Patt Morrison is a

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, author, and radio-television personality based in

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and

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Media

Morrison is a writer for the ''

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'', with the weekly '' 'Patt Morrison Asks' '' column, and received the Joseph M. Quinn award in 2000 from the

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for lifetime achievement. In 2006 she began hosting the eponymous public radio program '''Patt Morrison,' ''a 2-hour weekday interview-talk program on

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affiliate KPCC. Her program was dropped in August 2012. Morrison has been a frequent commentator on

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since 1994,

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radio and TV, and ''

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'' blog. She also founded the

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daily local news'' 'Life & Times public television program, and co-hosted it on KCET-TV from 1993 to 2001. She won six

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s and 6 Golden Mike awards for the program. Currently, Morrison fills in as the host of KPCC's "AirTalk" when the show's regular host, Larry Mantle, is unable to do the show. In 2023, the Society of Professional Journalists Greater Los Angeles chapter gave Morrison their Distinguished Journalist Award.

Life

Originally from Utica, Ohio, Morrison is a 1974 ''

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'' graduate of

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, and was named its 'Alumnus of the year' in 1995. In 1998 she was elected to the college's board of trustees. Her fashion trademark is wearing hats that coordinate with her clothing ensembles; she is always seen in public with one. She identifies herself as a lacto vegetarian. Pink's Hot Dogs, a

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landmark and establishment known for naming unique

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and topping combinations after local cultural icons, has named the

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'Patt Morrison Baja Veggie hot dog' after her.

Author

Patt Morrison is a fiction and non-fiction author, and in addition to numerous magazine articles has written: * ''Rio L.A., Tales from the Los Angeles River'' - a book with photographer Mark LaMonica. "The reality and spirit of the

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, a concrete masterpiece of clandestine beauty that stretches from the mountains to the mouth of Long Beach Harbor." * "Morocco Junction 90210," a story in the book ''Los Angeles Noir'' - "a collection of 17 stories about the shadow side of the 'City of Angels'." * ''Don’t Stop the Presses!: Truth, Justice and the American Newspaper'' () 2018

References

External links

The ''"Patt Morrison"'' radio show website

''"Patt Morrison Asks"'' podcasts

Award-winning journalist and radio reporter of the Los Angeles area
An interview with Patt Morrison
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