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Larry Mantle
What I cover
On AirTalk I interview a wide-range of leaders in politics, entertainment, science, health, social debate, history, and the arts, coupled with the call-in and email participation of LAist listeners. I also host the movie review and interview program FilmWeek.
My background
For over 40 years I’ve hosted what is now the longest running daily talk show in the history of the Los Angeles radio market. Over these years I’ve conducted thousands of interviews that include U.S. Presidents, Nobel Prize recipients, Oscar-winners, and history makers.
I’m a fourth-generation Angeleno who has been fortunate enough to cover the region that I know well and love.
My goals
I value the emails and calls we receive from listeners that provide a mix of astute analysis and valuable personal experiences. I want AirTalk to thoroughly explore Southern California in its tremendous variety and complexity. It’s essential we combine expert guests and listener input to reflect that richness.
Best way to reach me
Email: atcomments@laist.com
Stories by Larry Mantle
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He spoke in 2009 about his life, career and memories after the release of a new album to critical acclaim.
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LAist's AirTalk daily show got its start 40 years ago on the campus of Pasadena City College, the PCC in the KPCC call letters. Through it all, host Larry Mantle has held onto the same curiosity and fair mindedness.
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Larry Mantle has covered many disasters in his 40th year as host of LAist 89.3's AirTalk program. He says the scope of the Palisades and Eaton fires is still hard to process.
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Each book on this list offers insight into Southern California.
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Father and son offer generational perspectives on a wide-range of issues, sharing their drive to understand the world — and the people — around them.
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The quake killed 58 people, injured more than 9,000, displaced 125,000 residents. Larry Mantle, longtime host of "AirTalk" on 89.3 FM, remembers how communities came together.
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Mantle, who has hosted LAist's AirTalk program for nearly 40 years, shares his favorites books about Los Angeles to give friends and family.
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David Lehrer was best known for his advocacy work at the Anti-Defamation League and most recently Jews United for Democracy and Justice.
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L.A. Mayor Karen Bass joins LAist’s radio show AirTalk each month. On Wednesday, she shared her thoughts on Kevin de León refusing to resign from the L.A. City Council, the city’s homelessness problem, and more.
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A terror warning was recently issued by the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI for the Fourth of July holiday. Here's what experts say is behind the threat.
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Police said Friday night four people died in a shooting rampage that started at a small home in Santa Monica and spilled onto the campus of Santa Monica College, where police exchanged gunfire with the suspected gunman, who died in the library. Earlier they said six were dead.
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Though satisfied with the Supreme Court decision, Arpaio was suspicious of the timing of a recent lawsuit in relation to the decision.
