Adolfo Guzman-Lopez

Reporter

Awards

  • 2007: L.A. Press Club Radio Journalist of the Year plus five other awards
  • 2006: Public Radio News Directors, Inc. Award, News Feature
  • 2002: Edward R. Murrow Award, Best Newscast
  • 2001: APTRA Award, Feature Reporting
  • 2001: APTRA Award, Best Newscast
  • 2001: Edward R. Murrow Award, Best Feature

Adolfo Guzman-Lopez began his journalism career writing about the arts for, among others, Tijuana's La Tarde newspaper, the San Diego Union-Tribune, and the Chicago Tribune. He later served as senior producer of These Days, KPBS-FM's daily talk show in San Diego.

Adolfo is also an accomplished poet. He has toured nationally with The Taco Shop Poets, the performance poetry troupe he co-founded. His poetry has been published in various journals, and in Geography of Rage: Remembering the Los Angeles Riots of 1992.

Recent Stories

Green Dot Public Schools Chairman Steve Barr steps down 7:36 p.m.
LAUSD and teachers union agree to substitute teacher changes Nov. 19, 2009
Poetic presidential speeches put to music Nov. 19, 2009
Southland charter schools get funding windfall from Bill Gates Nov. 19, 2009
Committee approves 32% increase to UC student fees Nov. 18, 2009
15 year quest to honor Latino Medal of Honor recipients Nov. 11, 2009
Santa Ana mobile home owners protest high rents Nov. 11, 2009
Tug of war over LA Unified reform models Nov. 10, 2009
LA Unified officials celebrate new arts high school Nov. 10, 2009
Medal of Honor monument going up in downtown LA Nov. 9, 2009
Critics say LA pot dispensaries too close to schools Nov. 6, 2009
Principals praise alternative teacher credentialing Nov. 4, 2009
Parcel tax fails at Long Beach Unified Nov. 4, 2009
Steven Sample to step down from USC president post Nov. 3, 2009
SoCal arts groups get trickle of federal stimulus funds Nov. 2, 2009