Warren Olney IV

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Warren Olney IV is an American broadcast journalist. He was the host and executive producer of the nationally syndicated Public Radio International weekday afternoon program To the Point , which originated at Santa Monica, California public radio station KCRW. The daily program ended on November 10, 2017. As of November 13, To the Point will be a weekly podcast heard exclusively on KCRW's digital platforms. [1] From 1992 to January 2016, Olney hosted KCRW's local public affairs show, Which Way, L.A.? [2]

Olney received a BA in English at Amherst College and taught broadcast journalism at USC from 1976 to 1982. [3] From 1966 to 1969, Olney worked as a reporter for Washington D.C. CBS affiliate WTOP-TV (now WUSA-TV). After leaving WTOP-TV, he went to Los Angeles and worked at television stations KNXT/KCBS-TV-Channel 2 (1969-1975 and 1986–1989), KNBC-Channel 4 (1975–1981), KABC-TV-Channel 7 (1981–1986) and KCOP-Channel 13 (1989–1991), as well as engaging in many other print and broadcast journalist duties. [4] [5] [6] He is the only two-time winner of the Los Angeles Society of Professional Journalists Distinguished Journalist award, which has been presented annually since 1976. He received it in 1985 for his work with KABC-TV and in 1998 for his work with KCRW.

Olney has four children and three stepchildren. He also has six grandchildren. [4]

In January 2012, Olney was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 62nd annual Golden Mike Awards ceremony held by the Radio & Television News Association of Southern California. His father, Warren Olney III, was an attorney, [7] and his grandfather, Warren Olney Jr., was a Justice of the California Supreme Court.

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References

  1. ↑ "Warren Olney's "To the Point" to Leave the Airwaves | L.A. Weekly". www.laweekly.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-23.
  2. ↑ Mitchell, Sean (July 16, 2009). "Still wondering, 'Which Way, L.A.?' - Born after the '92 riots, Warren Olney's KCRW talk show continues to ask the hard questions", Los Angeles Times . Retrieved on July 28, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Warren Olney". KCRW. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  4. 1 2 Mitchell, Sean (May 8, 1994). "RADIO - Leading L.A. to the Light - After two years, TV news refugee Warren Olney reflects on his reborn career and the unexpected clout of 'Which Way, L.A.?'",Los Angeles Times; retrieved July 28, 2009.
  5. ↑ "SNYDER WILL HOST KABC AFTERNOON TALK SHOW". Los Angeles Times. 1986-01-14. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  6. ↑ DuBrow, Rick (1990-09-25). "Olney, Rutledge Out as KCOP Anchors: Television: Ross Becker and Kim Devore have been named as replacements. Rutledge will leave the station, Olney may stay on". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  7. ↑ Stein, Miriam F.; Fry, Amelia R. (1981). Law enforcement and judicial administration in the Earl Warren era : oral history transcript of interview with Warren Olney III. Berkeley, CA: Regional Oral History Office, Bancroft Library, University of California. p.  1 . Retrieved June 30, 2017.
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