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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

Richard Diebenkorn at Weisman Museum at Pepperdine
Art Talk

Richard Diebenkorn at Weisman Museum at Pepperdine Hunter Drohojowska-Philp welcomes a show of previously unseen paintings.

4 min, 16 sec Jan 17, 2019

As teachers strike, political heavyweights bide their time
LA Observed

As teachers strike, political heavyweights bide their time The L.A. teachers' strike is now well underway and both sides are waiting to see who will budge. Others are looking to their elected leaders, from L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti to newly minted Governor Gavin Newsom, for help. But can they make a difference, especially with an issue that has so much at stake?

4 min, 10 sec Jan 15, 2019

Two Republicans, Loretta Sanchez Vie for 3rd Supervisorial Seat
Orange County Line

Two Republicans, Loretta Sanchez Vie for 3rd Supervisorial Seat With the election of Supervisor Todd Spitzer to the Orange County District Attorney's office, three prominent OC politicians seem likely to run for the 3rd District, which goes from Yorba Linda to the north to Irvine in the South and extends into OC's canyon countries.

3 min, 49 sec Jan 14, 2019

The march toward a teachers strike sounds familiar
The Mixer

The march toward a teachers strike sounds familiar Higher salaries, larger class sizes, more counselors, librarians and nurses. Those are just some of the demands that members of United Teachers, Los Angeles - the union that represents teachers' at LAUSD - are asking for.

8 min, 51 sec Jan 11, 2019

Evan Holloway and Fred Eversley at Kordansky Gallery
Art Talk

Evan Holloway and Fred Eversley at Kordansky Gallery Hunter Drohojowska-Philp talks about two artists with different approaches to sculpture.

3 min, 28 sec Jan 10, 2019

Another death at Ed Buck's West Hollywood Apartment
LA Observed

Another death at Ed Buck's West Hollywood Apartment The L.A. County Sheriff’s Department says it has opened an investigation into a second death, in less than two years, at the West Hollywood residence of Ed Buck. You may not know the name, but Buck is a prominent Democratic Party donor, who has contributed to various California races and causes. He’s also well known in the LGBTQ community.

4 min, 17 sec Jan 08, 2019

What will be the Political Legacy of Tony Rackauckas?
Orange County Line

What will be the Political Legacy of Tony Rackauckas? The former Orange County district attorney ends his 45-plus years influencing local politics

4 min, 26 sec Jan 07, 2019

Outliers at LACMA
Art Talk

Outliers at LACMA Hunter Drohojowska-Philp says the show captures a fundamental shift in thinking about modern art

3 min, 52 sec Jan 03, 2019

Governor Moonbean and his reform record
The Mixer

Governor Moonbean and his reform record Jerry Brown is still the Governor of California. But not for long. He’s termed out – and on his way out – in January, when Gavin Newsom is set to take over as the state’s chief executive. Brown has been in public service for nearly half a century and when you service that long, you build a reputation for yourself.

9 min, 12 sec Dec 21, 2018

The Renaissance Nude at the Getty
Art Talk

The Renaissance Nude at the Getty Hunter Drohojowska-Philp suggests a holiday tour of Renaissance Europe

4 min Dec 20, 2018

Must See Before Christmas
Art Talk

Must See Before Christmas Edward Goldman talks about two exhibitions full of surprises and bursting with energy.

4 min, 2 sec Dec 18, 2018

How close are LAUSD teachers to striking?
LA Observed

How close are LAUSD teachers to striking? It is an anxious time for students and staff over at L.A. Unified. The union representing teachers has promised to go on strike sometime next month, unless the district meets its labor demands. And that means more than 30,000 instructors could do something they have not done since the late-1980s: walk off the job.

4 min, 13 sec Dec 18, 2018

Trump Admin Move to Deport More Vietnamese Roils Little Saigon
Orange County Line

Trump Admin Move to Deport More Vietnamese Roils Little Saigon Negotiations between Vietnamese, American governments might put thousands of Vietnamese at risk of deportation.

4 min, 6 sec Dec 17, 2018

Heading for the fire exit
The Mixer

Heading for the fire exit Thousands of Californians are spending the holidays deciding what to do next after devastating wildfires. The Camp Fire – in northern California – took out nearly an entire town, killing at least 86 people. And the Woolsey Fire, closer to home, left 3 people dead, chewing through nearly 100,000 acres in L.A. and Ventura Counties. Ken Pimlott knows those names all too well. He heads up the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, and today is his last day on the job.

8 min, 42 sec Dec 14, 2018

Jesse Mockrin at Night Gallery and Taylor Mac at UCLA
Art Talk

Jesse Mockrin at Night Gallery and Taylor Mac at UCLA Hunter Drohojowska-Philp praises realist paintings based on Greek mythology

4 min, 13 sec Dec 13, 2018

Will charging a deputy satisfy DA's critics?
LA Observed

Will charging a deputy satisfy DA's critics? It has not happened in nearly 2 decades. But the L.A. County District Attorney’s Office has filed charges against a law enforcement officer for shooting an unarmed person. The decision, however, has many folks scratching their heads, wondering why other cases with similar circumstances did not garner the same legal response.

4 min, 19 sec Dec 11, 2018

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Storage Wars
Martini Shot

Storage Wars This is Rob Long and on today’s Martini Shot I clean things out for the new year. Digitally, I mean, Clips and ideas and files from an extremely cluttered Dropbox, iCloud, and Evernote.

3 min, 32 sec Jan 16, 2019

Rethinking public school funding in California
Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Rethinking public school funding in California LAUSD teachers are striking for the second day. Many people are questioning the state’s model for funding schools. California spends around $10,800 per pupil, which is less than the national average. But maybe that money could be better spent if the district itself were smaller and more manageable.

47 min, 54 sec Jan 15, 2019

How the teachers strike affects low-income minority students
Press Play with Madeleine Brand

How the teachers strike affects low-income minority students Negotiations are back on between the teachers and LAUSD. We look at what they should be talking about with an education consultant who’s seen both sides. Also, what happened at two Central LA school where teachers met with parents?

47 min, 53 sec Jan 17, 2019

As teachers strike, political heavyweights bide their time
LA Observed

As teachers strike, political heavyweights bide their time The L.A. teachers' strike is now well underway and both sides are waiting to see who will budge. Others are looking to their elected leaders, from L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti to newly minted Governor Gavin Newsom, for help. But can they make a difference, especially with an issue that has so much at stake?

4 min, 10 sec Jan 15, 2019

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