Susan Valot

Reporter

Awards

  • Four Golden Mike Awards
  • 2006: APTRA Award, Best Newscast Over 15 Minutes

Susan Valot is a Southern California native who grew up in the South Bay. She's a graduate of Cal State Fullerton.

Valot started her radio career in 1997 in the news department at KLON (now KKJZ) in Long Beach, where she worked her way from reporter to assistant news director. Most recently, she worked as a writer at KNX radio in Los Angeles, while also filing stories for KPCC, The California Report, and other public radio outlets.

She has done fellowships with the Knight Center for Specialized Journalism at the University of Maryland and the RIAS Berlin Commission in Germany.

When she's not reporting or traveling or recovering from a sports-related injury, you'll find her playing ice hockey or doing yoga.

Recent Stories

Costa Mesa City Council to ask governor to stop sale of fairgrounds Nov. 18, 2009
Orange County supervisor heads to runoff for Assembly seat Nov. 18, 2009
Steady flow of people moves through free H1N1 vaccine clinic in Carson Nov. 16, 2009
Metrolink considers raising fares Nov. 12, 2009
Some communities prepare for, others ditch swine flu vaccination clinics Nov. 10, 2009
Angeles Forest officials use Station Fire to fine tune Twitter policy Nov. 10, 2009
Volunteers watch for flames, suspicious activity in windy conditions Nov. 9, 2009
Orange County doctor from Germany remembers day the Berlin Wall fell Nov. 9, 2009
Assemblymen to hold hearing on sale of OC Fairgrounds Nov. 9, 2009
Local agencies, groups provide H1N1 'swine flu' vaccination clinics Nov. 6, 2009
Former Orangewood Children’s Foundation official convicted of stealing donations Nov. 4, 2009
Work to begin to add eastbound lane on 91 Freeway Nov. 3, 2009
Crews to begin work on new lane on 91 Freeway Nov. 2, 2009
Today is last day to register for special Orange County Assembly election Nov. 2, 2009
Federal judge throws out lawsuit challenging Obama presidency Oct. 29, 2009