Janaya Williams

Janaya Williams

Host, All Things Considered

Janaya Williams is KCRW’s host of All Things Considered. Janaya has worn just about all the hats in public radio – as a reporter covering arts & culture for WNYC, a tech reporter at WWNO in New Orleans, a live events producer, a newscast anchor and fill-in host on All Things Considered. She most recently worked at NPR as a producer for Weekend All Things Considered in DC. She’s won national awards for helping cover the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue shooting and NPR’s series #15girls. 

Janaya has lived in many cities, but considers moving back to LA something of a homecoming. She went to Santa Monica High – and listened to KCRW – before attending UC Berkeley and then Columbia for J-school.

Janaya Williams on KCRW

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Spanish songs flooded Billboad charts in 2023. Thank Gen Z, TikTok

Last year, many Spanish songs made the Billboard Hot 100 and Top 10 charts. Reasons: Gen Z’s inclusive listening habits, social media, meteoric rise of Regional Mexican music.

from KCRW Features

Legal affairs reporter Meghann Cuniff gained internet fame after covering high-profile celebrity cases.

‘Meghann The Reporter’ on the complex world of celebrity cases

Legal affairs reporter Meghann Cuniff gained internet fame after covering high-profile celebrity cases.

from KCRW Features

A husband and wife duo has created the Teacher Village Initiative, which offers resources and training for Black educators.

A teacher village program cultivates Black male educators in LA

A husband and wife duo has created the Teacher Village Initiative, which offers resources and training for Black educators.

from KCRW Features

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