Evan George is KCRW's News Director, overseeing digital and broadcast news operations. This after serving as the managing producer of KCRW's To the Point and Which Way, LA? Evan was also half of a cookbook-writing duo Hot Knives, and a five-time champion at the Grilled Cheese Invitational. Previously, he was a reporter for the Los Angeles Daily Journal, the Los Angeles Downtown News, and the LA Alternative alt-weekly.
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