Susanne Whatley
Susanne Whatley hosts Morning Edition on LAist 89.3, Monday-Friday from 5:00am-9:00am, and the AM edition of The L.A. Report podcast.
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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A jet carrying as many as 240 U.S. consulate employees had been scheduled to arrive at Ontario International Airport but is now headed to March AFB. -
The pantheon of past presidents includes just two other women (who served in 2005-06 and 2012-13). Farber is the first Latina and native Spanish-speaker to work her way up to the post. -
A huge fossil dislodged in last summer's earthquakes was some sort of ancient sea mammal, but exactly what, scientists are still trying to figure out. -
The Dodgers' head groundskeeper explains why the best field is the one players and fans don't have to think about. -
"First of all, one ought to be able to start at the headwaters in the far West Valley and ride a bike all the way to Long Beach." -
KPCC spoke with shark expert Dr. Chris Lowe to find out why there have been so many sightings this year, what we know about shark behavior, and how you should behave if you see one. -
Vice President Joe Biden, an admitted "train guy," told new "Late Night" host Seth Meyers that Gov. Jerry Brown was "leading the country in having high-speed rail." -
Enjoy the overcast Wednesday morning? The weather may be mild right now, but a change is coming that signals an increased risk of wildfire. -
In the summer of 1990, a would-be robber shot and killed a grocer store owner in South Los Angeles, but now police say they think they’ve solved the case. -
The Petersen Automotive Museum is auctioning off some of its classic cars to help revamp the 20-year-old institution, but the sales have some former employees concerned.
