Alison Martino (born December 15, 1970, in

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) is a writer, television producer and historian. She is the daughter of the late singer

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and his wife, American Airlines flight attendant and model Judi Stilwell Martino. Known as an expert in Los Angeles history, Martino has been referred to as the "Godmother" of old LA and the Sunset Strip. Her knowledge of Los Angeles has been featured in numerous regional publications such as ''

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'', ''WeHoVille'', ''

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'' and nationally in the ''

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'' and ''

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''. She has also been featured in various television and radio programs such as ABC's ''Eye on L.A.'',

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, and the nationally syndicated shows ''The Insider'',

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's '' Baggage Battles'', '' Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations'' and 2018's ''In Ice Cold Blood,'' hosted by Ice-T. In 2019, Alison became an on-air contributor for

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channel on a series called ''The SoCal Scene'' produced by Make Fresh Productions. As an author she has written numerous articles for ''

''. Martino is also a successful television producer, spending much of the late 1990s and 2000s in various production television roles, producing multiple episodes of E! Entertainment Television's ''

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'' as well as the popular reality shows ''

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'', ''

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'' and the critically acclaimed ''Intervention''. In 2014, she teamed up with P. David Ebersole and

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of The Ebersole Hughes Company to create the web series ''VLA TV'', premiering on her

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channel. In 2017, she co-produced a documentary on

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titled '' Mansfield 66/67''. In 2010, Martino created the online community Vintage Los Angeles which documents the history of Los Angeles.Vintage Los Angeles
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References

External links

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Official website

Vintage Los Angeles
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