Love Letters to LA

KCRW wants to celebrate the communities we love — including those that are suffering in Pacific Palisades and Altadena. We’re inviting you to share your love letters to your neighborhood and the city.

How to participate:

Send us any of the following Love Letters to LA:

• Voice memo of you reading your love letter to LA, your neighborhood, and/or fellow Angelenos (limit 2 minutes please)
• Short video of you reading your love letter (vertical, limit 1 minute please) Your visual art that conveys your love for LA
• A letter! On paper or via email

Where we’ll share your Love Letters:

• On the radio at 89.9 KCRW-FM in Los Angeles and additional frequencies throughout the region
• On KCRW’s Instagram and other social media
• In our newsletters, website and the KCRW app

Submit your love letter:

There are two ways you can share your love letter with us. 

Via email 

Send your audio message, art, video, or written letter to loveletters@kcrw.org with your neighborhood as the subject. Please include your name, neighborhood, age and any other information you’d like us to know (e.g. social media handle for video). 

Need tips on how to record a voice memo? We’ve got you covered: 

• Try to find a quiet room to record in. Open the voice memo app on your phone. 
• Once you open the app, you’ll see a red button at the bottom of the screen. Tap it to start recording.
• When you’re done reading your letter, tap the red button again to stop recording. 
• The recording will pop up at the top of your screen with a generic file name (ex: New Recording). Tap the title to rename it with your name and the name of your neighborhood. 
• When you’re ready to send your voice memo, tap on the three blue dots next to the file’s name. This will open up a window with a few options. Tap on the share button. 
• A screen will appear with a few app icons. Find your preferred email app and tap it. This will automatically create an email with the voice memo attached. Include any other info you’d like us to know and send to loveletters@kcrw.org. 

Via form submission

Or you can share your written love letter in the form below.