Julie Small

Reporter

Awards

  • 2008: Sacramento Press Club - Excellence in Radio Reporting
  • 2007: Los Angeles Press Club Award, Breaking News for coverage of the California Wildfires
  • 2007: California Endowment for Health Care Reporting Fellowship
  • 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 Stories

California lawmakers consider plan to monitor groundwater supply Oct. 27, 2009
Delays in H1N1 vaccine slow California’s efforts to prevent virus's spread Oct. 23, 2009
State officials scramble to craft new inmate reduction plan Oct. 22, 2009
Schwarzenegger signs bill to restore state money to California domestic violence shelters Oct. 21, 2009
Federal judges reject California's plan to cut prison population Oct. 21, 2009
California prison medical czar and Corrections officials agree to build new prison hospital in Stockton Oct. 21, 2009
California's public health lab’s findings shape H1N1 prevention, treatment Oct. 21, 2009
California Attorney General accuses State Street bank in pension fraud Oct. 20, 2009
Governor Schwarzenegger optimistic about water deal Oct. 9, 2009
California health officials roll out H1N1 vaccine Oct. 8, 2009
Budget cuts, more uninsured strain CA’s health care system Oct. 6, 2009
Protestors want state funding for domestic violence shelters put back Oct. 5, 2009
State parks cut hours, maintenance Sept. 25, 2009
State parks to stay open despite budget cuts Sept. 25, 2009
State to turn in plan to cut prison population Sept. 18, 2009