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Off the Presses
BRENDAN HUFFMAN |
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- Name: Brendan Huffman
- Title/Employer: President, Huffman Public Affairs www.huffmanpa.com
- Specialties: issue advocacy, strategic communications, association management
- Birthplace: UCLA Medical Center
- Education: BA from UCLA
- Favorite Sports Teams: Bruins, Lakers, Dodgers, Raiders
- Secret Passion: sailing, browsing in used bookstores
- Previous employers: Valley Industry & Commerce Assn., L.A. Area Chamber of Commerce, CA Assembly
- iPod staples: Beach Boys, Beatles, Clash
- Favorite authors: Joseph Heller, David Halberstram
- Favorite political movie: Chinatown
- Family: married, two kids
- Favorite political lunchspots: Esquire Grill, Yang Chow, Pete’s Cafe
- Best job ever: teaching sailing in Marina del Rey as teenager
- Random personal fact: met my wife on Kathleen Brown’s campaign for governor, 1994
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EDWARD HEADINGTON |
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- Name: Edward Headington
- Title/Employer: Managing Partner, Headington Media Group www.HeadingtonMedia.com
- Specialties: messaging, branding image management and public relations
- Birthplace: Kaiser Hollywood
- Education: BA from USC, MA from George Washington University
- Favorite Sports Teams: USC Football, L.A. Galaxy, UFC
- Secret Passion: MMA, Poetry, Turley Zinfandels
- Previous employers: state Senator Gilbert Cedillo, National Small Business Association, Mayor Richard Riordan
- iPod staples: Depeche Mode, Johnny Cash, Krishna Das
- Favorite authors: Frank Herbert, Mary Olliver, F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Favorite political movie: Bob Roberts
- Family: married, two English bulldogs
- Favorite political lunchspots: Senor Fred, Homegirl Cafe
- Best job ever: L.A. City Lifeguard for a summer
- Random personal fact: interned for Senate pro Tem David Roberti while a senior at John Burroughs High School
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DAMIAN JONES |
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- Name: Damian Jones
- Title/Employer: Managing Partner – Pacific Strategy Group www.pacstrategygroup.com
- Specialties: issue advocacy, government relations, corporate positioning, public affairs
- Birthplace: Orange, California
- Education: BA UC Santa Barbara (also attended Hampden-Sydney College and American University in Washington, DC)
- Favorite Sports Teams: My kids soccer, football and baseball teams – pro sports is not that much fun to watch any more
- Secret Passion: Would love to be a full-time coach for baseball, soccer or football.
- Previous employers: The Home Depot, Fannie Mae, Governor Pete Wilson, Bush/Quayle ‘92
- iPod staples: Don’t have an iPod but love country music and Elvis
- Favorite authors: David McCullough (1776)
- Favorite political movie: The War Room (Carville and Stephanopolous) – interesting to see how Clinton beat us in ’92.
- Family: Married to Michelle Jones (15 years). Four children – Quinton (10), Ashley and Sydney (8) and Landon (6 months)
- Favorite political lunchspots: Capitol Grill and Charlie Palmers in DC
- Best job ever: Construction on the beach homes in South Orange County during college summers – early mornings, off by 3 PM, at the beach by 3:30 and great scenery. Close second was bartender in Washington, DC.
- Random personal fact: During the Governor Wilson Re-Elect campaign in 1994 my job was to follow Kathleen Brown around the state and respond to her press conferences. Eventually Kathleen simply introduced me at many of her events as “our special guest.”
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Listen to Brendan, Edward & Damian Live
Thursdays 10:00AM (PST) |
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Show Summary & Guests |
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Thursday, March 4, 2010 |
Civic activists Jack Humphreville and Stephen Box joined Off The Presses in studio to point out many of the examples of fiscal mismanagement at City Hall along with examples of city officeholders missing opportunities to work collaboratively with a growing movement of grassroots activists expressing discontent with DWP rate hikes, deteriorating infrastructure, miscalculated pension costs, and a reduced quality of life. |
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Thursday, February 25, 2010 |
L.A. City Councilman Jose Huizar called in to discuss his thoughts on campaign finance reform for candidates running for office in the City of Los Angeles. Forbes Magazine columnist Joel Kotkin joined Off The Presses in studio to discuss his new book, “The Next Hundred Million” (published by Penguin Press) in which he forecasts more Americans living in suburbs and less dependency on traditional downtown areas as the primary job centers. |
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Thursday, February 18, 2010 |
Rep. Henry Waxman called into Off The Presses and updated listeners on the status of the federal health care reform bill as and commented on energy related issues too. (Is Rep. Waxman open to new nuclear power plants?). He was followed by Bill Corcoran who is director of the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal campaign which seeks to end L.A. city’s use of coal power plants. |
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Thursday, February 11, 2010 |
Former L.A. Daily News editor and vocal citizen journalist Ron Kaye visited Off The Presses in studio and chastised L.A. city officials for driving the city into the brink of bankruptcy. Tune in to find out what Ron is doing to organize Angelenos to stir the pot at City Hall. |
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Thursday, February 4, 2010 |
With the Republican tide potentially rising in 2010, Off the Presses spoke with national GOP strategists Jason Roe and David All about recent elections, digital parity with the Democrats and how they plan to keep the momentum going. Hear a first-hand account of the Rep. Joe Wilson “You lie!” incident and how he turned that into fundraising gold—as well as what will be the big political stories and trends. |
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Thursday, January 28, 2010 |
On the morning after President Obama’s first State of the Union Address, Off the Presses spoke with political strategist Matt Klink and former Assemblyman Marty Gallegos of the CA Hospital Assn. about health care reform and how it is impacting congressional races nationwide and how lawmakers in California are responding to actions on Capitol Hill. |
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Thursday, January 21, 2010 |
Award winning author and OC Weekly columnist Gustavo Arellano (Ask a Mexican) participated in a thought-provoking discussion about race relations with in-studio guest David Lehrer, a longtime Jewish leader in Los Angeles and president of Community Advocates, Inc. Among the topics were academic freedom, examples of race baiting politicians, border control, and where Wally George got his hair cut. |
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Thursday, January 14, 2010 |
USA Today correspondent Bill Welch called in from Nevada where he is covering Sen. Harry Reid’s re-election bid and smarting from calls for his resignation after disclosure of racially insensitive comments about Barrack Obama when he was running for president. In studio, was political pundit Joe Mathews, an Irvine Fellow at the New America Foundation and author of “The People’s Machine” about Arnold Schwarzenegger’s gubernatorial run in 2003. He commented on California’s races for governor, Sen. Boxer’s seat, and all the initiatives that could end up on the Nov. ballot. |
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Thursday, January 7, 2010 |
Hon. Paul Krekorian in his first interview since being sworn in as the newest member of the L.A. City Council. |
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Thursday, December 31, 2009 |
Calpeek publisher and political pundit Dick Rosengarten goes off on the political establishment! |
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Thursday, December 24, 2009 |
L.A. Daily News reporter Rick Orlov talks shop and CA Small Business Action Committee CEO Joel Fox discusses state issues. |
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Thursday, December 17, 2009 |
CA Assemblyman Mike Feuer presents ideas on fixing the legislative process and our infrastructure. |
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Thursday, December 10, 2009 |
L.A. City Councilman Richard Alarcon joins FilmLA CEO Paul Audley and Jordan Kitaen of Quixote Studios address runaway film production. |
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Thursday, December 3, 2009 |
L.A. Business Journal Charles Crumpley and Orange County Register business reporter Jan Norman discuss the state’s business climate woes. |
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Thursday, November 26, 2009 |
Gabriella Holt of Citizens for California Reform explains why she wants to put a part-time legislature initiative on the 2010 ballot, and L.A. school board member Tamar Galatzan presents ideas for improving public schools. |
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Thursday, November 19, 2009 |
Former L.A. Daily News editor Ron Kaye and financial manager Alex Rubalcava explain how the public pension problems can be fixed. |
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Thursday, November 12, 2009 |
Political pundits Allan Hoffenblum (CA Target Book) and Joe Mathews (New American Foundation) discuss the state’s political climate. |
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