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Benjamin Gottlieb Kcrw Staff/Producer
Benjamin Gottlieb

Afternoon News Producer

Benjamin Max Gottlieb is an Emmy Award-winning producer, reporter and photographer from Los Angeles, California.

His work has been featured in a variety of news outlets, including the Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, CNN International, NPR, Global Post, KCET Public Television and the Santa Barbara Independent, among others.

Benjamin has a passion for international news coverage, having traveled to more than 30 countries for work and pleasure. He has lived and reported from Hong Kong and was awarded a Knight Foundation Grant for Religion Reporting in 2012, traveling to northern India to cover the country's fledgling adoption network and burgeoning beef industry.

While his Cantonese and Hindi are rudimentary at best, Benjamin is a competent Spanish speaker.

FROM Benjamin Gottlieb

Rauschenberg at LACMA
Art Talk

Rauschenberg at LACMA Hunter Drohojowska-Philp recommends walking his quarter mile of art

4 MIN, 20 SEC Nov 16, 2018

Where the fire started, a checkered past
LA Observed

Where the fire started, a checkered past The Woolsey Fire continues to rage at a little more than a third containment today. Areas in, and north and west of, Malibu are feeling the brunt of the impact. But across the Ventura County Line, headed past Point Mugu, and toward Oxnard, is a plot of land that has a lot of history. And controversy. With fires burning inside the grounds of the former Rocketdyne Field Lab, some folks who live nearby are worried.

4 MIN, 23 SEC Nov 13, 2018

How Will the OC DA's Office Change Under Todd Spitzer?
Orange County Line

How Will the OC DA's Office Change Under Todd Spitzer? District Attorney-elect vows radical restructuring from administration of longtime DA Tony Rackauckas.

4 MIN, 7 SEC Nov 12, 2018

OC 2018 Elections Winners and Losers
Orange County Line

OC 2018 Elections Winners and Losers DA's race, City Councils, congressional seats and more.

4 MIN Nov 07, 2018

Three Local OC Races to Watch
Orange County Line

Three Local OC Races to Watch Elections for district attorney, sheriff's and an Anaheim living-wage ordinance hint at the new Orange County

3 MIN, 55 SEC Nov 05, 2018

Will California voters show up?
The Mixer

Will California voters show up? Across the country, early voting for Tuesday's midterm election has been happening in record numbers, but here in California, the numbers aren’t that impressive. So, who can we count on to show up on Tuesday when polls open?

8 MIN, 41 SEC Nov 02, 2018

Why kidney dialysis is at the heart of California’s most expensive ballot measure
The Mixer

Why kidney dialysis is at the heart of California’s most expensive ballot measure The measure that’s raked in the most money on California's November ballot is not over rent control or the state’s recently passed gas tax – it's about kidney dialysis

9 MIN, 30 SEC Oct 26, 2018

The Politics of Immigration: North and South of the Border
The Mixer

The Politics of Immigration: North and South of the Border NPR's international correspondent Carrie Kahn and KPBS military reporter Steve Walsh join host Steve Chiotakis to give the latest from both sides of the wall.

10 MIN, 54 SEC Oct 26, 2018

The problem with Manny Farber
Art Talk

The problem with Manny Farber Hunter Drohojowska-Philp talks about a minor artist and the Termite aesthetic

4 MIN, 12 SEC Oct 25, 2018

The Dodgers vs. The Red Sox: a preview of this year’s World Series
LA Observed

The Dodgers vs. The Red Sox: a preview of this year’s World Series The L.A. Dodgers return to the World Series this week, fighting for the second year in a row to take home their first title in 30 years. The Dodgers are the clear underdogs in the match up against the Boston Red Sox, a team that won more than 100 games in the regular season. But what are the chances of a victory from the boys in blue?

3 MIN, 57 SEC Oct 23, 2018

Fireworks Fly in OC's 39th Congressional District Race
Orange County Line

Fireworks Fly in OC's 39th Congressional District Race Republican Young Kim fights Democrat Gil Cisneros to replace Ed Royce.

4 MIN, 5 SEC Oct 22, 2018

Victor Hugo Drawings at the Hammer
Art Talk

Victor Hugo Drawings at the Hammer Hunter Drohojowska-Philp discusses the 19th-century author’s visual talents.

4 MIN, 17 SEC Oct 18, 2018

Netflix gets into the billboard business
LA Observed

Netflix gets into the billboard business There’s renewed competition for your attention on the Sunset Strip, where entertainment companies go to show off their latest shows and biggest stars. The strip’s huge billboards are seen by millions of tourists each year – and soon, that prime real estate is going to be harder to come by. The reason? Netflix.

4 MIN, 4 SEC Oct 16, 2018

Spending Free-For-All in South OC's 45th Congressional District
Orange County Line

Spending Free-For-All in South OC's 45th Congressional District Democrat challenger Katie Porter takes on incumbent Mimi Walters (and vice versa) via commercials

4 MIN, 5 SEC Oct 15, 2018

A California car that takes solar power seriously
KCRW Features

A California car that takes solar power seriously Cars and trucks are some of the biggest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions. And so a number of automobile companies are exploring ways to meet governmental - and consumer - demands for cleaner drives.

7 MIN, 48 SEC Oct 12, 2018

Crossing borders, in mind and in the flesh
The Mixer

Crossing borders, in mind and in the flesh The U.S. border with Mexico has become a linchpin in American politics under the administration of Donald Trump.

19 MIN, 1 SEC Oct 12, 2018

Recommended

Brian Phillips: Impossible Owls
Bookworm

Brian Phillips: Impossible Owls The restless imagination of Brian Phillips brings lyrical essays to a narrative border in his debut book, Impossible Owls.

28 MIN, 28 SEC Nov 15, 2018

Rep. Schiff’s priorities for the House Intelligence Committee
Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Rep. Schiff’s priorities for the House Intelligence Committee In January, Burbank Congressman Adam Schiff is expected to be chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. We ask what investigations he will open, and what recourse there will be if Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker shuts down Mueller’s Russia probe.

48 MIN, 54 SEC Nov 13, 2018

Doc director Matthew Heineman on his first narrative film, 'A Private War'
The Business

Doc director Matthew Heineman on his first narrative film, 'A Private War' In his career as a documentary filmmaker, Matthew Heineman has criss-crossed the country, followed Syrian activists in exile and embedded with vigilantes fighting Mexican drug cartels. His newest film, ‘A Private War’ is an adventure of a different kind--a narrative feature about war correspondent Marie Colvin. He tells us about using techniques he learned doing documentaries to make his first narrative film.

28 MIN, 32 SEC Nov 16, 2018

Checking in on revivals, a reboot of a revival & a revival in name only
Screengrab

Checking in on revivals, a reboot of a revival & a revival in name only Revisiting old TV properties has been a trend on the broadcast networks for a while now, but this fall has offered some unique situations in the world of reboots.

5 MIN, 19 SEC Nov 13, 2018

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