| For Immediate Release
Contact: Cindy Young
(626) 585-7764
PASADENA April 30 – Award-winning LA journalist Kitty Felde
is taking over as full-time host of KPCC 89.3 FM’s public
affairs call-in program, Talk of the City.
"Kitty is one of the most highly regarded journalists in Los
Angeles," said General Manager Cindy Young. "With Kitty
hosting Talk of the City in the afternoons and Larry Mantle hosting
AirTalk in the mornings, KPCC has an unbeatable one-two punch."
A 17-year veteran of public radio, Felde has most recently been
the Friday host of Talk of the City, and a reporter in the KPCC
newsroom. "It’s long been my dream to be the full-time
host of Talk of the City," she said. "I couldn’t
be happier."
"Radio has the potential to link southern California’s
diverse communities in a way that no other medium can," added
Felde, who grew up in Compton. "I feel incredibly lucky to
be part of a station with such a strong commitment to telling the
stories happening at the grassroots. Local news has long been a
passion of mine, and to have this opportunity at a station that
shares that passion is incredibly exciting."
Felde replaces Linda Othenin-Girard, who is taking over as Senior
Producer of AirTalk. Ilsa Setziol, who was Senior Producer of AirTalk,
will become a KPCC reporter specializing in environmental coverage.
Before joining KPCC in 1997, Felde worked at nearly every other
LA public radio station. She was a reporter for KUSC, KLON and KCRW,
and co-hosted KCET-TV’s Life and Times. She’s covered
everything from the O.J. Simpson trial to the International War
Crimes Tribunal for Yugoslavia.
Felde is the recipient of numerous awards, including ten Golden
Mikes from the Radio and Television News Association of Southern
California, seven Associated Press Television and Radio Association
Awards, and two Silver Gavels from the American Bar Association.
In addition to her journalistic talents, Felde is a playwright.
Her most recent work, A Patch of Earth, based on stories from the
Yugoslav war crimes tribunal, premiered last fall in New York. She
also volunteers her time teaching playwriting to inner-city kids
through HOLA, the Heart of Los Angeles Youth Theater.
Talk of the City airs Monday-Friday from 1-2:30 pm. One hour of
the program is re-broadcast every day from 9-10 pm.
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