Olivia Richard
My job is to bring you the latest news each morning and to then take you deeper into the issues, news and conversations impacting Los Angeles in the afternoons.
From our newsroom’s radio shows that air on 89.3 KPCC — Morning Edition and Take Two to Airtalk and Weekend Edition — I do my best to bring you everything you need to make informed decisions for both you and your loved ones.
I believe the best stories are the ones told by communities rather than about them. The stories I’m most proud of are the ones that shed light on underreported issues and underrepresented communities.
Since joining this newsroom, I have brought you stories on: the racial and socioeconomic disparities that impact communities of color, the implications of global tensions between the US/Iran, I have taken listeners into hospitals and onto the frontlines for the COVID-19 Pandemic and spotlighted some of L.A.’s most known and unknown changemakers of color.
When I’m not in the newsroom, you can usually find me kayaking at the beach or at the dog park with Snickers my 3-legged Dachshund and Sophie my Beagle/Lab Mix.
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In the past week, health workers have seen a rush of teenagers coming in for coronavirus vaccinations. -
In the nearly 16 months — yes, it's been that long — since Kobe Bryant's death in a helicopter crash, L.A. has mourned through art. There are nearly 300 Kobe-related murals in Southern California.
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A new program operated by the Federal Communications Commission is aimed at helping households afford internet service during the pandemic.
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During last summer’s CZU Lightning Complex fires, nearly 97% of Big Basin Redwoods State Park in Northern California burned. The breadth of devastation forced park officials to ask when — or if — it will reopen.
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Cal Expo hosts two mass vaccination locations and is one of the largest vaccination sites in the state.
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L.A. County Department of Beaches and Harbors will be conducting the first official test of the Beach Emergency and Evacuation Lights System (BEELS) on Thursday from 3 to 5 p.m.
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The crew is the biggest group up there in more than a decade and SpaceX's third crew capsule in less than a year.
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The city of Long Beach welcomed nearly 100 migrant children to the Long Beach Convention Center last week, and efforts are being made the ensure that they're comfortable as they wait to be reunited with family.
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Educator Lin Andrews says the best way to teach climate justice to kids is to show, rather than tell.
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Kristy Drutman, creator of the podcast Brown Girl Green, says climate activists of color are frequently ignored and left out of the conversation.
