Steve Julian Host, Morning Edition
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Steve Julian is KPCC's host for Morning Edition. Steve started his broadcasting career as a police dispatcher and served as a police officer in Baldwin Park. He moved to radio in 1980 at an easy-listening station in the Inland Empire. At KPRO in Riverside, he co-anchored the afternoon news with Larry Mantle, before KPCC hired Larry away in 1983.
Steve joined KPCC in 2000 after five years as a traffic reporter for AirWatch America in Santa Ana. He coordinated the simulcast of WNYC’s coverage of the attacks on September 11, 2001.
A Southland native, Julian acts and directs at theaters around southern California. He serves on the boards of two theater companies and writes about theater for LA STAGE Times and on his own website, stevejulian.com.
Stories by Steve Julian
Investigation: 7 of 11 Jiffy Lubes scam SoCal customers (VIDEO)
A new NBC4 investigation found some Jiffy Lube stores in Southern California are using new tactics to trick customers into unnecessary vehicle repairs.
Scripps College volunteers make olive oil from campus trees — and beat the pros
When volunteers at the womens' college decided to harvest olives from campus trees and press their own oil, they didn't expect that their first-ever product would win an international award. But it did.
PHOTOS: Cathy Rigby to end her theater run as Peter Pan
Cathy Rigby “flies” on wires, jumps, dances and sword fights on stage as Peter Pan. Despite the physical demands, she said she hasn’t slowed down much – even at age 60.
Rose Parade Grand Marshal Jane Goodall on conservation
Primate expert Jane Goodall is the grand marshal for Tuesday’s 124th Tournament of Roses Parade. She spoke with KPCC about her focus on global conservation.
PHOTOS: KPCC's Steve Julian and John Rabe get their flu shots
To combat flu season, both Morning Edition host Steve Julian and Off-Ramp host John Rabe have taken precautions before the virus has a chance to get too friendly.
Avoiding Carmageddon 2 through art
More than 200 L.A.-based artists and organizations want Angelenos to actually take advantage of Carmageddon Two this weekend.
Craiglist Joe: Film documents a month living off a website
Could you leave behind everything and everyone you know and survive entirely off Craigslist for a month? Joe Garner says he could – and he did.
Book of Mormon uses Mormonism to question all faiths
Is it any less credible that the Garden of Eden was in Jackson County, Missouri - as Mormons believe - than that one can die and come back to life as a giraffe or kumquat tree ... or that a crucified man can be transfigured three days later?
'Silence!' The creators 'Silence of the Lambs' musical
You're going to love this Q&A with Jon and Al Kaplan or complain in the comments section below.
Steve Julian: live theatre in trouble because we're desensitized
The questions of ticket prices, LA Times coverage, social media, expanded communities ... they're meaningless unless we first ask, how do we break ground today?
Steve Julian: Live theatre is in trouble because we're desensitized
Of all the plays you have seen recently, how many broke ground for you? We need to ask: can we give our audiences something they have not yet seen or heard?
'Chorus Line' composer Marvin Hamlisch dies in Los Angeles
Marvin Hamlisch, who composed the scores for dozens of movies including "The Sting" and won a Tony for "A Chorus Line," has died in Los Angeles at 68.
Vidal remembered by former Center Theatre Group artistic director
The death of Gore Vidal leaves a hole in America’s literature arena. He was the writer of essays and books, movies and plays.
@JerryBrownSays: S-word slip not surprising
Our governor dropped the S-bomb Wednesday, but the writers who curate the governor's quotables on Twitter expect his quirky way of speaking.
LA Kings president Robitaille: Stanley Cup win was a lesson in patience
L.A. Kings President of Business Operations Luc Robitaille dishes on experiencing the win, and why he thinks it could happen again.
