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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Saturday, Oct. 3 marks the 40th anniversary of Somewhere in Time, a film that took one of the longest, weirdest journeys to popularity. -
He once joked: 'I was the Justin Bieber of my time, you've seen the photographs.' -
He once joked: 'I was the Justin Bieber of my time, you've seen the photographs.'
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Norman Lear is not one of those veterans "holding onto something they couldn't deal with or whatever." He just didn't talk about it much. He does, however, like to talk about love of country. -
Voting shouldn't feel like writing a term paper or doing taxes. So we've developed an online voting guide that lets you fill out your ballot at your own pace. Take it a little at a time, and before you know it, you'll be done. -
Los Angeles's Museum of Contemporary Art named Philippe Vergne its new museum director late Wednesday evening. He will succeed Jeffrey Deitch, who resigned Sept. 1. -
Mark Lacter, KPCC contributor and the author of business blog LA Biz Observed, has passed away. He was 59. Lacter died after suffering a stroke Wednesday. -
The Los Angeles Archdiocese's 4.2 million Catholics greeted news Wednesday of a new pope, Argentine cardinal Jorge Bergoglio. -
His shows told the stories of thousands of Californians and helped millions more learn about California's history. He's reportedly retiring, but he's left his mark on the state. -
The median price of a house in SoCal saw an increase of almost 4 percent over April of last year — the first time that’s happened in 16 months.
