Susanne Whatley News Anchor
Susanne Whatley is a News Anchor at KPCC.
Whatley has a long history in Southern California and network news. She came to KPCC after anchoring at all-news KFWB and talk powerhouse KFI, and hosting public affairs shows for KOST.
After graduating from USC and circling the globe with a backpack for a year, she began her career as a general-assignment field reporter covering courts, crime, quakes, fires, floods, and politics for KRTH and as an L.A. correspondent for national radio networks including the Associated Press. She served over a decade as the Hollywood correspondent for the A.P.'s "Portfolio" news magazine, interviewing hundreds of film and TV stars, directors and writers. She also hosted weekly live reports for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and stations in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
Her honors include Golden Mikes and APTRA awards for Best Newscast and Best News Writing. Additional awards from those and other professional organizations include first place in spot news, documentary, entertainment and feature reporting and use of feature sound.
In 2009 she jumped into television and currently hosts "Healthline", a weekly cable interview show.
Whatley was born and raised in the Pasadena area and enjoys a deep appreciation of the region's people, places and peculiarities. She is an orange belt in Shaolin Kempo karate, and at peace with the fact her young daughters will always outrank her in the sport.
Stories by Susanne Whatley
Sierra Club backs comprehensive immigration reform
The 112-year-old nonprofit group says undocumented immigrants are most affected by pollution but least able to fight for environmental protection.
UPDATE: Brown denies parole to ex-Manson follower, reversing parole board
Gov. Jerry Brown reversed a parole board's decision and denied release to former Charles Manson follower and murder defendant, Bruce Davis.
The long, dark history of LA's Cecil Hotel
After the grisly discovery of a missing tourist in a water tank, the hotel is back in the spotlight. Los Angeles Magazine Assoc. Editor Chris Nichols shares the Cecil Hotel’s long and sordid history.
Best Album Notes: An interview on the Grammy category you didn't know about
Holly George-Warren is up for a lesser known Grammy category Best Album Notes. She worked on Janis Joplin’s “The Pearl Sessions.”
Music engineer and Grammy honoree Al Schmitt mixes things up
The most decorated engineer/mixer in Grammy history might add another trophy to his vast collection when the Grammys take place this weekend.
Attorney: 'Children are very safe in the church of the LA archdiocese today'
After the priest files were released, retired Cardinal Mahoney was relieved of his administration duties by Archbishop Gomez who described the files as "brutal and painful" reading.
Veteran reporter, DA spokesperson Sandi Gibbons is retiring
She covered RFK's assassination and the Sirhan and Manson trials, and then went on to serve four LA County District Attorneys.
PHOTOS: Rare movie posters expected to sell for thousands
Longtime film critic Leonard Maltin will auction off his rarest movie posters, including Three Stooges and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs lobby cards.
Voice of Santa Anita starts 30th season calling horse racing
The 2012 Breeders' Cup gets underway this weekend at Santa Anita Park. KPCC caught up with Denman as he begins his 30th season as the Voice of Santa Anita.
LA Jazz Society honors jazz giant Wayne Shorter (photos)
The L.A. Jazz Society is honoring jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter. From bop to fusion to rock, Shorter has spanned musical genres and generations.
LA gallery showcases rare Rolling Stones snapshots (PHOTOS)
Some never-before-exhibited photos of the band are at Dilettante Gallery in downtown L.A. The photos are circa '65, when the band was on a U.S. tour.
Modern rocketeer flies jet pack to set a world record
Dean O'Malley talks about his 26.2-mile jet pack voyage from Newport Beach to Catalina Island. It took about four hours this weekend.
Sally Ride, first American woman in space, dies at 61
Ride was a Ph.D candidate at Stanford when she answered an ad to become a NASA astronaut. She died in La Jolla, California after a battle with cancer.
Suit up, Los Angeles: You've got a new official condom
The winning entry of a L.A. County condom wrapper contest incorporates an understated image of a black bow.
Polar bear mom star of 3-D film 'To the Arctic'
It wasn't until their final expedition that Greg and Shaun MacGillivray found the stars of their latest project: A polar bear and her two cubs.
