These are the current known alumni of the Daily Trojan, the newspaper of the University of Southern California. Exactly 2101 names are listed. Look for your old girlfriend by her maiden name, the same way you always think of her. For a list of recent changes, click here. There are also lists sorted by year, by place and by department.
LaPlante, Donald
Editor, DT Magazine
1974? - 1976?
Nothing currently known. Was a member of some local school board in southern LA county a few years back, Jim Carr reports.
See also: Jim Carr. First added: 1/3/2001. Last updated: 1/3/2001
LaPort, Josh
Staff Writer
1985? - 1987?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/18/2002
LaPorte, W.R. "Ralph"
Editor, founder of the DT (well, OK, it wasn't called that then);
1911 - 1913
W.R. "Ralph" LaPorte founded the DT - except at the time it was called the Daily Southern Californian. LaPorte convinced USC President George Finley Bovard that the time was right for the university's weekly student news publication to go into newsprint (instead of magazine) form. This happened in September, 1912. He later ended up working in the administration at USC for some time. Submitter: Michael Carter
See also: Michael Carter. First added: 10/6/1999. Last updated: 8/19/2002
LaVaque-Manty, Mika
See Manty, Mika.
Lacey, Colleen
Staff Writer
1995? - 1995?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 9/15/2002. Last updated: 9/15/2002
Lacey, Colleen
Assistant City Editor
1995 - 1996
From a list of alumni gathered by Ed Guthman. Colleen tells all: "After graduation - went to the dark side - PR. I hated the tech scene, so I moved to non-profits. I now work with the County of Marin Volunteer Program. Married fellow former DT/Journalism grad John Weems, and we have a 2 year old son."
See also: John Weems. First added: 2/16/1999. Last updated: 4/13/2003
Ladd, Michelle
Editor
1992 - 1995
Well, April said that she heard that Michelle was last seen doing some sort of cultural studies thing at Claremont College. I can't contradict her. Adds Michelle herself: "All of this is true. I am working on my Ph.D. in cultural studies and teaching classes at various and sundry universities."
See also: Larry Stone, Wes Biggs, some guy named Dave. First added: 2/9/1997. Last updated: 3/9/2000
Lam, Mark
Artist
1996? - 1997?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 7/11/2002. Last updated: 7/11/2002
Lam, Raymond
Photographer
1984? - 1984?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/18/2002
Lamb, John
Staff Writer
1980? - 1982?
John Lamb, working for a business publication in San Diego. Yep. Maybe. Casey Wian remembers climbing into the dumpster next to the administration building in the middle of the night with John, searching through the trash, finding the agenda and location for the "secret" trustees meeting, then driving out to La Quinta and waiting outside the trustee meeting with cocktails in hand. "Boy, were they surprised to see us," Wian says.
See also: Casey Wian. First added: 3/18/2000. Last updated: 3/18/2000
Lambeau, Joyce
Unknown
1958? - 1961?
Furtney reports she was one of the classiest distaff members in his time on the fourth floor of the Student Union.
See also: Michael Furtney. First added: 11/30/2004. Last updated: 11/30/2004
Lambert, Katherine
Photographer
1997 - 1997
Nothing currently known.
First added: 7/11/2002. Last updated: 7/11/2002
Lambert, Marjorie
City Editor, Editorial Page Editor
1971 - 1975
Metro assignment editor at the Miami Herald since 2002. Previously editor and reporter at the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel 1994-2002; reporter at the Fresno Bee (1992-94); reporter at the Sacramento Bee (1980-92); miscellaneous small newspaper and radio jobs before that. Author of 8 cookbooks. Married to Terry Jackson, magazine editor and former newspaperman, since 1980. No children. Sarah Heck (DT 1972-'76) is still one of my closest friends, although we live at opposite ends of the country. Being an editor has made me even crankier, and Sarah and my husband are two of the few people who can talk me out of that state of mind.
See also: Sarah Heck. First added: 12/29/1999. Last updated: 9/28/2003
Lambert, Michael
Assistant Editorial Director, Staff Writer
1987? - 1988?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/18/2002
Lambert, Susan
Unknown
1986? - 1992?
Nothing currently known.
See also: Rob Kendt. First added: 12/30/2001. Last updated: 12/30/2001
Lancaster, Hal
Editor
1964? - 1968
Flip open the Wall Street Journal, check out the "Managing Your Career" column. Hey, it's Hal! (Who used to room with Steve Harvey and Greg Hill)
First added: 10/6/1999. Last updated: 10/16/1999
Lanchester, Laura
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Laura perches on the
ledge above Tommy Trojan
just outside the DT offices.
Nik Trendowski took the picture.
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Staff Writer, Copy Editor, Managing Editor, Chief Photographer, Columnist (The Morning After), Photographer
1993 - 1997 Personal recollections
Laura leaves this: "Well, I went across town at night to Daily Bruin territory (gasp) to get my paralegal certification for the past year, and landed a pretty cool gig as a Tax Paralegal for Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp on the west side. I visit the old roomie Jen Hamm in Europe once a year. I've been recently promoted to Co-Managing Director: Theatre for my nonprofit theatre/film production company Amadeus Stage & Film Co (www.amadeusco.com). I met up with Troy Witt this summer to borrow his negative scanner & re-embrace my photographic roots. I went out to visit Melanie Asp to watch the Trojans in the Rose Bowl for New Year's, and got to see her kick some broadcast ass producing the ten o'clock news live. Me: not married, no kids, still living at the swanky Hollywood apartment I shared with Jen. I still get roped into taking pictures of my friend's events (like sibling's weddings and movie screenings) since I'm the only photographer they know. And in the grand scheme of things, I've done so little with my life so far that being Managing Editor of the DT is still on my real-life grown-up resume..."
See also: Jen Hamm, Ben Acker, Melanie Asp, Nick Divito, Jon Fox, David Mendenhall, Nik Trendowski, Troy Witt. First added: 5/31/1998. Last updated: 11/22/2004
Lancon, Ray
Artist
1995? - 1997?
Nothing currently known.
See also: Nick Divito. First added: 10/4/2001. Last updated: 10/4/2001
Landau, Daniel B.
Viewpoint Columnist
1988 - 1988
Graduated 1992 with BA in Print Journalism. Has lived in northeast since 1996.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 12/21/2002
Lane, Jocelyn
See Warfield, Jocelyn.
Lange, Steve
Production Assistant
1993 - 1995
Steve kept quiet about Ron's nefarious dealings in the prod room... bounced around a lot... his only further journalistic endeavor was a very brief stint assisting the editor at Hustler mag... he now keeps "Barely Legal" off his resume as he has been teaching math at Hollywood High for the last 4 years. "He's had quite an interesting ride since school," reports Jon Fox.
See also: Jon Fox. First added: 5/27/2000. Last updated: 12/4/2003
Lanting, Cori
Staff Writer
1985? - 1985?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/18/2002
Lapeyrouse, Joan
Staff Writer
1987? - 1987?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/18/2002
Lapin, Jackie
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Jackie Lapin
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Staff Writer
1971 - 1973
Jackie had her own public relations company for more years than I have fingers. In 1996, she voted to simplify her life, closed the agency and joined Ruder Finn. On Tax Day of 1998, she left to become a consultant working out of her Westlake Village home. Before all that, she taught journalism at Cal State Northridge and began writing what would become two books on women's athletic administration. She also operates Sphere's To You, the world's leading seller of mineral spheres -- polished round rocks and marbles. She is not married and has no children. Details forthcame from Bob Ingram.
See also: Roger Smith, Bob Ingram, Mary Ann Galante. First added: 11/2/1999. Last updated: 7/15/2004
Lapin, Lisa
Staff Writer
1985 - 1985
From Jennifer Cray: "Lisa worked for the SJ Mercury News then the Sacramento Bee for several years. She's now the Director of the news service at UC Davis. Drop her an email." But Lisa herself adds much more: "I was a staff writer for the Daily Trojan for only one semester, Jan-May 1985, my first semester at USC after transferring to the J-school from UC San Diego. I then got an internship/clerkship at the L.A. Bureau of the N.Y. Times, and dropped the DT work. I worked as a reporter for the San Jose Mercury News from the time I graduated (with a B.A. in print journalism in Dec. 86), in Jan. 1987 through Dec. 1991, and was part of the team that won a Pulitzer Prize in April 1990 for coverage of the '89 Loma Prieta earthquake. I was at the Sacramento Bee in Jan. 1992, first as a higher education writer, then political writer (covering state Legislature and Huffington-Feinstein U.S. Senate race), before heading to the city desk, as government editor, education editor, and finally city editor. With two young children at home and too many late hours, I left the Bee in March 1998 to run the News Service at UC Davis. I have a staff of nine, including 5 PIOs, a broadcast program and the weekly faculty/staff newspaper staff. I am married to Tom Philp, associate editor (writes columns, editorials, commentary) of the Sacramento Bee, and kids are Max, 7 and Charlotte, 5."
See also: Marc Igler, Jennifer Cray. First added: 1/8/2001. Last updated: 4/29/2001
Lareau, Lisa
Staff Writer
1985? - 1985?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/18/2002
Larreategui, David
Editorial Columnist
1990? - 1990?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 9/15/2002. Last updated: 9/15/2002
Laski, Beth
Staff Writer
1985? - 1987?
Beth has been given the title of senior vice president of media relations for Universal Studios, though I've also heard she isn't working there any more. Joel Ordesky originally tipped me with this note: "OK here is one for you. Beth Laski. She was executive film editor for the Hollywood Reporter, resigning earlier this year as part of a controversy over the HR's columnist George Christie. Previous to that she worked for KCBS as an investigative reporter and prior to that she was with the Daily News." and Variety, adds this editor. She's also freelanced for NPR, the L.A. Times and Premiere magazine, according to an article in The Hollywood Reporter about her Universal posting. Also might have been Cinescape's West Coast Editor.
See also: Joel Ordesky, James Lee. First added: 12/21/2001. Last updated: 1/17/2004
Lataif, Maryanne
Staff Writer
1981? - 1981?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/18/2002
Latham, Rob
Staff Writer
1989 - 1990
After graduating from USC in 1991 and heading back to his native Utah to attend law school and practice law for several years, Rob moved to the San Francisco Bay Area to work in the public affairs field. In 2003, Rob returned to Utah and the practice of law.
First added: 2/12/2001. Last updated: 11/2/2003
Latta, DeShawn
Editorial Columnist
1994 - 1994
Nothing currently known.
First added: 7/11/2002. Last updated: 7/11/2002
Lau, Evelyn
Assistant City Editor
1996? - 1997?
Evelyn went to Long Island (Newsday?) with MetPro after graduation in 1997. Then she moved back to L.A. and became a copy editor at the Los Angeles Times. Linda hasn't seen her since ~1999 or 2000.
See also: Linda Napikoski. First added: 7/11/2002. Last updated: 5/9/2004
Lau, Gloria
Unknown
1988? - 1989?
Gloria Lau, who may have graduated the same year as Vivien Chen, was at Forbes magazine after being at Investors Business Daily. You may continue your search there.
First added: 11/25/1997. Last updated: 11/25/1997
Lauderdale, Crystal
Photographer, Photo Editor
1999? - 2003?
Crystal went to USC thinking all the world's a stage ... until she stumbled upon a photojournalism class, picked up a camera and never put it down. After turning the DT's photo department from sorry stepchild to respected staff, she retired into El Rod glory her senior year. In August 2004, Crystal began work as a photog for the Tampa Tribune. Not even a month into her gig, she was sent all over Florida to shoot Hurricane Charley's destruction. Someday in the future, she will moonlight as a wedding photographer for her pal (and now neighbor) Yvonne Ngai.
See also: Yvonne Ngai. First added: 11/22/2004. Last updated: 11/22/2004
Lavin, Frank
Production Staff
1982? - 1982?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/18/2002
Lavorato, Jeff
Assistant Accounting Executive
1994? - 1994?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 9/15/2002. Last updated: 9/15/2002
Lawless, Tom
Editor
1932? - 1936?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 10/6/1999. Last updated: 10/6/1999
Lawrence, Sean
Illustrator
1994 - 1994
Nothing currently known.
First added: 7/11/2002. Last updated: 7/11/2002
Lawson, Steve
Unknown
1984? - 1986?
Nothing currently known.
See also: Carol-Ann Coates. First added: 2/5/2002. Last updated: 2/5/2002
Lazarus, Michael "Laz"
Sports Editor
1990 - 1993
Reports (for that's what he does best) Mike: "I've decided to leave FOX Sports after 4 years for a new opportunity. I will be the Assistant Managing Editor and Sports Editor for Los Angeles Newspaper Group Online Content beginning October 7." Laz is one of the few 1990s Daily Trojan sports editors who didn't wind up working at USC. He's went to Fox Sports News as a researcher and then the Fox Sports Web site, working as an "associate producer in charge of all sorts of statistical tables, charts, stories." He was one of the people wandering in the background during the sports broadcasts. Laz was also a writer for the downtown sports desk of the L.A. Times, and before that in The Valley.
See also: Kyra Kirkwood, David Wharton, Matt White, Paul Goldberg. First added: 10/26/1997. Last updated: 9/27/2003
Le, Bruce
Photographer
1986? - 1988?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/18/2002
Le, Huan
Staff Writer
1995 - 1995
Huan's an attorney in Texas working on corporate transactions.
First added: 7/11/2002. Last updated: 5/11/2003
Le, Linh
Unknown
1993? - 1994?
Linh was, according to one tipster, working for a chiropractor and is interested in becoming one herself. She has also become a scientologist.
See also: Greg Thorson, Anna Marton. First added: 3/2/2000. Last updated: 3/2/2000
Le, Shawn
Copy editor, Columnist, Staff Writer, Wannabe
1993 - 1994 Personal recollections
Shawn made the DT offices, well..., different, better, more memorable. Shawn swung to the East Coast and is working in public relations in NYC.
First added: 8/17/2001. Last updated: 2/23/2003
Le, Thuy-Doan "Doan"
Photographer
1995? - 1997?
From Thuy-Doan direct to you: "I just wanted to give you an update. I did see Tariq out in New York. I left The Hartford Courant in Oct. 2003 (I worked from Sept. 2001-Oct. 2003 at The Courant) and currently work in downtown Sacramento for The Sacramento Bee. I write for the regional and metro sections, covering parts of the unincorporated county and the Vietnamese community here." Thuy did the MetPro program with the Tribune Company. Ed note: Also, I've seen her name as "Le Thuc Thuy Doan"
See also: Nick Divito, Tariq Malik. First added: 10/4/2001. Last updated: 5/8/2004
Le, Ying
Sports Editor, Assistant Sports Editor, Staff Writer
1998 - 2001
I'm still in LA, working for a student travel agency (STA Travel) in its marketing department and using the Quark skills I learned at the DT to design marketing materials.
First added: 7/11/2002. Last updated: 5/11/2003
LeBlanc, Pat
Production Staff
1980 - 1984
Production staff; paste-up, ads, typesetting, back room support. Nothing really known. *Sigh.*
See also: Dan Canales. First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 11/30/2004
Leaton Jr., Ed
Cartoonist
1991? - 1991?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 9/15/2002. Last updated: 9/15/2002
Lebovics, Linda
Editor
1977? - 1981?
Lives in Oakland, with her lawyer-husband, and runs a software consulting business. Once upon a time, ran her own newspaper and magazine, but switched over to public relations for action-oriented nonprofits laden with stars for several years before making the big move to consulting.
See also: Mike Schroeder. First added: 10/6/1999. Last updated: 7/14/2004
Ledin, Loren
Staff Writer
1972 - 1975
Loren Ledin is a sports writer with the Ventura County Star. He lives in Simi Valley, CA, and is in touch with a select few Daily Trojan alumni from the 1970s.
First added: 4/24/1997. Last updated: 4/24/1997
Lee, Allison
Staff Writer
1991? - 1992?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 7/5/2002. Last updated: 7/5/2002
Lee, Andy
Staff Writer
1997 - 1997
Nothing currently known.
First added: 7/11/2002. Last updated: 7/11/2002
Lee, Dan
Artist
1996? - 1997?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 7/11/2002. Last updated: 7/11/2002
Lee, James
Editor
1982 - 1987 Personal recollections
James opened up his own PR firm in 1999; it's called "The Lee Strategy Group." They provide "media and investor relations services."
See also: Mark Lowe. First added: 10/6/1999. Last updated: 12/30/2001
Lee, Jimmy
Assistant Chief Photographer, Photographer
1988? - 1989?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/18/2002
Lee, Joanna
Staff Writer
1999? - 1999?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 9/15/2002. Last updated: 9/15/2002
Lee, Laura
Copy Editor
1994 - 1994
Nothing currently known.
First added: 7/11/2002. Last updated: 7/11/2002
Lee, Michael
Photographer
1992? - 1993?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 7/11/2002. Last updated: 7/11/2002
Lee, Pui
Staff Writer
1995 - 1997
Ung reports that Lee is PR coordinator at Digital Lava Inc., a computer video publishing software company listed on the American Stock Exchange under the ticker DGV. They just moved headquarters to Marina del Rey from Westwood (good move!). Credit: Elisa Ung.
First added: 8/8/1999. Last updated: 8/23/1999
Lee, Sebastian
Unknown
1996? - 1996?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 9/15/2002. Last updated: 9/15/2002
Lee, Tracy
Production
1982 - 1985
Lee spent many years in the dark(room) as Ron and Pat slid pictures under the door for halftones. After graduating in 85 with a degree in Print Journalism she completed her MBA at Pepperdine and went high tech, working at Stanford University and Sybase in the 90s. In '99 she moved to the wilds of Maine to raise her three sons.
First added: 11/30/2004. Last updated: 11/30/2004
Legon, Jeordan
Assistant City Editor, Staff Writer,
1988 - 1991
Turning the virtual mike over to Mr. Legon, who talks about himself in the third person: "Jeordan Legon is now editing CNN.com's Technology and Science sections. He's living in Atlanta, where he's picking up a Southern accent. He hopes to run into Ted Turner, the 'King of Cable,' in the CNN Center cafeteria soon. Before joining CNN, Jeordan was Managing Editor of The Miami Herald Online and Miami.com. He also worked as the San Francisco Bureau Chief for the San Jose Mercury News and as a general assignment reporter at the Orange County Register." Jeordan wore shorts to work everyday as a reporter in the San Francisco bureau of the San Jose Mercury-News (so says Michael Utley), when last Utley checked).
See also: Mike Utley. First added: 11/2/1997. Last updated: 10/1/2002
Lehatto, Annie
Photographer
1997 - 1997
Zack zings: "Widely regardly in the architecture community as the best rightfielder to ever come out of Kansas with a mexican boyfriend. While she won't say what was the cause of her rise through the hierarchy of architectual softball, she says there was heavy influence from OMC and their hit song, "How Bizarre." No one knows if she's joking or not, but we are all sure that if the Daily Trojan had a softball team, than everyone across the USC campus would have known the name Annie Lehatto for a very long time. Feel special if you have met the girl with the golden arm, i know i do."
See also: Zack Lehatto. First added: 7/11/2002. Last updated: 1/5/2003
Lehavi, Gila
Unknown
1996? - 1997?
A source says, and I repeat: "Gila just got married to Mr. James Brown. They live in Beverly Hills, and WOW, do they FEEL GOOD."
First added: 9/15/2002. Last updated: 4/11/2004
Lendio, Darolyn
Assistant News Editor, News Editor, Managing Editor
1977 - 1980
Darolyn bursts with this shout out: "Hey Shroedes! I am a partner in a law firm in Honolulu. Took a couple years to be City Attorney for Honolulu. Married, two sons, enjoying the sun, sand and surf!" Original tipster: Schroeder
See also: Mike Schroeder. First added: 6/5/2002. Last updated: 8/29/2002
Lennon, Marni
See Chaplin, Marni.
Lenser, Susan
Unknown
1989? - 1992?
Fred Levy sent me a brief bit of info. Here it is: "Susan.Lenser-at-gtsinnova.com" but it doesn't go to anyone.
See also: Fred Levy. First added: 3/10/2000. Last updated: 2/1/2001
Leo, Simon
News Editor, Staff Writer
1985? - 1986?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/18/2002
Leon, Darren
City Editor, Assistant City Editor, Staff Writer
1981? - 1982?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/18/2002
Leonardi, Marisa
Life/Arts Editor, Movie Editor, Assistant Chief Copy Editor
1989 - 1993
Marisa continues to temp in the L.A. area, and was recently IDed talking to Melissa Heng, on Heng's flyby from Australia. Says Marisa "I'm still temping, but that ends in August, when I start my M.F.A. in Screenwriting at Loyola Marymount University here in L.A. That's also the point at which my boyfriend, Gerard Collins (also a USC, but not a DT alum), will be moving in with me and my two cats, assuming none of us chickens out (cats included). I'm also a fairly active volunteer at the American Cinematheque's Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood -- come down, see a weird film, and probably not recognize me now that I have (comparatively) long hair!" Marisa did an internship at the Times, long ago, but was nonplused (does that mean minused?)
See also: Melissa Heng, James Frusetta. First added: 10/20/1996. Last updated: 6/27/2001
Leong, Lee-anne
Photographer
1984? - 1984?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/18/2002
Lesher, Steve
Editorial Columnist
1994 - 1994
Nothing currently known.
First added: 7/11/2002. Last updated: 7/11/2002
Levin, Josh
Staff Writer
1991? - 1991?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 7/5/2002. Last updated: 7/5/2002
Levine, Michael
Photo Editor, Staff Photographer
1997 - 1999
Michael is now living in Boston, where he is doing his residency in Emergency Medicine at Hahh-rvard.
See also: Elisa Ung. First added: 3/9/2000. Last updated: 6/14/2004
Levine, Richard
Chief Photographer, Assistant Chief Photographer, Photographer
1981? - 1982?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/18/2002
Levine, Robin
Assistant City Editor
1998 - 1998
Robin is now Robin Bergman. She succumbed to changing her name, really only to put her life as "Robin Levine, Reporter" behind her. She is now preparing the big move from life back to school, and will be starting an MPA-Non Profit Management program at George Washington University this fall.
First added: 7/11/2002. Last updated: 5/10/2003
Levingston, Kirsten
Unknown
1983? - 1987?
From an online bio: "Ms. Levingston joined the staff of NYU as the Program Director of the Brennan Center in the fall of 2000 to create and direct its Criminal Justice Program. Leading the implementation of the newly launched program, Ms. Levingston is developing initiatives to influence the way citizens and decision makers understand, talk about, and make choices regarding criminal justice policy and practice. Ms. Levingston directed the National Defender Leadership Project at the Vera Institute of Justice in New York, where she designed training, produced publications, and fostered discussion, with the aim of helping defender managers take on active and creative roles as system leaders. As an Associate at a Washington, D.C. based firm, she handled civil and criminal litigation, including trial work and appeals in State and Federal Court. Ms. Levingston earned her J.D. from Harvard Law School (1990) and her B.A. from University of Southern California (1987)."
See also: Azniv Ketenchian, Gary Caffey. First added: 2/5/2002. Last updated: 5/10/2003
Levitt, Richard
Photographer
1981? - 1981?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/18/2002
Levy, Frederick "Fred"
Staff Writer
1989 - 1991
Fred is pleased as punch to announce the formation of his new company: Management 101. He had been vice president of development and production at Marty Katz Productions. While Frederick was with that company, he was involved with such films as Man of the House, Mr. Wrong and Titanic (he was in life boat #13) (kidding.) The writer in him still breathes: He's written three books. Hollywood 101: The Film Industry (Renaissance), an L.A. Times best seller, is a survey of the film biz as well as a guide to getting started in a showbiz career. The Ultimate Boy Band Book (Pocket/Archway) is a look at the multi-billion dollar boy band phenomenon. The Hollywood Way, a game plan for successful business skills, is a rollicking good read. On the movie front, Frederick was one of the producers on FRAILTY (movie people capitalize films because they cost so much) starring Matthew McConaghey and Bill Paxton. He's also taught various film classes at USC School of Cinema-TV, UCLA Extension, and the LA branch of Emerson College. His students have to buy his book, natch. Fred worked at KSCR (join their alumni discussion list at kscr-alum-at-onelist.com). Also, for the record, the entertainment/diversions section was called Performance while he was at the paper.
See also: Sammy Buck, Jayson Kalani, Melissa Heng, Susan Lenser, Angel Kim, Kay Kusumoto, Liane Bonin, Dana Mitroff. First added: 4/13/1998. Last updated: 8/8/2003
Levy, Niceole
Staff Writer
1994 - 1994
Nothing currently known.
First added: 7/11/2002. Last updated: 7/11/2002
Lew, Raymond
Columnist ("My Left Eye Hurts"), Columnist ("This Is Sarcasm")
2000 - 2001 Personal recollections
Interned at Capitol Records in 2001 and somehow got a full-time position there immediately after graduation...now performs daily internet labor for aforementioned company. Also works on his own burgeoning/floundering music career and a singer/songwriter or/something/like/that. You can listen to mp3s at his Web site, linked above.
First added: 9/15/2002. Last updated: 7/14/2004
Lewis, Jennifer
Staff Writer
1986? - 1986?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/18/2002
Lewis, Lizz
Copy Editor
1991? - 1991?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 9/15/2002. Last updated: 9/15/2002
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