This announcement was sent on behalf of Managing Editor Kimi Yoshino and acting News Desk Editor Lora Victorio. We are delighted to announce that Ameera Butt has joined the News Desk as a multiplatform editor. Butt will work with the morning crew, helping with breaking news during peak hours. In 2020, Butt and the KNX newsroom received the Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence in a large radio market. She also was part of the KNX team that won an L.A. Press Club Award for breaking news of the Saugus High School shooting in 2019.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 13, 2021 00:56 UTC