Warren Olney IV is an American broadcast journalist. He was the host and executive producer of the nationally syndicated

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weekday afternoon program ''

To the Point ''To the Point'' was an hour-long public affairs radio program co-produced by KCRW in Santa Monica, California and Public Radio International. The program originated at KCRW at 1 pm Pacific Time each weekday. Award-winning journalist Warren Oln ...

'', which originated at

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public radio station

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. The daily program ended on November 10, 2017. As of November 13,

will be a weekly podcast heard exclusively on KCRW's digital platforms. From 1992 to January 2016, Olney hosted KCRW's local public affairs show, ''Which Way, L.A.?'' Olney received a BA in English at

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and taught broadcast journalism at

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from 1976 to 1982. From 1966 to 1969, Olney worked as a reporter for Washington D.C. CBS affiliate WTOP-TV (now

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). After leaving WTOP-TV, he went to Los Angeles and worked at television stations KNXT/KCBS-TV-Channel 2 (1969-1975 and 1986-1989),

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-Channel 4 (1975-1981), KABC-Channel 7 (1981-1986) and

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-Channel 13 (1989-1990), as well as engaging in many other print and broadcast journalist duties.Mitchell, Sean (May 8, 1994)
"RADIO - Leading L.A. to the Light - After two years, TV news refugee Warren Olney reflects on his reborn career and the unexpected clout of 'Which Way, L.A.?'"
''Los Angeles Times''; retrieved July 28, 2009. He is the only two-time winner of the

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Distinguished Journalist award, which has been presented annually since 1976. He received it in 1985 for his work with

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and in 1998 for his work with KCRW. Olney has four children from three marriages, including two from his first marriage, which ended in divorce. He also has four grandchildren. In January 2012, Olney was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 62nd annual Golden Mike Awards ceremony held by the Radio & Television News Association of Southern California. His father, Warren Olney III, was an attorney, and his grandfather,

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, was a Justice of the

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References

External links

Warren Olney bio
www.kcrw.com.
''To The Point'' on KCRWKCRW's ''To The Point'' podcast
American radio journalists American radio producers Public Radio International personalities Radio personalities from Los Angeles Television personalities from California Year of birth missing (living people) Living people {{US-radio-bio-stub