Libby Denkmann
Libby Denkmann is KPCC's veterans and military reporter. She focuses on stories about active duty service members, veterans, and their families in Southern California.
Libby joined KPCC in 2016 as a fill-in host for the talk show "Take Two," and she later served as interim host of KPCC's Morning Edition. She is a regular fill-in host for Larry Mantle's AirTalk on KPCC, and her reporting can be heard nationally on APM's Marketplace Morning Report.
Before joining KPCC, Libby was an anchor and a reporter on KFI-AM in Los Angeles. She began her journalism career in her native Seattle with the CBS News affiliate KIRO Radio.
Her work was part of the 2015 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for Continuing Coverage of the deadly Oso, Washington landslide. She is a graduate of The University of Washington's Jackson School of International Studies.
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Reporters around California share how the recall election vote against Gov. Gavin Newsom is unfolding Tuesday night.
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According to the AP, voters have decided not to recall California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. He will remain the leader of the country's most populous state until at least 2023. -
California voters decide next week whether they want to keep Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat. Or, boot him from office and replace him with someone from the long list of candidates eyeing his seat.
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Conservative talk radio host Larry Elder, a Republican, is the frontrunner in the group of candidates trying to take Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom's seat in the recall election Tues., Sept. 14. -
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has been nominated to become the next U.S. ambassador to India. His departure leaves the city asking what he accomplished and what it wants in its next leader.
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"Top Gun: Maverick" is scheduled for release next year. But perceptions of the military and warfare have changed since the original iconic movie premiered in 1986. -
It was 25 years ago that Proposition 187 passed, prohibiting undocumented immigrants from receiving health care, public education and other services. Its passage damaged Republicans in the state.
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For the first time in decades, veterans and local military families have access to a final resting place alongside fellow servicemembers in the city of... -
Raul Guerra was adopted, so his DNA couldn't be matched to blood relatives. Scientists instead turned to an emerging technique that linked his bones to... -
LA's Coliseum, Built As A War Memorial, Is Getting A Corporate Sponsor. Some Veterans Are ProtestingSimilar debates have played out elsewhere, as sports stadiums that were originally built as memorials to veterans take on new corporate names.
