Megan Botel
Producer, How to L.A.
(she/her )
I’m a reporter and audio producer originally from the Bay Area. I moved to L.A. in 2018 and fell in love with the culture and rhythm of this place. I attended graduate school in journalism at USC Annenberg, and now consider myself an Angeleno for life.
I love making stories that heavily focus on people - their pain, their triumphs, their patterns and their passions. I tend to gravitate toward stories about mental health, cultural trends and the environment.
My reporting has been featured in the Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Huffpo, PBS and more. Now, I’m a producer on the LAist Studios podcast, How To LA.
Outside of media, I love to cook, be outside, be anywhere where there’s dancing involved, and explore esoteric philosophy.
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Red tape, long waits and building delays are among many reasons it takes years for some unhoused vets to find a permanent home. -
How a paradigm-shifting technology may alter the landscape of Hollywood — and every other industry — forever -
You don’t have to break the bank on concert tickets to enjoy some live jams in this city. -
There were candlelight vigils at Star Dance Studio and East Los Angeles College on Wednesday night. -
After her mother was killed in 2019 during an attack on a synagogue in Poway, near San Diego, Hannah Jaqueline Kaye has been working to stop the rise in antisemitism.
Stories by Megan Botel
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