John Rabe
John Rabe is KPCC and LAist's Production & Promotions Director, a post he assumed in July of 2017 after 35 years behind the mike. His job is to shape the sound of the station.
From 2006 to 2017, John was producer and host of Off-Ramp, twice named the nation's "best local public affairs show." Before that, Rabe was the station's housing & healthcare reporter and local host for "All Things Considered."
Rabe began his career as a commercial DJ in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, but he found his niche as reporter and anchor at Michigan State University's public radio station, where he half-heartedly earned his BA in English. Rabe has also worked in public radio in South Florida, Philadelphia, and Minnesota.
Rabe lives with his husband Julian Bermudez, an art gallery owner, and their Irish terrier Eoghan in the foothills of Mt. Washington.
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The award-winning actor spoke to the graduating classes of 2020 and 2021.
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M. Night Shyamalan’s Old and a look back at G.I. Joe took in top dollar.
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Peel was among the culinary trendsetters who helped brand California cuisine as a distinct ethos.
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Saturday, Oct. 3 marks the 40th anniversary of Somewhere in Time, a film that took one of the longest, weirdest journeys to popularity.
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He once joked: 'I was the Justin Bieber of my time, you've seen the photographs.'
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He once joked: 'I was the Justin Bieber of my time, you've seen the photographs.'
