Shirley Jahad, Host, All Things Considered
LA sheriffs clear out homeless encampment
05/28/2009
If you travel the intersection of the 605 and 10 freeways, you might have driven over a homeless encampment Los Angeles County Sheriff's officials dismantled this week. But few outsiders saw the men, women, and children who lived there in what L.A. County Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore described to KPCC's Shirley Jahad as some of the worst living conditions he's ever seen.
Released Iranian-American detainee talks about his experience
05/28/2009
Freelance journalist Roxanna Saberi returned to the United States last week after three months in an Iranian jail. Two years ago this month, Iranian officials arrested mortgage broker Ali Shakeri of Irvine as he was boarding a flight home from Tehran. He had traveled to Iran to visit his dying mother for the last time. Authorities held him for almost five months, mostly in solitary confinement. They questioned him about his work on the community advisory board of UC Irvine's Center for Citizen Peace Building. Since his release, he took the risky step of returning to Iran for two court appearances to clear his name. The court has dismissed all charges. Ali Shakeri spoke with KPCC's Shirley Jahad about his experience being held in Evin Prison in Tehran.
Historic statues back on display at the LA Zoo
05/15/2009
Some artifacts of Los Angeles history are on display at the LA Zoo. KPCC's Shirley Jahad tells us the concrete statues played a role in some early movie studio lore.
Senator Boxer talks about EPA announcement on greenhouse gas regulation
04/17/2009
KPCC's Shirley Jahad talks to California Senator Barbara Boxer on what today's announcement by the federal EPA to regulate greenhouse gas emissions means for California.
Piracy has important role in US history
04/17/2009
Given all the news of pirates off the coast of Somalia, we'll take a few minutes to explore the history of the US in dealing with pirates. That history goes back to the founding of the country. Pirates helped spur the writing of the US Constitution and the creation of the US Navy. And pirates are the impetus for the first foreign war the US fought. KPCC's Shirley Jahad talks about this with historian Michael Oren, author of "Power, Faith, and Fantasy: US History in the Middle East."
Shooting at Long Beach Memorial Hospital
04/16/2009
Shirley Jahad talks to KPCC reporter Brian Watt as details emerge from the shooting at the Long Beach Memorial Hospital.
Haefele on State of the City address
04/15/2009
KPCC's Shirley Jahad talks to Marc Haefele, dean of the city hall reporters, on the State of the City of Los Angeles.
Mayor Villaraigosa delivers State of th City address
04/14/2009
Shirley Jahad talks to KPCC reporter Molly Peterson on the details of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's State of the City address.
LAUSD votes to move forward with thousands of layoffs
04/14/2009
Shirley Jahad talks to KPCC reporter Adolfo Guzman-Lopez as news breaks that the L.A. Unified School District votes to move forward with thousands of employee layoffs.
Music producer Phil Spector convicted of second degree murder
04/13/2009
Shirley Jahad talks to KPCC's Patricia Nazario on the second degree murder conviction of music producer Phil Spector.
Shirley Jahad came to KPCC from Chicago Public Radio, where she was a news correspondent, anchor, and local host of Weekend Edition. She also served as a television correspondent for WTTW, Chicago Public Television.
In her spare time, she has been working toward her black belt, and learning to play smoky jazz and blues tunes on her saxophone.
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