Production Notes
Reporter's Notebook: Judy Muller on Columbine, Virginia Tech, and Covering Tragedy
Every tragedy stands on its own, but it also becomes a link in a long, sad chain of similar events. » continue reading
Val Zavala: What You Can Expect from Season 5
SoCal Connected host Val Zavala on what you can expect from Season 5. Join her and special contributor Madeleine for the premiere on October 29 at 7 p.m. » continue reading
Madeleine Brand: Why I Love Telling Stories
Our new contributor Madeleine Brand explains why she loves to do the news. Join Madeleine and host Val Zavala for our Season 5 premiere on October 29 at 7pm. » continue reading
Shooting Space Shuttle Endeavour's Journey
Space Shuttle Endeavour has made its way home. Take a look behind the scenes at how the SoCal team is assembling one of the first stories of Season 5. » continue reading
Acclaimed Radio Host Madeleine Brand to Join 'SoCal Connected'
Madeleine Brand, former host of NPR's Day to Day and KPCC's The Madeleine Brand Show signs on as regular contributor. » continue reading
KCET Wants Your Story
For our special series, Your Turn to Care, we're featuring the stories of regular people in typical situations for older Americans. We may want yours! » continue reading
Behind the Story: All That's Jazz
Correspondent Michael Okwu talks about spending time with jazz great Herbie Hancock, an artist he grew up admiring. » continue reading
Behind the Story: RX Dangers
Sometimes even the most compelling stories don't make the final cut. Correspondent Michael Okwu shares one here. » continue reading
Story in Progress: Time to Care
KCET-TV is producing a documentary about "ordinary" people coping with the increasingly familiar issue of caring for the elderly, and the producers want to hear from you! » continue reading
Story in Progress: Prescription Pills
A peak behind the scenes at a story SoCal producers have in the works—looking at the underground world of prescription drug abuse. » continue reading
Behind the Story: In the Shadow of 9/11
Producer Saul Gonzalez discusses some of the challenges faced in putting together his story on Islamophobia and shares his own story of where he was on that grim day. » continue reading
John Larson on the Pomona Students Today
John Larson updates us on the teacher and students from Village Academy High School, the group behind "Is Anybody Listening." » continue reading
Locke's Band Director Reggie Smith
The unsung saints of Locke High School are its teachers. Not only do they mentor their students, but a great deal of their own time and money goes in to keeping enrichment programs alive. Locke's band director Reggie Smith is one of those saints. » continue reading
Behind the Lens: Locke High
Producer Angela Shelley reveals what it took to capture real teens being real for the camera in the Locke High series. » continue reading
Locke High Prom
All three students profiled in our award winning shows, "Inside Locke High" and "Return to Locke High," attended Prom Night together. » continue reading
SoCal Connected Wins Big
SoCal Connected takes five trophies at the Los Angeles Press Club's 51st Annual Southern California Journalism Awards. » continue reading
Locke High's Bryan Ordaz - Featured Musician
Following our story, "Return To Locke High" one of the students we profiled, Bryan Ordaz, was invited to Burroughs High School Spring Band Concert as a guest musician. » continue reading
Billboards: Blight or Art?
Photographer Gary Leonard is curating an exhbit of photographs depicting billboards from the '50s and '60s. » continue reading
All About Rock And Wrap It Up
Learn more about Syd Mandelbaum and Rock and Wrap It Up. » continue reading
In the Rubble of the Bubble
There are several dilemmas you encounter when doing a story about California real estate. » continue reading
Update From the Teen Sailor - Full Interview
Watch Val's complete chat with teen sailor Zac Sunderland. » continue reading
High Time for Change?
You might think a conservative judge from a conservative county would advocate for the prohibition of marijuana, but - based on his experiences - he is adamantly pro legalization. » continue reading
Notes From the Locke High Kids
Bryan, Joanna and Damon write us notes on their experiences with SoCal Connected and Green Dot schools. » continue reading
Val's Blog: Outtakes from My Interview with the Teen Sailor
I did a webcam interview with Zac Sunderland who is sailing around the world solo, hoping to set a record as the youngest person to do that. Here are some bites that didn't make it on air. » continue reading
More From Dr. Robert Kim-Farley
Dr. Robert Kim-Farley shares more information about how Southern California's public health system is mounting a defense against the outbreak of disease. » continue reading
Billboards Get Personal
This is the fourth chapter in our series on billboards in Los Angeles. What makes this one different than the other three is the personal nature of the story. » continue reading
More From Superintendent Ramon Cortines
Superintendent Ramon Cortines on LAUSD's use of eminent domain, on the economy, the teacher's union, layoffs, and more. » continue reading
Backstage Pass
The grim news about our economic crisis just keeps coming. Makes you want to get away and forget your troubles. Where better than SoCal's favorite suburb: Vegas, baby! » continue reading
Behind the Scenes with the Students from Village Academy
A few photos from our day with the students at from Village Academy High School. » continue reading
Billboard Update
In the latest episode of LA’s struggle to control its billboards, the city once again found itself a victim of its own actions. » continue reading
Is Anybody Listening - Where It All Began
Pomona highs school students share their stories of economic hardship with President Obama. » continue reading
War Bound
From the Civil War to the war in Iraq, L.A. Times book editor David Ulin discusses his favorite books about the experience of combat with. » continue reading
How Healthy is L.A.?
When the economy gets sick, how does it affect public health? On this week's SoCal Podcast, story editor Saul Gonzalez interviews Dr. Jonathan E. Fielding to find out. Fielding is the Director of the Department of Public Health for Los Angeles County. » continue reading
Behind the Scenes of Saving the Corps
In the course of researching the current state of the California Conservation Corps, we met 21-year-old Alex Cook, corpsmember and poet extraordinaire. » continue reading
How SoCal Connected is Made
Val Zavala gives you a behind-the-scenes look at how SoCal Connected is made. Meet the editors, cameramen, producers who makes the show happen. » continue reading
