AirTalk for Friday, June 14, 2013

Contact: Producers Joel Patterson, Jasmin Tuffaha, Fiona Ng, Kaitlin Funaro

626-583-5100

 

SCHEDULE FOR AIRTALK WITH LARRY MANTLE

Friday, June 14, 2013

***GUEST HOST IS PATT MORRISON ***

 

11:06 – 11:19

**TENTATIVE - DO NOT PROMOTE**

Topic: Are we treating our interns right?

Guest: Possible “open phones” segment

 

11:21 - 11:39

Topic: Politicians’ kids take to Twitter with racist rants: If a teenager uses offensive or racist language online, is it the parents’ fault? That's the question plaguing high profile members of Congress after their children used a string of racist and homophobic language on Twitter. Tanner Flake, the teenage son of Arizona Senator Jeff Flake used some severely homophobic statements and splashed around the N-word on Twitter and YouTube. Nevada Congressman Joe Heck's son was also caught making racist comments on Twitter including some that say President Barack Obama is only good at "spear chucking and rock skipping." Both politicians have apologized for the behavior of their kids. If this type of language wasn't coming from a politicians child, would it be as offensive? Should we hold the children of public figures to a higher standard? How do you think this reflects on the character of the politicians themselves?

Guest: TBD

 

11:41 - 11:58:30

Topic: Alter's new volume on Obama, "The Center Holds:"Something happened to Jonathan Alter's "The Center Holds" on the way to the bookshelves - the center began to shake. The renowned journalist's latest profile of President Barack Obama chronicles his presidency and campaign over 2011 and 2012. Alter details the sophisticated campaign machine that used corporate-style analytics to increase donations and voter turnout. We learn about the "geek gap" that separated the Obama and Romney campaigns. (The Obama campaign's "cave" housed young data scientists, financial analysts even professional poker players using "propensity models" and apps to re-elect Obama). Alter also lends insight to the president's personality, saying Obama's "detached and self-contained nature had hampered his presidency" and that he "had been humbled by the opposition's intransigence." Alter's latest volume ends on the wave of glory following November 6, 2012. However, in recent weeks, the White House has gone from proving its mettle to facing some of its toughest legacy tests: the leaks revealing secret surveillance by the NSA; the IRS admitting to targeting conservative groups for exceptional scrutiny; the Justice Department hunting a whistleblower by tracking calls of journalists. Alter has long followed Barack Obama - how does Alter think the president will handle this onslaught? How protective of his legacy is Obama? Do these new revelations change Obama's mantle as a centrist?

Guest: Jonathan Alter, Author, “The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies” (Simon & Schuster June 2013), Previous bestseller “The Promise: President Obama, Year One,” Analyst and Contributor for NBC News and MSNBC; former senior editor, Newsweek

IN STUDIO                   

 

12:06 – 12:19

Topic: Filmweek: Man of Steel, This is the End, The Bling Ring and more: KPCC critics Lael Loewenstein and Peter Rainer join guest host Patt Morrison to review this week’s releases, including Man of Steel, This is the End, The Bling Ring and more. TGI-Filmweek!

Guest: Lael Loewenstein, film critic for KPCC and Variety

IN STUDIO                  

Guest: Peter Rainer, film critic for KPCC and Christian Science Monitor

IN STUDIO  

                 

12:21 - 12:39

Topic: Filmweek CONT’D

 

12:41 - 12:58:30

Topic: Neville’s new documentary puts back-up singers in the spotlight: Award-winning documentary producer and director Morgan Neville wanted to give the limelight to an often unnoticed voice that has filled millions of American homes - the back-up singer. In his new documentary, “Twenty Feet from Stardom,” Neville featured the stories and voices of Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer, Tata Vega, and Judith Hill. Perhaps you’ve never heard of these names before. But you probably have heard their voices, singing on chart topping songs with Frank Sinatra, The Rolling Stones, Sting, Elton John and Stevie Wonder. “Twenty Feet from Stardom” explores the power of their voices and their stories of lost record deals..

Guest: Morgan Neville, producer and director of “Twenty Feet from Stardom”; founder of documentary company Tremolo Productions; producer, director and writer for Grammy-nominated “Johnny Cash’s America” (2008).

Guest: Judith Hill, singer and featured performer in “Twenty Feet from Stardom”; Hill was going to be part of Michael Jackson’s “This Is It Tour” and was a recent contestant on NBC’s “The Voice.”

ON TAPE

 

 

Warm regards,

Jasmin Tuffaha    office: 626.583.5162 

Producer, “AirTalk with Larry Mantle” 

 

89.3 KPCC 89.1 KUOR 90.3 KVLA
A Southern California Public Radio station
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AirTalk for Thursday, June 13, 2013

Contact: Producers Joel Patterson, Jasmin Tuffaha, Fiona Ng, Kaitlin Funaro

626-583-5100

SCHEDULE FOR AIRTALK WITH LARRY MANTLE

Thursday, June 13, 2013

PATT MORRISON FILLS IN FOR LARRY

 

11:06 – 11:19

Topic: (Watching SCOTUS)

 

11:21-11:39

Topic: Parking in Venice anything but a day at the beach: When the issue of beach access collides with the issue of street parking, expect fireworks. Today (THURS), the California Coastal Commission is set to hear a testy debate about overnight parking spots in Venice. Some residents of Venice are asking the CCC to allow for restrictions of overnight parking for streets between the ocean and Lincoln Boulevard. Only permitted parking for residents and guests would be allowed between 2 and 5 a.m. The Venice Stakeholders Association argue that visitor and tourist parking would not suffer because more lots will open in the wee hours to mitigate for the loss. Those opposed to the plan say it sets a dangerous precedent for who and when the public beaches are accessible. If you hit the beach for early morning runs or late night walks, where do you park? If you live in Venice or Santa Monica, how do you deal with parking challenges? How have other beach cities dealt with this?

Guest: Mark Ryavec, long-time resident in Venice and member of the Venice Stakeholders Association; Ryavec joins us from outside the Commission hearing in Long Beach

BY PHONE

Guest: Sara Wan former California Coastal Commissioner; currently a land use consultant

BY PHONE

 

11:39 - 11:41 - News break

11:41 - 11:58:30

Topic: The murky depths of California’s obscure water boards:

Guest:TBA

 

12:06 – 12:30

Topic: Latest on the NSA revelations:

Guests: TBA

 

12:30 - 12:39

Topic: Fight brewing between film studios and theater owners on length of movie trailers

On average, movie trailers are about 2 minutes and 30 seconds long. If the National Association of Theater Owners (NATO) has its way, previews will start clocking in at just 2 minutes. Theater owners say they’ve been getting an earful from viewers telling them that trailers are too lengthy and give too much of the plot away. But Hollywood studios, which rely on trailers to attract viewers, are none too happy about the proposed change. "My trailers are 2.5 minutes because that's what we need to send the right message. This could be a paradigm shift. Thirty seconds is a long time," an unnamed studio executive told the Hollywood Reporter. There are no hard and fast rules when it comes to trailer lengths. Right now, studios follow marketing guidelines suggested by the Motion Picture Association of America, which puts a 2.5-minute restriction on trailers.  

 

Guest: Pamela McClintok, reporter at the Hollywood Reporter

BY PHONE

 

12:41 - 12:58:30

Topic: How do parents choose the perfect baby name?: Have you ever wished that you had a different name? Many soon-to-be-parents take naming their bundle of joy very seriously and go on an exhaustive quest for the perfect baby name. Whether it’s inventing a name or inheriting one, parents juggle between names that are too common or too weird. Which factors influence this decision? A recent study by University of Chicago political scientists stated that the parents’ political affiliation affects their baby’s name. The study showed that liberals prefer softer sounding names with “L” and “A” sounds, and conservatives prefer harder sounding names with “K” and “T” sounds. In your experience, does this theory hold water? What are current baby naming trends? Do you have any naming regrets? Can a child’s name affect their lives and future success?

NOT CONFIRMED

Guest: Pamela Redmond Satran, co-producer of baby name website Nameberry; co-author of numerous baby name books including, “Beyond Ava & Aiden: The Enlightened Guide to Naming Your Baby (St. Martin's Griffin, 2009) and “The Baby Name Bible: The Ultimate Guide By America's Baby-Naming Experts” (St. Martin's Griffin, 2007)

 

 

Warm regards,

Jasmin Tuffaha    office: 626.583.5162 

Producer, “AirTalk with Larry Mantle” 

 

89.3 KPCC 89.1 KUOR 90.3 KVLA
A Southern California Public Radio station
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AirTalk for Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Contact: Producers Joel Patterson, Jasmin Tuffaha, Fiona Ng, Kaitlin Funaro, Jerry Gorin

626-583-5100

 

SCHEDULE FOR AIRTALK WITH LARRY MANTLE

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

 

PATT MORRISON FILLS IN FOR LARRY

 

11:06 – 11:20

Topic: OPEN

Guest: TBA

 

11:20 - 11:40

Topic: Why aren’t people buying electric cars? General Motors just slashed the price of its electric model the Volt to try and make up for lagging sales. Nissan also dramatically cut the price of the all-electric Leaf and is offering huge discounts on leases. The price of an all-electric car now rivals many popular non-electric models. If the price tag is no longer a barrier to people buying electric cars, and they’re good for the environment, and they’re no longer a novelty...why aren't they selling? Are Chevy and Nissan doing an effective job of marketing the vehicles? Is there a broader marketing strategy for electric vehicles that would make them sell better? Do you own an electric car? Why? Would you consider buying one? Why not?

Guest: TBD

 

11:41 - 11:55

Topic: New library set to open... with no books: Say goodbye to the printed page and hello to a new library with no books. An all-digital "bookless" library is set to open this fall in Texas’ Bexar County. The library will look more like an Apple store and give the community access to 10,000 digital titles. The $1.5 million facility will not house a single printed book, but will offer 150 e-readers on loan that patrons can use in their home. Budget cuts are causing libraries across the country to close. Is converting them to digital a way to save community libraries? Would you still go to a library that had only e-readers? They can be cheaper and make technology accessible to rural or low income areas but what are we losing by giving up the printed book?

Guest: Laura Cole, project coordinator for Bexar (pron. BEAR) County and the BiblioTech

Guest:  Susan Neuman, professor at University of Michigan's school of education and researcher in the field of child literacy.

 

11:55 – 12:00

Topic: When tax dollars meet paranoia: The FBI’s two-year quest to figure out the lyrics to “Louie, Louie”: [blurb coming]

Guest: Jon Wiener, professor of History at the University of California Irvine and author of “How We Forgot the Cold War: A Historical Journey across America”

 

12:06 – 12:20

Topic: USC signs 8th grader to football scholarship: How young is too young to recruit athletes?

Guest: TBA

 

12:20 - 12:40

Topic: Is it hip to be Asian?

Guest: Eric Nakamura, owner of Giant Robot -- which is a magazine, a retail space and an art gallery based in Santa Monica focusing on Asian and Asian American pop culture

 

12:40 – 1:00

Topic: OPEN

Guest: TBA

 

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Joel Patterson

Senior Producer, AirTalk

626-583-5375 office

858-349-2205 cell

@joelerson

 

 

AirTalk for Monday, June 10, 2013

Contact: Producers Joel Patterson, Jasmin Tuffaha, Fiona Ng

626-583-5100

SCHEDULE FOR AIRTALK WITH LARRY MANTLE

Monday, June 10, 2013

PATT MORRISON FILLS IN FOR LARRY

 

WATCHING SCOTUS

 

11:06 –11:20

Topic: SCOTUS Ruling or other

Guest: TBA

 

11:20 -11:40

Topic: SCOTUS Ruling or other

Guest: TBA

 

11:40-12:00

Topic: The White House takes aim at “patent trolls”: The Obama administration has issued legislative recommendations in a growing debate in the world of high tech intellectual property. At the heart of the debate are “patent assertion entities” (PAE’s), more commonly known as “patent trolls”. These companies do not develop or manufacture products, but rather engage in buying and asserting patents against companies that often have developed the patented technologies long before on their own. Critics of patent trolls point to the fact that patents can be filed in very broad language, which has allowed some patent trolls to claim ownership of such ubiquitous technologies as wireless e-mail and podcasting. They also point to the recent upswing in patent lawsuits, which, according to one Boston University report, cost defendants $29 billion in legal fees in 2011, a 400 percent increase from 2005. The White House has come down pretty strongly against patent trolls, saying that the companies exist to “essentially leverage and hijack somebody else’s idea and see if they can extort some money out of them.” But not everyone is so unanimously on board. Proponents of PAE’s argue that they promote liquidity in patent markets, which can enhance investment in start-ups and promote innovation, and that they serve to protect smaller businesses from larger ones that may steal their ideas without consequence.

Guest:  James Bessen, Lecturer at Boston University School of Law, Fellow at Berkman Center on Internet and Society at Harvard, he studies economics of innovation and patents.

Guest: Michael Risch, Associate Professor of Law at Villanova University. He says patent trolls have gotten a bad rap due to a few bad eggs, but that we shouldn’t go after all of them.

 

12:06 – 12:30

Topic: PRISM Update after the round of Sunday political shows and Newspaper Op-eds

Guests: TBA Reporter (poss. Barton Gellman from Washington Post) + others

 

12:30 – 12:40

Topic: How long a movie trailer are you willing to sit through?

Guest: TBA Reporter, Hollywood Reporter

 

12:40 – 1:00

Topic: The next Silverlake? A look at the next upcoming SoCal neighborhood

Guest: TBA

 

.................................................................................................................................................
Joel Patterson | Senior Producer, AirTalk | Southern California Public Radio| 626-583-5375| @Joelerson

 

 

AirTalk for Friday, June 7, 2013

Contact: Producers Joel Patterson, Jasmin Tuffaha, Fiona Ng

626-583-5100

SCHEDULE FOR AIRTALK WITH LARRY MANTLE

Friday, June 7, 2013

11:01 - 11:04 News

11:04 - 11:08 Pitching

 

11:08 –11:20

Topic: PRISM

Guest:  TBA

 

11:20 - 11:27 Pitching

 

11:27 -11:39

Topic: From the Calderon investigation to the marijuana-law shake-up, KPMG fraudsters to Walmart eco-crimes, to quacks selling cancer cures - a feature interview with Justice Department's André Birotte:

Guest: André Birotte, Jr., United States Attorney for the Central District of California; As US Attorney, Birotte oversees 260-plus attorneys for the Department of Justice; Sworn in March 2010, Birotte is a member of the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee’s Civil Rights, Cyber/Intellectual Property, Terrorism/National Security, Violent and Organized Crime, and Border and Immigration Law Enforcement Sub-Committees; and Co-Chair, Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force’s Consumer Protection Working Group; Former LAPD Inspector General

IN STUDIO                  

         

11:39 - 11:44 Pitching

 

11:44-11:54

BIROTTE CONT’D

 

11:54 - 12:01 Pitching

12:01 - 12:04 News

12:04 - 12:08 Pitching

 

12:08 – 12:20

Topic: Filmweek: The Internship, The Purge, Rapture-Palooza and more: Larry and KPCC critics Tim Cogshell and Andy Klein review this week’s releases, including The Internship, The Purge, Rapture-Palooza and more. TGI-Filmweek!

Guest: Tim Cogshell, film critic for KPCC and Alt Film Guide

IN STUDIO                    

Guest: Andy Klein, film critic for KPCC and the L.A. Times Community Papers chain

IN STUDIO                    

 

12:20 - 12:27 Pitching

 

12:27 – 12:39

 Filmweek cont’d

 

12:39 - 12:44 Pitching

 

12:44 – 12:54

Filmweek cont’d

 

12:54 - 1:01 Pitching

 

Warm regards,

Jasmin Tuffaha    office: 626.583.5162 

Producer, “AirTalk with Larry Mantle” 

 

89.3 KPCC 89.1 KUOR 90.3 KVLA
A Southern California Public Radio station
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RE: AirTalk for Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Crrxn: Amazon.com grocery DELIVERY coming to Los Angeles, report says:

 

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Subject: AirTalk for Wednesday, June 5, 2013

 

Contact: Producers Joel Patterson, Jasmin Tuffaha, Fiona Ng, Jerry Gorin

626-583-5100

SCHEDULE FOR AIRTALK WITH LARRY MANTLE

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

11:01 - 11:04 News

11:04 - 11:08 Pitching

11:08 –11:20

Topic: Amazon.com grocery delivery coming to Los Angeles, report says: The hyper-competitive grocery market in LA is expecting a major new player in the coming days. Reuters reports Amazon.com will offer grocery delivery to your doorstep, including fresh organic produce, meat and dairy. AmazonFresh, as its grocery section is called, has been testing in its hometown of Seattle for the last five years. It's expected to add LA, San Francisco and 20 other urban  markets if all goes well. The fear for other grocers, large and small, is that Amazon.com will treat its food business as a loss leader - just one more way to attract consumers buying more expensive wares such as electronics. Regardless, market watchers have seen many grocery businesses fail, both online and off. If you're a regular Amazon shopper, will you add milk and strawberries to your power blender order? If you're not a regular on Amazon, could rock-bottom prices make you switch from your current market? Why is Amazon taking this step? What will Amazon do differently to try to ensure sucess?

 

Guest:  Keith Anderson, Vice president of the Digital Advisory practice at RetailNet Group, a market.research firm for the global retail and consumer goods industry.

BY PHONE

 

2nd Guest: TBA

 

11:20 - 11:27 Pitching

11:27 -11:39

Topic:  AmazonFresh coming to Los Angeles, report says: (CONT’D)

 

11:39 - 11:44 Pitching

11:44-11:54

Topic: The “Moneyball” of basketball: Oakland Athletics’ Billy Beane changed the way professional baseball recruits and builds teams. Now, a 20-something medical student at Stanford is looking to bring the same magic of statistical analytics to basketball. Muthu Alagappan was interning at a Palo-Alto-based startup when, on a whim, decided to feed the company’s proprietary data analysis software with NBA stats. The results led to him to the discovery that there are actually 13 player positions in basketball, as opposed to the standard 5. So instead of point guards or centers, you have "low-usage ball-handlers" or “mid-range big men”—more sophisticated and precise designations of what players do on the court. Better and more information, Alagappan believe, could help general managers and coaches curate better and more well-rounded teams. Alagappan unveiled his discovery at MIT's Sloan Sports Analytics Conference in 2012, and took home first prize. NBA teams like the Miami Heat and Portland Trail Blazers have come knocking, wanting to find out more about what Alagappan has to offer.

Guest:  Muthu Alagappan, (pron tba) is a medical school student at Stanford School of Medicine at Stanford University. He  came up with these 13 new basketball player positions.

BY ISDN

 

11:54 - 12:01 Pitching

12:01 - 12:04 News

12:04 - 12:08 Pitching

 

12:08 – 12:20

Topic: Michelle Rhee and her ‘Radical’ education reform agenda: Education activist Michelle Rhee has made quite the name for herself in education reform. While being a chancellor in the Washington D.C. school district, she closed 25 schools, and laid off and fired about 300 teachers, principals, and district office workers. The reason? “Students first” — Rhee’s slogan and guiding education reform principle.  

Guest:   Michelle Rhee, author of “Radical: Fighting to Put Students First;” founder and CEO of StudentsFirst; former chancellor to the District of Columbia Public Schools

VIA ISDN Sacramento

 

12:20 - 12:27 Pitching

12:27 – 12:39

Topic: Michelle Rhee and her ‘Radical’ education reform agenda: (CONT’D)

 

12:39 - 12:44 Pitching

12:44 – 12:54

Topic: Dustin Hoffman [TEMP HEAD...blurb coming]

Guest: Dustin Hoffman

BY PHONE

 

12:54 - 1:01 Pitching

 

Warm regards,

Jasmin Tuffaha    office: 626.583.5162 

Producer, “AirTalk with Larry Mantle” 

 

89.3 KPCC 89.1 KUOR 90.3 KVLA
A Southern California Public Radio station
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AirTalk for Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Contact: Producers Joel Patterson, Jasmin Tuffaha, Fiona Ng, Jerry Gorin

626-583-5100

SCHEDULE FOR AIRTALK WITH LARRY MANTLE

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

 

11:01 - 11:04 NPR News

11:04 - 11:08 Pitching w/ Bill Davis

 

11:08 –11:20

OPEN

 

11:20 - 11:27 Pitching w/ Bill Davis

 

11:27 -11:39

Topic: Ban fundraising for politicians when legislature in session?:

Guest: Dan Schnur, Director of the Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics at USC and adjunct faculty at USC Annenberg School; Schnur has started a petition to ban fundraising while the California legislature is in session

BY PHONE

2nd Guest: TBA

 

11:39 - 11:44 Pitching w/ Bill Davis

 

11:44-11:54

Topic: Police pursuits turn deadly for innocent pedestrians in the Southland:: In East L.A.on Saturday, a 23-year-old man was killed when his sedan was rammed by a car fleeing police at high speed. Julio Cesar Reyes-Salvador was stopped at an intersection as the hot pursuit approached. Three other cars were nearly demolished, as well, injuring four more people. The Los Angeles Police Department says the suspect was being chased for suspicion of driving recklessly. That suspect has been charged with vehicular manslaughter for the death of Reyes-Salvador. The pursuit lasted only a few minutes, according to NBC 4. It's the second time in a week that an innocent bystander has been killed during a police pursuit. In Santa Ana last Thursday, 33-year old Andrew Scott Reisse was walking on Flower Street when a white Dodge Charger ran over him, killing the young man. Police were pursuing the Charger for twenty minutes before the collision. Those suspects are now in custody. Why did these police pursuits result in the death of bystanders? What are the rules governing when a police cruiser should stand down or when a police helicopter should be called in? Is there any way to make pursuits safer on public streets?

Guest:  Andrew Neiman, Lieutenant, LAPD

BY PHONE

Guest: Geoffrey Alpert, Professor of Criminology, University of South Carolina

BY PHONE

 

11:54 - 12:01 Pitching w/ Bill Davis

12:01 - 12:04 NPR News

12:04 - 12:08 Pitching w/ Bill Davis

 

12:08 – 12:20

Topic: Should companies be allowed to “hack back?” American businesses are at a loss as to what they could do to end cyber-espionage and intellectual property theft. One internet security firm estimates that an organization is hit by malware every few minutes, and there’s very little companies can do to protect themselves or seek recourse. So, how about putting into practice the old adage, an eye for an eye? It’s a divisive idea that is nonetheless gaining traction in some computer security circles. The Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property, a private task force that counted former U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman and former Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair as its members, released a report recently that called for retaliatory counter-hacks against cyber attackers to be become legal. "These attacks would raise the cost to IP thieves of their actions, potentially deterring them from undertaking theses activities in the first place," the report said. "Only when the danger of hacking into a company’s network and exfiltrating trade secrets exceeds the rewards will such theft be reduced from a threat to a nuisance." So-called “hack back” is illegal under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, which was passed in 1984. But some legal scholars argue that the law contains enough gray area to make the practice legal. Legal or not, opponents think giving companies the power to retaliate is just a bad idea. The American Bar Association is expected to weigh in on the debate with the impending release of a report on hack back.

Guest:  Stewart A. Baker, a partner at the law firm, Steptoe & Johnson. He is the former first Assistant Secretary for Policy at the Department of Homeland Security where he set cybersecurity policy.

BY PHONE

Guest: Stan Stahl, President of Citadel Information Group, which provides information security management to companies.  And President of the Los Angeles Chapter of Information Systems Security Association

BY PHONE

 

12:20 - 12:27 Pitching w/ Bill Davis

 

12:27 – 12:39

Topic: LA: Walkable city? When Deborah Harry sang, “Nobody walks in L.A.,”she wasn’t being ironic. In most American cities, you have to have grit and determination to make it, but in Los Angeles, you need a car. America’s most sprawling city seems unwalkable to most, but as Angelinos look for ways to escape their cars, a new walk-friendly mindset is blossoming. Why has L.A. been seen as tough on pedestrians? What would make it more walkable? What are great examples of walkable cities, and how could Los Angeles emulate them better? Which neighborhoods are best for walking?

Guest: Jeff Speck, author of “Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time”

BY PHONE

Guest: Margot Ocana [pronouncer coming], Pedestrian Coordinator for the Los Angeles Department of Transportation

BY PHONE

 

12:39 - 12:44 Pitching w/ Bill Davis

12:44 – 12:54

Topic: LA Walks cont’d

12:54 - 1:01 Pitching w/ Bill Davis

 

 

Warm regards,

Jasmin Tuffaha    office: 626.583.5162 

Producer, “AirTalk with Larry Mantle” 

 

89.3 KPCC 89.1 KUOR 90.3 KVLA
A Southern California Public Radio station
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