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Michael Lens
Assistant professor of urban planning at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
Helen Lenskyj
Professor emeritus at the University of Toronto and the author of five books on the Olympics
Ryan Lenz
Senior writer for the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Intelligence Report
Charlie Leocha
Director of the Consumer Travel Alliance, a nonprofit advocacy group in Washington, DC
William LeoGrande
Professor of Government and former Dean of the School of Public Affairs at American University and author of numerous books on US-Cuban relations and US policy toward Latin America
Adam Leon
Filmmaker
Paul Leon
Founder and Executive Director of the Illumination Foundation, a nonprofit that works to break the cycle of homelessness in Orange County, California
Wilmer Leon
Professor of Politic Science at Howard University in Washington DC and host of On with Leon at Sirus/XM Radio
Andrew Leonard
Staff writer for Salon and writer of its blog, How the World Works
Christine Leonard
Washington, DC director of the Vera Institute of Justice
Christopher Leonard
Investigative journalist and author of The Meat Racket : The Secret Takeover of America's Food Business
David Leonard
Professor at Washington State University and Author of the forthcoming book, “Playing While White: Privilege & Power on/off the Field”
Devin Leonard
Staff writer for Bloomberg Businessweek
Elmore Leonard
American novelist and screenwriter
Franklin Leonard
Creator and keeper of the Black List , an annual insider compilation of the best scripts going around Hollywood, and Vice President of Creative Affairs at Overbrook Entertainment , Will Smith's production company; former executive at Universal Studios
George Leonard
Chief scientist at Ocean Conservancy
Herman Leonard
Photographer
Jack Leonard
Staff writer for the Los Angeles Times
Paul Leonard
Director of the California office of the Center for Responsible Lending, a consumer advocacy group
Robert Leonard
News director for radio stations KNIA/KRLS in Marion County, Iowa
David Leonhardt
Op-ed columnist and former Washington Bureau Chief for the New York Times; author of 'Here's the Deal: How Washington Can Solve the Deficit and Spur Growth'
Carol Leonnig
Reporter covering federal agencies and government accountability for the Washington Post
Evelyn Leopold
Contributor to the Huffington Post; veteran United Nations Bureau Chief for Reuters (1993-2010)
Jason Leopold
Investigative reporter for Vice News
Jill Leovy
Staff writer at the Los Angeles Times and author of 'Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America'
Jill Lepore
Professor of American History at Harvard University and a staff writer at the New Yorker magazine; author of 'The Whites of their Eyes: The Tea Party's Revolution and the Battle over American History' and 'The Mansion of Happiness: A History of Life and Death'
Kristen Lepore
Kristen Lepore is the managing producer of our Independent Producer Project. She coaches emerging talent for on air / on demand programming while developing new podcasts. She also heads up our annual 24-Hour Radio Race. Most recently, Kristen launched the KCRW podcast Bodies. In this role, she oversaw production and created a long-term marketing strategy. Previously, Kristen wore many hats as a consultant where she helped brands grow their audience. Clients included L.A. Weekly and terrestrial podcast from the NPR affiliate KUOW. Prior to that, she worked at KPCC in various roles covering everything from housing to the 2016 presidential election. Kristen has a journalism degree from the University of Missouri and writes for publications like Quartz and Marie Claire in her free time. She's always down to talk about your story ideas.
David Lereah
Chief Economist with the National Association of Realtors
Lisa Lerer
Politics reporter for Bloomberg News
Robert Lerman
Professor of Economics at American University and senior fellow at the Urban Institute
Ralph Lerner
Art advisor and former attorney representing collectors, estates, artists, and foundations
Ben Lerner
American poet, novelist, essayist, and critic
Jack Lerner
Director of the Intellectual Property and Technology Law Clinic at the University of Southern California
Sharon Lerner
Environmental reporter for The Intercept
Stephen Lerner
Director of the Private Equity project at the Service Employees International Union
Susan Lerner
Executive Director of the California Clean Money Campaign and Action Fund
Adam Lerrick
Visiting Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and Professor of Economics at Carnegie Mellon University
Alexandra Lescaze
Documentary filmmaker and executive director of the Sidney Hillman Foundation which runs the Hillman prizes for journalism.
Clare Leschin-Hoar
Freelance food policy journalist whose work has appeared on NPR's The Salt, Scientific American, and Time
Jacques Leslie
Author and former Hong Kong-based reporter for the Los Angeles Times
Kaytlyn Leslie
Reporter, San Luis Obispo Tribune
Mary Leslie
President of the Los Angeles Business Council; former Commissioner of the Department of Water and Power under Mayor Jim Hahn and Deputy Mayor for Economic Development under Mayor Riordan; former deputy at the Small Business Administration under President Bill Clinton
Ian Lesser
Senior Transatlantic Fellow at the German Marshall Fund and author of forthcoming Beyond Suspicion: Rethinking US-Turkish Relations
Lawrence Lessig
Professor of law at Harvard Law school and director of its Safra Foundation Center for Ethics; founder of the nonprofit group, Change Congress
Jessica Lessin
Editor-in-Chief of The Information
Tia Lessin
Co-director of the new documentary, "Citizen Koch"
Doris Lessing
Iranian-born British writer and 2007 winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature
Let's Go Sailing
L.A. based Let's Go Sailing bring their fun-loving, bittersweet compositions to Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15am.
Kristian Leth
Independent Producer
Jonathan Lethem
American writer of novels, short stories and essays; 2005 MacArthur Fellow
Matt Letourneau
Director of Communication for the US Chamber of Commerce's Energy Institute
Al Letson
Al Letson is a playwright, performance poet and actor. He is also the host of 'Reveal' and host and executive producer of 'State of the Re:Union.'
Tracy Letts
Pulitzer Prize-and Tony Award-winning American playwright, screenwriter and actor
Ben Leubsdorf
Economics reporter for the Wall Street Journal
William Leuchtenburg
Professor Emeritus of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and past president of the American Historical Association ; author of the forthcoming Herbert Hoover , a biography of the 31st president
Helen Leung
Co-executive director of LA Más
Lily Leung
Investigative reporter for the Orange County Register
Victor Leung
Staff attorney at the ACLU of Southern California.
Wendy Leung
reporter at the Ventura County Star
Michael Lev
Reporter covering sports for the OC Register
David Levdansky
Democratic State Representative for parts of Allegheny and Washington Counties in Pennsylvania; hunter who has tried to initiate some state gun control
Alan Levenson
Resident of Santa Monica
Michael Levenson
Reporter for the Boston Globe
Matt Leveque
LA County Fire Department Inspector
Rod Leveque
Courts Reporter for the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
James Lever
Author of Me Cheeta : My Life in Hollywood
Flynt Leverett
Professor at Pennsylvania State University's School of International Affairs and blogger at the RaceForIran.com ; from 1992 to 2003, he had a distinguished career in the US government, serving as Senior Director for Middle East Affairs at the National Security Council , member of the State Department's Policy Planning Staff and as a senior analyst with the CIA
Matt Levesque
Inspector with the Los Angeles County Fire Department
Curt Levey
Attorney and Executive Director of the Committee for Justice , an organization in Washington, DC that advocates for “constitutionalist" judges
Noam Levey
Congressional and health policy reporter for the Los Angeles Times
Michael A. Levi
Senior fellow for energy and the environment at the Council on Foreign Relations and director of its program on energy security and climate change; author of 'On Nuclear Terrorism,' 'The Future of Arms Control' and 'The Power Surge: Energy, Opportunity and the Battle for America's Future'
Marsha Levick
Deputy director and chief counsel at the Juvenile Law Center and adjunct faculty at the University of Pennsylvania and Temple Law Schools
David Levien
American screenwriter, novelist, director, and producer
Daniel Levin Becker
American literary critic and translator; newest member of the Oulipo group, and only one of two Americans