Joel Grover

Joel Grover is an investigative journalist for KNBC in Los Angeles, California. He is nationally known for his undercover investigations, exposes and consumer reports.

Education and early career

Grover graduated from the University of California at Berkeley and began his career in Grand Junction, Colorado. He then took a job as an investigative reporter at KSTP Minneapolis before coming to Los Angeles as a reporter for KCBS. In 2003 he joined KNBC's Investigative Team.

Investigative work

Grover's investigative work has changed laws, attitudes and entire government systems.

Grover's hidden-camera reports on restaurant cleanliness revealed employees of many restaurants not washing hands, not washing food, dropping it onto the floor and worse. The report put pressure on lawmakers in the City of Los Angeles to enact a letter-grade system after semi-monthly inspections.^[1] Another undercover investigative piece on Jiffy Lube oil-change scams helped reorganize the entire company.

In 2009, he caught city agencies breaking city water laws by wasting water and subsequently being liable for thousands of taxpayer dollars in fines. He also caught Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa watering his lawn at illegal times despite calling on the public to stop using water.

Awards

Grover has won countless awards for his investigative reporting, including 20 Emmys, six National Edward R. Murrow Awards, two Investigative Reporters and Editors Medals, three Society of Professional Journalists Medals, the Peabody and the DuPont-Columbia.

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