Zach Behrens | KCET
Zach Behrens

Zach Behrens is KCET's Director of News, Region and State, working on digital and on-air news products that relate to Southern California and beyond. He is also the Digital Executive Producer for "SoCal Connected."
Behrens previously ran LAist and has held positions at the city of Santa Clarita and California Institute of the Arts, where he earned a degree in music. He has won awards from the Los Angeles Press Club, L.A. Weekly, and the San Fernando Valley Business Journal. In 2008, he was named—somewhat arbitrarily, but it's fun to say anyway—as the 8th most influential person in Los Angeles by NowPublic.com.
He is currently a member of the Outdoors Writers Association of California and has served as an Associate Member on the Los Angeles chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists as well as the CalArts Alumni Board, San Fernando Valley Jaycees, and the Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council.
Behrens previously ran LAist and has held positions at the city of Santa Clarita and California Institute of the Arts, where he earned a degree in music. He has won awards from the Los Angeles Press Club, L.A. Weekly, and the San Fernando Valley Business Journal. In 2008, he was named—somewhat arbitrarily, but it's fun to say anyway—as the 8th most influential person in Los Angeles by NowPublic.com.
He is currently a member of the Outdoors Writers Association of California and has served as an Associate Member on the Los Angeles chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists as well as the CalArts Alumni Board, San Fernando Valley Jaycees, and the Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council.
Recent Articles
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Huell Howser
TV Talk
A Sweet Sunset Salute for Huell Howser
Post date: 2015-01-08T05:14:00-08:00A group of about 100 gathered at Griffith Observatory Wednesday night to honor late TV legend Huell Howser.
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Agenda
Lawyers Stage Protest, Demand Changes to Criminal Justice System
Post date: 2014-12-16T09:31:48-08:00Lawyers were strewn across the steps of a courthouse in downtown Los Angeles.
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social media
SoCal Wanderer
Epic, Yet Illegal: Famous Yosemite Instagrammer Pleads Guilty in Federal Court
Post date: 2014-10-28T04:20:00-07:00A photo of a group of friends enjoying a campfire isn't always so innocent.
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KCET 50th Anniversary
November 2008 - Proposition 8 Ignites Gay Marriage Debate
Post date: 2014-08-19T17:12:00-07:00On November 4, 2008, California voters passed Proposition 8, outlawing same-sex marriages in the state, which ignited a four and a half year-long public debate on the constitutionality of the measure.
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National Parks
SoCal Wanderer
43 Free Campgrounds This Saturday in Southern California
Post date: 2014-06-12T04:55:54-07:00National forests commemorate National Get Outdoors Day with free campground access.
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campgrounds
SoCal Wanderer
Drought to Affect Some National Forest Campgrounds
Post date: 2014-06-09T10:58:36-07:00A state water board has restricted 11 national forests from certain water uses during the drought.