Val Zavala
Val Zavala was anchor and executive producer of "SoCal Connected" until her retirement in 2018. Since joining KCET in 1987 she has won 15 L.A. Emmy awards. She has covered major issues in southern California politics, education, government, demographics, healthcare, environment, economy, and arts and culture. She has been honored for her community service by numerous organizations including the California Chicano News Media Association, and Hispanic Americans for Fairness in Media among others. She was a John S. Knight Journalism fellow at Stanford University in 1993. She received her M.A. in journalism from American University and her B.A. in Latin American Studies from Yale University.
You gotta see the Oscar nominated doc The Garden. (And not just because a Life & Times segment I did is in the doc for a whole 30 seconds.)
Val Zavala gives you a behind-the-scenes look at how SoCal Connected is made. Meet the editors, cameramen, producers who makes the show happen.
Whether you are a long-time tenant, or are about to rent a place don’t be naïve. Check out your landlord.
More on breeding and what it means for the elephants.
Here what a non-animal activist, non-zoo supporter has concluded after learning more about elephants than I care to know.
If there was ever a policy wonk, Congressman Henry Waxman is it.
Three clips from Val's interview with Waxman that didn't make it into the show.
I've learned some helpful and fun things about driving. Here they are in no particular order.
As we move collectively into austerity mode, I can thank my parents for training me well.
Stealing plants is bad karma. The thief is going to feel guilty every time they look at that aloe in their backyard.
I am tired of hearing California described as a “bellwether” state, the state that “sets the tone” for the rest of the country and even the world.
Hearing experts prognosticate on our planet’s fate is anything but reassuring