Patt Morrison

Host, Patt Morrison

Patt Morrison is best known as a longtime reporter and columnist for the Los Angeles Times, where she has won numerous awards, including a share of two Pulitzer Prizes. In addition to the Times, Morrison is read, heard, and seen in many other places. She is a regular commentator on National Public Radio's Morning Edition and has published a best-selling book on the Los Angeles River. She is frequently interviewed about Southern California on the BBC and other television and radio programs, and was a founding host of Life & Times on KCET-TV, for which she won six Emmys and six Golden Mike awards. Among her other honors is the fact that Pink's, the famous Los Angeles hot dog stand, named its veggie dog after her!

Recent Stories

South LA doctors share health care realities 6:24 a.m.
South LA patient falls through health system cracks Feb. 8, 2010
'A People’s History of the United States' author spoke with KPCC a month before his death Jan. 27, 2010
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Photo gallery - 20th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall Nov. 9, 2009
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