Patt Morrison
Patt Morrison | |
|---|---|
 Patt Morrison | |
| Born | 1952 (age 71–72) |
| Education | Occidental College |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist,author |
| Notable credit(s) | NPR'Patt Morrison'program,PBS'Life & Times'show,L.A. Times'Patt Morrison Asks'column "Rio L.A."book |
Patt Morrisonis ajournalist,author, and radio-television personality based inLos AngelesandSouthern California.[1]
Media[edit]
Morrison is a writer for theLos Angeles Times,with the weekly'Patt Morrison Asks'column,[2]and received theJoseph M. Quinnaward in 2000 from theLos Angeles Press Clubfor lifetime achievement.[3]In 2006 she began hosting the eponymous public radio program'Patt Morrison,'a 2-hour weekday interview-talk program onNPRaffiliateKPCC.Her program was dropped in August 2012.[4]Morrison has been a frequent commentator onNational Public Radiosince 1994,BBCradio and TV, andThe Huffington Postblog. She also founded thePBSdaily local news'Life & Times'public television program, and co-hosted it onKCET-TVfrom 1993 to 2001.[5][6]She won sixEmmysand 6Golden Mike awardsfor the program.[3]Currently, Morrison fills in as the host of KPCC's "AirTalk" when the show's regular host,Larry Mantle,is unable to do the show.
In 2023, the Society of Professional Journalists Greater Los Angeles chapter gave Morrison their Distinguished Journalist Award.[7]
Life[edit]
Originally fromUtica, Ohio,Morrison is a 1974cum laudegraduate ofOccidental College,[1][8]and was named its 'Alumnus of the year' in 1995.[9]In 1998 she was elected to the college's board of trustees.[3]
Her fashion trademark is wearing hats that coordinate with her clothing ensembles; she is always seen in public with one.
She identifies herself as alacto vegetarian.Pink's Hot Dogs,aHollywoodlandmark and establishment known for naming uniquehot dogand topping combinations after local cultural icons, has named thevegetarian'Patt Morrison Baja Veggie hot dog' after her.[10]
Author[edit]
Patt Morrison is a fiction and non-fiction author, and in addition to numerous magazine articles[1]has written:
- Rio L.A., Tales from the Los Angeles River- a book with photographer Mark LaMonica. "The reality and spirit of theLos Angeles River,a concrete masterpiece of clandestine beauty that stretches from the mountains to the mouth of Long Beach Harbor. "[11]
- "Morocco Junction 90210," a story in the bookLos Angeles Noir- "a collection of 17 stories about the shadow side of the 'City of Angels'."[11]
- Don’t Stop the Presses!: Truth, Justice and the American Newspaper(ISBN1626400431) 2018
References[edit]
- ^abc"About Patt Morrison".PattMorrison.Archivedfrom the original on 2010-05-08.Retrieved2019-01-27.
- ^"Patt Morrison".Los Angeles Times.RetrievedDecember 22,2010.
- ^abc"Bio Columnist Patt Morrision".Los Angeles Times.Archived fromthe originalon August 23, 2009.RetrievedDecember 22,2010.
- ^"Programs Patt Morrison".scpr.org.RetrievedDecember 22,2010.
- ^Americanchronicle
- ^"End of the run for 'Life & Times'".L.A. Observed.RetrievedDecember 22,2010.
- ^"Patt Morrison, Times Writer and Columnist, Honored with Distinguished Journalist Award<!lang>"(Press release).Los Angeles Times.2023-10-26.Retrieved2024-05-30.
- ^Oxy.eduArchived2009-10-15 at theWayback Machine
- ^Alumni.oxy.edu
- ^"Pinkshollywood".Archived fromthe originalon 2010-01-07.Retrieved2009-09-22.
- ^ab"Bookshop".pattmorrison.RetrievedDecember 22,2010.
External links[edit]
- The"Patt Morrison"radio show website
- "Patt Morrison Asks"podcasts
- KCET Departures interview with Patt MorrisonAward-winning journalist and radio reporter of the Los Angeles area
- An interview with Patt MorrisononNotebook on Cities and Culture
- AppearancesonC-SPAN
| International | |
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| National | |
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- American columnists
- American newspaper journalists
- American television journalists
- Radio personalities from Los Angeles
- NPR personalities
- Journalists from Los Angeles
- 1952 births
- Living people
- Emmy Award winners
- Occidental College alumni
- 20th-century American women writers
- 21st-century American women writers
- People from Utica, Ohio
- American women non-fiction writers
- 20th-century American non-fiction writers
- 21st-century American non-fiction writers
- American women television journalists
- American women columnists