Ed Joyce Breaking News Editor/ Reporter
Ed Joyce is the Breaking News Reporter and Editor for KPCC. Before joining the station, Ed covered the environment beat for six-years at KPBS-FM/TV in San Diego.
Prior to his time at KPBS, Joyce was an editor/columnist with Copley News Service in San Diego. His extensive background in news includes stints as a newspaper, radio, web and TV journalist. The positions include: reporter, anchor, editor, columnist, talk show host, writer and photographer. His career started as a boy delivering the Sunday L.A. Times. He later had a paper route delivering the Evening Star-News.
Along the way, Ed has had stints as a telephone operator and mail carrier. He even wrote a column and edited a weekly newspaper in the Caribbean. He's also been a DJ, a high school and college educator and has worked in public relations.
Joyce has won many awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, The Associated Press and other organizations for his TV and radio writing, producing, anchoring, editing and reporting.
Born in Los Angeles County, Joyce graduated with a B.A. in Communications from the University of Washington, where he studied broadcast journalism, TV-radio production and sociology.
Stories by Ed Joyce
Fewer Americans apply for unemployment benefits last week
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell by 23,000 last week, further evidence that the job market is slowly returning to health.
Cal State trustees appoint 5 campus presidents; new head for CSULA
Five of the California State University's 23 campuses are getting new leaders, including Cal State Los Angeles.
Rankings: It's cheaper to fly out of the Long Beach Airport
Recent rankings show domestic flights out of the Long Beach Airport are the second lowest in the U.S. at $234.
US tests Minuteman missile over Pacific Wednesday
The U.S. Air Force Wednesday launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Air Force Base. The test was previously postponed because of tensions with North Korea.
Orange County wants state permission to recover rescue costs
Orange County Supervisors want state permission to charge reckless people for the cost of rescuing them. Last week supervisors decided they lacked authority to charge $160,000 in rescue costs to two hikers who were lost in the Cleveland National Forest.
Realtors group: US home sales tick up to highest in 3 ½ years
The National Association of Realtors Wednesday reported that sales of previously occupied U.S. homes ticked up last month to the highest level in three and a half years.
Bernanke says Federal Reserve stimulus programs will continue
Fed Chairman Bernanke tells Congress Wednesday the U.S. job market remains weak and it's too soon for the Federal Reserve to end its extraordinary stimulus programs.
Siemens halts wind farm blade use worldwide after California accident
Hundreds of wind farms worldwide slow operations after huge turbine blades fell in Southern California and Iowa.
Feds delay decision on restart for San Onofre nuclear plant
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has indefinitely delayed a decision on the proposed restart of the offline San Onofre nuclear power plant in northern San Diego County.
Powerball lottery jackpot grows to $600 million
The Powerball lottery jackpot has reached $600 million, the largest prize in the game's history. Before the 7:59 p.m. Saturday drawing, it could be the world's largest lotto prize.
Talks begin Friday on protecting Caribbean coasts and waters
Political and business leaders are gathering on a billionaire's private island Friday to back a program aimed at expanding protection for the Caribbean's imperiled coasts and waters.
California jobless rate drops to 9 percent in April
California's unemployment rate was 9 percent in April. The Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday the decline is the third largest from April 2012.
Gauge of US economy's future health up in April
A measure of the U.S. economy's future health rose in solidly in April, buoyed by a sharp rise in applications to build new homes and apartments.
Powerball jackpot soars to $475 million Saturday
Powerball jackpot climbs to $475 million for Saturday drawing. The odds of matching all five numbers and the Powerball number is 1 in 175,223,510.
Powerball fever hits California as jackpot tops $360 million
The Powerball lottery has been available since April in California and sales are brisk. The Wednesday jackpot is $360 million.
