Susanne Whatley
Susanne Whatley hosts The L.A. Report podcast for LAist.com as well as Morning Edition on LAist's sister station, 89.3 KPCC.
Whatley has a long history in Southern California and network news. She came to KPCC and LAist after anchoring at all-news KFWB and talk powerhouse KFI, and hosting public affairs shows for KOST.
After graduating from USC and circling the globe with a backpack for a year, she began her career as a general-assignment field reporter covering courts, crime, quakes, fires, floods, and politics for KRTH and as an L.A. correspondent for national radio networks including the Associated Press. She served over a decade as the Hollywood correspondent for the A.P.'s "Portfolio" news magazine, interviewing hundreds of film and TV stars, directors and writers. She also hosted weekly live reports for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and stations in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
Her honors include Golden Mikes and APTRA awards for Best Newscast and Best News Writing. Additional awards from those and other professional organizations include first place in spot news, documentary, entertainment and feature reporting and use of feature sound.
In 2009, she jumped into television and hosted "Healthline", a weekly cable interview show.
Whatley was born and raised in the Pasadena area and enjoys a deep appreciation of the region's people, places and peculiarities. She is an orange belt in Shaolin Kempo karate, and at peace with the fact her teen daughters will always outrank her in the sport.
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But even with expanded seating, reservations are tough to come by, for now. -
The hub of many weddings and events has been a cultural pillar of San Clemente and is now yellow-tagged. The back terrace has broken off and a garden has been ruined.
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Each year, volunteer designers transform a large house in a matter of months to raise money for music programs such as Disney Hall concerts for fourth-graders, instrumental competitions and grants to other nonprofits.
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Rallies, memorials and other events will be held in L.A. and Glendale.
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The park in La Cañada Flintridge is again offering its annual tulip display that brings out visitors in droves with their cameras and selfie-sticks.
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At a news conference Wednesday night, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass said more needs to be done to take guns "off our streets."
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Nuccio's Nursery in Altadena is at the 1,500-foot level, where acres of camellias and azaleas have been grown since the 1940s.
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For a second year in a row, NASCAR is opening its season in Los Angeles. The Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum in Expo Park takes place Sunday, airing live on Fox starting at 5 p.m.
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It's likely to bring strong, gusty winds that could reach 30 to 40 mph, particularly in the deserts and mountains. Rain rates will be up to an inch per hour.
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The forecast calls for approximately one inch of rain throughout Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, with totals nearing 1.5 to three inches in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties.
