Julie Small

Reporter

Awards

  • 2008: Sacramento Press Club - Excellence in Radio Reporting
  • 2007: California Endowment for Health Care Reporting Fellowship
  • 2007: Los Angeles Press Club Award, Breaking News for coverage of the California Wildfires
  • 2005: John Hopkins University SAIS Gatekeepers Fellowship to India
  • 2003: East-West Center's Jefferson Fellowship in Asia Studies in South Korea and Vietnam
  • 2001: Radio In the American Sector Fellowship in German Studies

Julie Small covers the California legislature, state agencies and the governor. She's also reported extensively on prison overcrowding, criminal justice, health care, and agriculture.

Small joined KPCC after seven years as a foreign editor at "Marketplace," where she directed the show's Asia coverage. Julie also produced the "Marketplace Morning Report" for a stint and was the Los Angeles producer of the program's acclaimed live broadcasts from China in 2006.

Small is a former staff reporter for the Los Angeles Times. She's also reported for NPR, "The California Report," and "Weekend America."

Small holds a master's degree in Journalism from the University of Southern California. Go Trojans!

Before becoming a journalist, Small worked in the securities and investment industry as a registered sales assistant in London and Los Angeles. In 1996 she helped launch a national campaign for redress for Japanese-Latin Americans interned by the U.S. government during World War II. The group won a settlement from the U.S. Department of Justice in 1998.

Oh, and did we mention the dancing? Julie spends her free time grooving to salsa and samba – and enjoying life with her family in the Bay Area.

Recent Bylines

California state revenues $700 million behind expectations Feb. 10, 2012
Majority says 'the Constitution simply does not allow for laws of this sort' Feb. 7, 2012
How will the federal court rule on Prop 8? Feb. 7, 2012
Gov. Jerry Brown signs bill to stave off cash crunch Feb. 3, 2012
Federal oversight's end may be delayed by prison construction Feb. 2, 2012
Receiver: State risks sliding backward on prison medical care Jan. 27, 2012
California Supreme Court upholds new state Senate maps Jan. 27, 2012
State lawmakers sue over not being paid during budget fight Jan. 24, 2012
Gov. Jerry Brown still pushing high speed rail despite critics Jan. 24, 2012
Brown pushes tax increase, infrastructure investment Jan. 18, 2012
Gov. Brown to push infrastructure in State of the State Jan. 17, 2012
Judge to end California prisons' receivership Jan. 17, 2012
Brown to push for investments in high speed rail, water Jan. 16, 2012
Money from selling California's redevelopment assets may go to locals Jan. 12, 2012
California legislative analyst: State likely to get billions less than Gov. Jerry Brown's estimate Jan. 11, 2012