAUSD oversight of an ambitious library renovation program called Wonder of Reading. I'm told the... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted February 13, 2009 5:05 PM
Furnell Chatman guests on KPCC's Off-Ramp to talk about leaving KNBC Channel 4 after 35 years and moving back to New Orleans. I'm told he also shares quite a personal... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted January 16, 2009 3:10 PM
My segment on the air at 4:44 p.m. centers on the ailment afflicting brown pelicans, with a little mention of the SS Catalina meeting its demise. It's about icons of... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted January 9, 2009 4:22 PM
In today's LA Observed commentary on KCRW, I call on Eli Broad — or any other philanthropist "who sees the value of smart, independent reporting unhindered by ideology, corporate influence... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted December 12, 2008 4:01 PM
Today's piece talks about the Carleton Watkins photographs at the Getty, kind of a companion to my post last night and Judy's recent piece at Native Intelligence. The four-minute commentary... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted December 5, 2008 4:10 PM
At least 30 state legislators (California's are the highest paid in the U.S. at about $150,000 including perks) have outside jobs, including Monterey Park assemblyman Mike Eng, whose law... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted November 28, 2008 12:05 PM
My segment today is about the remarkable rush of emotion at the Century Plaza on Tuesday night, and me grumping that by the next election in March Los Angeles voters... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted November 7, 2008 4:34 PM
Sam Zell's contributions in this election cycle include $20,000 to the McCain Victory Committee on May 6 and another $20,000 to McCain-Palin Victory 2008 on Sept. 16. Previously, all we... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted October 31, 2008 5:09 PM
Los Angeles is fortunate to have as many historical archives as it does. For the third year, dozens of them are strutting their stuff today for the enlightenment and entertainment... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted October 25, 2008 9:18 AM
My KCRW segment on Friday afternoon discussed the digital billboards that are altering the L.A. cityscape. Billboards have been a sore point in Los Angeles since at least the days... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted October 19, 2008 10:37 PM
Metrolink appointed an 11-person panel of industry experts to take a comprehensive look at commuter rail safety and operating procedures. LAT A homeless man died after being set on... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted October 10, 2008 4:42 PM
My KCRW spot this afternoon talks about the story possibilities of having the Dodgers and Angels in the playoffs, and about the star power of Manny Ramirez. LA Observed on... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted September 26, 2008 4:41 PM
My KCRW segment on Friday said that Denise Tyrrell deserves our respect for cutting to the chase in her statements on the Metrolink disaster in Chatsworth. Listen here (or grab... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted September 21, 2008 10:53 PM
My KCRW commentary on Friday talked about the Sarah Palin Effect with an eye toward the media and blogs, in particular here at LA Observed and the UCLA faculty blog... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted September 14, 2008 4:25 PM
But my LA Observed spot today on KCRW talking about Obama, McCain, Palin and Biden is, at its essence, about Los Angeles traffic. Here's a link to the audio with... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted August 29, 2008 5:53 PM
My radio segment this afternoon — back on the air after two weeks of pledge break — rounds up Rocky, Michelle, Antonio, Kerri and Misty. It airs at 4:44 pm... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted August 22, 2008 4:34 PM
It's pledge break time at KCRW, so my segment did not air last Friday in the usual 4:44 pm slot and will miss this coming week too. LA Observed on... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted August 10, 2008 11:12 PM
The month just ended was the second-highest ever for visitors to LA Observed. We're over 2.6 million visits for the year; July is the earliest month that LAO has reached... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted August 3, 2008 10:43 PM
Here's the audio link for today's show on the Los Angeles Times. And a link to last night's Which Way, L.A.?, also on the Times. Tomorrow about 4:40 pm, I'm... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted July 29, 2008 4:33 PM
My KCRW segment airing at 4:44 pm contrasts a recent taping at the E! Entertainment Television studios on Wilshire (about sex scandals in politics, including Antonio and Mirthala) to another... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted July 25, 2008 4:40 PM
I'm woefully behind on emails and hope to catch up while traveling this weekend. Meanwhile, here's the link to Friday's LA Observed segment on KCRW. The script is posted below,... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted July 19, 2008 12:35 AM
Patrick Goldstein (plus Ben Affleck), Patterico (plus Judge Alex Kozinski) and Alan Mittelstaedt (plus David Nahai) come together in this week's LA Observed segment that airs Fridays on KCRW. Listen... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted June 27, 2008 11:33 PM