San Diego bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times, focusing on the military, he was embedded seven times in Iraq with Camp Pendleton Marines (and seven times in Afghanistan)
Tony Perry on KCRW
More from KCRW
Why are public health experts wary of RFK Jr. as HHS head?
PoliticsWhat can we expect if RFK Jr. becomes health secretary? Will Trump take action on Dreamers? Plus, KCRW analyzes how progressives influenced the Democratic mandate.
What the Franklin Fire teaches us about community preparation
WildfiresOne way to prepare for the next natural disaster is to build relationships with neighbors, advises the LA Emergency Preparedness Foundation.
Pushback brews following ‘Morning Joe’ visit to Mar-A-Lago
PoliticsWhat should the media consider when covering Trump’s second term? Plus, Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy discusses the loneliness epidemic.
Megabanter 2024: Hollywood’s chaotic year of succession races, sports duels, and mergers
EntertainmentIt’s that time of year again and we are serving up a heaping plate of 2024 Megabanter!
DTLA’s business exodus, DIY gardening, Martha Stewart documentary
NewsTrans rights advocates are bracing for potential challenges as President-elect Donald Trump hints at policies that could threaten the community’s rights.
UCLA enrolls record number of students of color, other colleges fall short
EducationThe diversity of UCLA’s student body is growing after the U.S. Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling.
Shoppers were fired up over Thanksgiving weekend, gray wolves are back in CA
NewsSouth Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declares, then lifts, martial law. It marks the boiling over of more than two years of simmering political tensions.
Lebanon ceasefire, YouTube’s ‘Mr. Beast,’ ‘Porcelain War’ film
NewsIsrael and Hezbollah agreed to a 60-day ceasefire after more than a year of costly fighting. Previous truces between the sides didn’t last. Will this one?
Mass deportations, LA’s homelessness spendings, Hannah Gadsby
NewsFor nearly a decade, President-elect Trump has praised a 1954 program known as “Operation Wetback.” Now he’s proposing using the U.S. military to carry out larger mass deportations.