Michael Monks Reports
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Concentrates on critical topics such as local government decisions, housing crises, environmental challenges, and political dynamics with episodes exploring the impact of recent wildfires on community wellbeing, eviction moratoriums, and the rise of the rodent population due to environmental policies.
Michael Monks joined KFI in 2024 after fulfilling a longtime dream of moving to L.A. He is a native of Covington, Kentucky where in 2011 he founded a multimedia local news operation called The River City News, which was acquired in 2021 and rebranded as LINK nky. At the same time, he was also the host of the award-winning daily radio program “Cincinnati Edition” on WVXU, an NPR member station.
He holds a master’s degree in communication from Southern New Hampshire University and a bachelor’s degree in radio/TV from Northern Kentucky University.
Michael and his spouse, Osmar, live in DTLA with their cat, Milo.
Follow him on Twitter @MicMonksLA.
Hour 1: The Powerball’s estimated $1.8 billion jackpot is a lot of money, but is it too much? Michael asks, what’s the right amount of wealth to feel rich, comfortable, and sane?; Chicago says it doesn’t want LA’s experience with immigration enforcement as the White House takes aim at the Windy City, and LA Mayor Bass has some advice for her counterparts there; And what’s wrong with San Bernardino? It’s at the very bottom of a pair of recent surveys calling it dirty and expensive.
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