Patt Morrison
| Patt Morrison | |
|---|---|
 Patt Morrison | |
| Born | 1952 |
| Education | Occidental College |
| Occupation | journalist, author |
| Notable credit(s) |
NPR 'Patt Morrison' program, PBS 'Life & Times' show, L.A. Times 'Patt Morrison Asks' column "Rio L.A." book |
| Website | |
| http://www.pattmorrison.com | |
Patt Morrison is a journalist, author, and radio-television personality based in Los Angeles and Southern California.[1]
Media
Morrison is a writer for the Los Angeles Times, with the weekly 'Patt Morrison Asks' column,[2] and received the Joseph M. Quinn award in 2000 from the Los Angeles Press Club for lifetime achievement.[3] In 2006 she began hosting the eponymous public radio program 'Patt Morrison,' a 2-hour weekday interview-talk program on NPR affiliate KPCC. Her program was dropped in August 2012.[4][5] Morrison has been a frequent commentator on National Public Radio since 1994, BBC radio and TV, and the Huffington Post blog. She also founded the PBS daily local news 'Life & Times' public television program, and co-hosted it on KCET-TV from 1993 to 2001.[6][7] She won six Emmys and 11 Golden Mike awards for 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.
Life
Originally from Utica, Ohio, Morrison is a 1974 cum laude graduate of Occidental 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 a lacto vegetarian. Pink's Hot Dogs, a Hollywood landmark and establishment known for naming unique hot dog and topping combinations after local cultural icons, has named the vegetarian 'Patt Morrison Baja Veggie hot dog' after her.[10]
Author
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 the Los 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 book "Los Angeles Noir" - "a collection of 17 stories about the shadow side of the “City of Angels.” [11]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 . "About Patt Morrison" accessed 12.22.2010
- ↑ L.A.Times: Patt Morrison . accessed 12.22.2010
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 latimes.com: bio.columnist; p.morrison . accessed 12.22.2010
- ↑ http://www.scpr.org/programs/patt-morrison/ . accessed 12.22.2010
- ↑ http://www.kpcc.org
- ↑ http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/65428
- ↑ L.A.observed: "End of the run for 'Life & Times' " . accessed 12.22.2010
- ↑ http://www.oxy.edu/x2949.xml
- ↑ http://alumni.oxy.edu/s/956/index.aspx?sid=956&gid=1&pgid=414
- ↑ http://www.pinkshollywood.com/pgz/menu.htm
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 http://www.pattmorrison.com/bookshop.shtml . accessed 12.22.2010
External links
- official Patt Morrison website
- The "Patt Morrison" radio show website
- Morrison: books' excerpts and reviews
- L.A.Times archives: "Patt Morrison Asks" columns
- Huffington Post: Morrison blog archives
- KCET Departures interview with Patt Morrison Award-winning journalist and radio reporter of the Los Angeles area
- An interview with Patt Morrison on Notebook on Cities and Culture