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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Music Center Turns 50

    The Los Angeles Music Center helped put LA on the map as a cultural hub, and its fiftieth anniversary is being marked with special performances and other events. To learn more about its influence over five decades, KCRW's Saul Gonzalez went behind the scenes for a tour.

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    By Warren Olney • Dec 8, 2014 • 1 min read

    The Los Angeles Music Center helped put LA on the map as a cultural hub, and its fiftieth anniversary is being marked with special performances and other events. To learn more about its influence over five decades, KCRW's Saul Gonzalez went behind the scenes for a tour.

    Looking down at Disney Concert Hall's main stage

    from the catwalk and crawl space areas above

    Photo: Saul Gonzalez

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Saul Gonzalez

      Reporter

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    Sheriff's Department May Get Civilian Oversight
    1. 0:00LA's New Sheriff and Civilian Oversight
    2. 16:05Music Center Turns 50You’re reading this
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