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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On the same day in 2019, nearly 2.9 million individuals were screened at TSA security checkpoints nationwide — the highest travel day in the agency's history. -
The union representing non-tenured professors and some other faculty members says it has reached a tentative contract agreement with the UC system. -
Bottom line: Beds, couches and other bulky items can't just be confiscated from the sidewalks of Los Angeles. -
Church representatives say it’s the duty of parishioners to keep the community safe. -
After being charged with providing material support to terrorism and attempting to use of a weapon of mass destruction, Mark Steven Domingo will face sentencing in early November. -
Here's some unsettling news: California is on track to surpass last year's fire season, which burned the most land in recorded state history. -
University officials announced the requirement now in order to give those involved time to be fulling vaccinated by the start of the fall term. -
Catalytic converters — the canister under your car that helps cut tailpipe pollution — have been disappearing from cars in Southern California in growing numbers. -
We hear a lot about a supposed rush to the exits because of the high cost of living, taxes and other issues, but researchers have found the "California Exodus" is not a widespread phenomenon.
