Which Way, L.A.?
Shake-up at AEG: What Does It Mean for LA?
AEG, which built Staples Center and LA Live, is not for sale and CEO Tim Lieweke is leaving the company. What does it mean for plans to lure the NFL back to LA?
By Warren Olney • • 23m ListenThe owner of the Anschutz Entertainment Group, which built Staples Center and LA Live, announced today that his company is not for sale after all. And his CEO Tim Lieweke -- once called the most powerful man in downtown Los Angeles — is leaving the company. What does it all mean for AEG's plan to build a stadium to lure the NFL back to Los Angeles? We hear some educated guesses about business, sports and politics. Also, taped recordings of a training session for American Catholic officials on how to handle pedophile priests, courtesy of KCET's SoCal Connected. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, Pope Francis and the Church of Rome.
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2 storiesIs Professional Football On-again or Off-again for Downtown LA?
Anschutz Entertainment Group, the big multi-national sports and entertainment company that built Staples Center and LA Live, has plans for a new stadium to bring professional football to downtown LA. Those plans were thrown into doubt last year when Denver billionaire Phil Anschutz said AEG was up for sale.
Read the story16 minThe 'LA Model' of Handling Priest Abuse
In January, the Los Angeles Catholic Archdiocese released voluminous files on sexual misconduct by priests. KCET's SoCal Connected has studied them all and found at least one accusation in 63 percent of all parishes, many of them in Latino communities.
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