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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At least 16 people were injured when police tried to detonate a huge, 5,000 pound cache of illegal fireworks seized in South Los Angeles Wednesday night. -
Marcus Anthony Eriz, 23, and Wynne Lee, 23, are being held on $1 million bail. Both are expected to appear in court Tuesday. -
There are 1,200 designated local landmarks in Los Angeles, but only about 3% of them are linked to Black history. -
The Orange County District Attorney's office says the arraingnment will be via video from the suspect's hospital bed. -
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Long Beach is one of the first jurisdictions in California to expand vaccine access to people younger than 65 with disabilities. -
Teachers will become eligible in March -- for now, 65 and older LAUSD employees can get vaccinated there. -
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The actress talked to us about the importance of mental health during the pandemic, her personal connection to the issue, and how she thinks her infamous 'Fatal Attraction' character 'added to the stigma' of mental illness at the time. -
Dad and Mom may be accustomed to being strong figures in the family, but the virus doesn't know boundaries. How to talk to them about what's going on.
