Talk Radio: A Political, Cultural and Social Force
Since 1985 Larry Mantle P’23 has hosted AirTalk, the longest continuously running daily talk program in the history of Los Angeles radio, airing weekdays 10 a.m. to noon. AirTalk guests are leaders in politics, entertainment, science, health, social debate, history, and the arts and are coupled with the telephone participation of a sophisticated public radio audience. Mantle also hosts the weekly movie review and interview program Film Week Fridays at 11 a.m. and Saturdays at noon.
His awards include the Radio/TV News Association of Southern California Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019, the Radio Journalist of the Year from the Los Angeles Press Club in 2012, the Mark Twain Award from The Associated Press in 2013, and the Journalist of the Year from the Society of Professional Journalists in 2010.
This program is co-sponsored by the Dreier Roundtable whose mission it is to inspire public service.