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Saul Gonzalez

Los Angeles,CA

Summary

Seasoned journalist with years of practical experience in daily television, radio, and podcast production across a range of formats and subject matter. A quick study, adaptable as project realities change, respectful of budget realities, and requires minimal direction to accomplish the job.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work History

Co-Host/Correspondent

KQED
San Francisco, California
07.2019 - 07.2025

The co-host of "The California Report," public radio's daily statewide news program with wide day-to-day authority over editorial content, also a correspondent producing and reporting feature stories on such topics asCalifornia's response to climate change, labor strikes, and social justice initiatives.

Reporter/Producer

KCRW
Los Angeles , CA
01.2011 - 03.2019

Feature story producer and reporter for a Southern California NPR affiliate, covering elections, the environment, criminal justice, immigration, and the entertainment industry. Drove the station to develop more original enterprise reporting and new reporting beats.

Host/Producer, "There Goes The Neighborhood"

WNYC/KCRW
Los Angeles , CA
12.2016 - 11.2017

Co-created, produced, and hosted a deeply reported narrative podcast series examining gentrification and housing in Los Angeles from the perspectives of renters, homeowners, landlords, community activists, and the homeless. "The Atlantic" magazine selected the series as one of its "Best Podcasts of the Year."

Reporter and Producer

PBS
Los Angeles, California
01.2002 - 02.2014

Produced and reported feature stories for a variety of national and local public television series, including "The PBS NewsHour," "Religion & Ethics Newsweekly," and "SoCal Connected." Assignments included coverage of Hurricane Katrina, the Democratic and Republican national political conventions, and military tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Political Science/History

University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

Skills

  • News production
  • Content development
  • Research skills
  • Interviewing techniques
  • Effective storytelling
  • Video and audio editing

Accomplishments

  • Winner of multiple Emmy and Golden Mike awards for television reporting
  • Two-time winner of the Radio Journalist of the Year award for Southern California
  • WGBH Production Fellow
  • RIAS Berlin Fellow

Languages

Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
German
Professional

Timeline

Co-Host/Correspondent

KQED
07.2019 - 07.2025

Host/Producer, "There Goes The Neighborhood"

WNYC/KCRW
12.2016 - 11.2017

Reporter/Producer

KCRW
01.2011 - 03.2019

Reporter and Producer

PBS
01.2002 - 02.2014

Bachelor of Arts - Political Science/History

University of California, Los Angeles