Jolie Myers

Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

KCRW Staff/Producer

Jolie Myers brings experience in radio production, photojournalism, and web journalism, most recently working as associate producer on Marketplace's Wealth and Poverty Desk

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A state audit says the Office of the President at the University of California has kept secret more than $175 million.

Scathing audit finds UC President's office hid $175 million

A state audit says the Office of the President at the University of California has kept secret more than $175 million.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

It’s been three years since the lead crisis in Flint, Michigan began. Flint residents are still drinking bottled water.

Lead poisoning hits LA County

It’s been three years since the lead crisis in Flint, Michigan began. Flint residents are still drinking bottled water.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Writers in Hollywood just finished voting yay or nay to go on strike. The vote is expected to be in favor, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll walk off the job.

What's at stake if Hollywood writers strike?

Writers in Hollywood just finished voting yay or nay to go on strike. The vote is expected to be in favor, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll walk off the job.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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The Monterey Bay Aquarium has been fostering abandoned sea otter pups for release into the wild.

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Southern California’s Kareem Maddox, a former radio host and Princeton alum, will compete in 3x3 basketball for Team USA at the Paris Summer Olympics.

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OJ Simpson, 76, died on Wednesday. Thirty years ago, his murder trial and acquittal became a flashpoint of celebrity, race, and jurisprudence.

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LACMA has signed on as a partner in the development of Las Vegas’ only standalone art museum. Pieces from LACMA will be on rotating loan in Vegas once the museum is complete.

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A day after Gaza protests erupted on campus, USC students are disappointed to learn that May 10’s main stage commencement ceremony is canceled.

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The LA Festival of Movies debuts this week, featuring brand new films, world premieres, older independent flicks that may deserve a second look, and titles that haven’t played within…

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This fall, women lawmakers are slated to make up the majority in the California Legislature — a historical first. They could lead on reproductive care and family leave.

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LA Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani said his ex-interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, allegedly stole millions to pay gambling debts. His story raises plausibility questions.

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