Lisa Brenner Homepage Reporter, Breaking News
Lisa Brenner joined KPCC in December 2011. Prior to that she led content direction for a top Los Angeles city blog as Co-Editor of LAist, where she had been the Music Editor years earlier.
Brenner has written and produced arts, culture and news content for a number of print and online publications including MTV, Glamour and LA.com, where she previously served as Music Editor and Managing Editor of the entertainment and lifestyle website.
She worked on the 20th Century Fox studio lot in creative licensing for Fox Music publishing where she co-created the department's first online store and mined the musical catalogue of film scores, TV themes and soundtrack assets for promotional samplers, boxed sets and placement packages. Prior to Fox, she coordinated large-scale film, commercial and music video productions.
Brenner earned a B.A. from Pennsylvania State University in Media Studies with an emphasis in film and television. Her dad says she majored in watching TV. He's not wrong.
Stories by Lisa Brenner
Woolly Mammoth may return to Earth after 10,000-year-extinction
Last week, mad scientists from Russia and S. Korea signed a deal on research project intended to bring about the return of the 10,000-year-extinct woolly mammoth.
Woman shot, two kids missing in Sportsmen's Lodge incident
A man is accused of shooting his girlfriend at the Studio City hotel early Monday morning, and fleeing the scene with their two young children.
Guido's restaurant employee death is a Malibu mystery
Nearly every detail in the unusual case of a man who died outside of Guido's restaurant in Malibu on Sunday night is unconfirmed.
Model Simone Farrow arrested, accused of running drug syndicate
Simone Farrow, a former Ed Hardy swimsuit model accused of running a drug cartel from her Hollywood apartment, was arrested in Australia.
Stormy weather: Lights out for some, snow days for others
Nearly 150,000 people were affected by electricity outages during last weekend's storm. More than 10,000 homes are still without electricity.
Brutal attack leaves employee dead outside Malibu restaurant
An employee of a Malibu restaurant died after an attack in the parking lot minutes before closing on Sunday night, say authorities.
Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales named as suspect in Afghan civilian massacre
Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales was named Friday as the suspect in a nighttime shooting rampage that left 16 Afghan civilians dead, including nine children.
Authorities accused of ignoring calls, using county aircraft
Lt. Edison Cook has filed a lawsuit against the county claiming members of the LA Sheriff's Department air support division intentionally missed calls for support.
NSFW 2012: Anti-Kony activist Jason Russell detained
The 33-year-old other face of KONY 2012 was allegedly found masturbating in public, vandalizing automobiles and was believed to be under the influence of something.
George Clooney gets arrested, the people demand a mugshot
George Clooney was arrested Friday in Washington D.C. outside the Sudanese Embassy during a rally. People really want to see his mugshot.
Will San Pedro's landslide stand its ground against weekend weather?
Heavy rains expected in Los Angeles this weekend have the potential to push an already sliding section of San Pedro closer to the sea.
Fatal accident sends light pole crashing onto I-210 Freeway
A fatal accident on the 210 Freeway in Rancho Cucamonga this morning sent a light pole crashing across the freeway, killed one man, and sent a girl to the hospital.
Jewish family's home target of anti-Semitic scrawling
Swastikas marked on homes in a Jewish part of Sherman Oaks are being called hate crimes.
Ocampo allegedly stalked victims, planned to frame friend
Details continue to startle with new information about how Ocampo allegedly stalked victims, and plans he had to kill his friend and frame him for murder.
Chainsaw suicide suspected in Palms (Updated)
A woman found was found dead inside a Culver City home with a chainsaw wound to her neck. She is thought to have used the tool to commit suicide, say authorities.
