Patt Morrison
Patt Morrison is a two-hour magazine show from KPCC 89.3 in Pasadena, California. The program is known for its in-depth explorations of local politics and culture, as well as its coverage of national and world news. More Patt Morrison at www.kpcc.org.
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Sandi Gibbons on journalism, working for the DA, and why she's retiring
Sandi Gibbons has tales to tell, and here she recounts ...
Sandi Gibbons has tales to tell, and here she recounts a few funny, moving and plain old perplexing ones from her life in court. And I can tell you from knowing her, she is one great dame.
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Before there was Dudamel, there was Van Cliburn
Van Cliburn died on Wednesday. He was a master of ...
Van Cliburn died on Wednesday. He was a master of the piano’s 88 keys, and he held the key to a triumphantly long and profitable musical career.
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Oscars 2013: Academy head Hawk Koch on the future, Seth MacFarlane and more
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Hawk Koch ...
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Hawk Koch recently sat down with Patt Morrison to discuss the major happenings for the Academy at the Oscars and beyond.
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Former FCC Commissioner on the state of American media
Michael Copps worries about news conglomerates continuing to absorb local ...
Michael Copps worries about news conglomerates continuing to absorb local news agencies, and how more and more investigative reporters are being left jobless.
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Justice Sonia Sotomayor talks growing up in the Bronx, her love of sci-fi and more
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor talked with Patt Morrison about ...
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor talked with Patt Morrison about her childhood growing up in the Bronx, living with diabetes and her love of sci-fi novels.
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'Turings Cathedral' traces link between early computer and atomic bomb
In Turing’s Cathedral, George Dyson tackles the origins of today’s ...
In Turing’s Cathedral, George Dyson tackles the origins of today’s digital universe, tracing them back to John von Neumann and a group of scientists and mathematicians that worked on building advanced computers, and expanding Alan Turing’s concept of a universal machine into a history-altering reality.
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Ask the Chief: 2012 crime stats, patrolling LAUSD schools and 10,000 LA cops
LAPD chief Charlie Beck stops by for his monthly chat ...
LAPD chief Charlie Beck stops by for his monthly chat with Patt Morrison.
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LAPD Chief Charlie Beck on homeless pets and the officers that rescued them
LAPD may be known for fighting crime, but they also ...
LAPD may be known for fighting crime, but they also help animals. The Voice For The Animals Foundation has a calendar featuring LAPD officers with their rescue animals.
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Extended Interview: How Saint Nicholas became Santa Claus
Over the Holiday season, Santa Claus sees his face plastered ...
Over the Holiday season, Santa Claus sees his face plastered from commercials for Coca-Cola in the U.S, to reprising his role as Dun Che Lao Ren, or ‘Christmas Old Man,’ in China. But did Santa Claus even exist? KPCC’s Patt Morrison spoke with Adam C. English, author of ‘The Saint Who Would Be Santa Claus: The True Life and Trials of Nicholas of Myra’ to find out how Saint Nicholas was transformed into a worldwide phenomenon.
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VIDEO: Comedy Congress at the Crawford Family Forum
Election season might be over, but that doesn't mean Comedy ...
Election season might be over, but that doesn't mean Comedy Congress is too. From the Petraeus love pentagon to fiscal cliff worries, join Patt Morrison and her guests to laugh at the madness of it all — the truth hurts far less when it's told by comedians. Our motto on Comedy Congress is that just when politics makes you want to cry, it's usually best to laugh.
