About

Benjamin Gottlieb is an Emmy award-winning producer, reporter, and host based in Los Angeles, California.

He currently teaches as an adjunct professor of journalism at Loyola Marymount University, where he specializes in broadcast reporting, recording and editing audio, podcasting and web design for journalists. He also oversees podcasts at SoFi.

Benjamin also owns and operates his own consulting company, Gottlieb Media, which helps brands, individuals and nonprofits launch or scale blog, social, podcast and/or video content.

Previously, Benjamin spent 10 years in public media, most of that time as a reporter, producer, editor and host for the NPR affiliate, KCRW Public Radio. He held down several beats during his time there, from immigration and business, to breaking news, crime and government accountability, among others.

He also managed several organic video and podcast programs and initiatives at Shopify.

His work has been featured in a variety of news outlets, including The Washington Post, CNN International, The Los Angeles Times, NPR, American Public Media (APM) and Public Radio International (PRI), among many others.

Benjamin has visited more than 40 different countries for both work and pleasure.

He has been awarded several reporting awards and grants, including from the Knight Foundation for “Religion Reporting in Northern India” and was a Korea fellow with the East-West Center in 2017.