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Jul 1, 2020 · Dave Lopez Calls It A Career After Nearly A Half-Century In SoCal TV News. LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) - From the O.J. Simpson saga and the Freeway Murders to the L.A. Riots and dozens of disasters, for ...
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From childhood, Lopez was fascinated by history as it happened, and “trying to capture moments” of the world in which he lived. “I was very, very fortunate in my life,” he says. “Early in my career, when I started covering different things most people will never be able to see, I just started compiling things in my head.” At the end of each day, Lo...
The title “It’s a Great Life If You Don’t Weaken” comes from a saying of Dave Lopez’s father, Al Lopez, who played a significant role in his oldest son’s life. “My dad and I were real buddies,” Lopez says. “I was his shadow, basically, and he would tell all kinds of different stories.” The early chapters of the book are filled with memories of life...
Whittling down the news stories and TV anecdotes to include was the hardest part of writing the book, Lopez says. “I couldn’t make the book 840 pages like Obama wrote and then you get, ‘And now my second year of presidency for the next book,’” he says. “I just wanted to get a good blend of different things that had happened. “It was going back thro...
Today, Lopez happily spends his time with his wife Diandra in his home in Long Beach or hers in Silverado Canyon, or with his children and grandkids. Still, one wonders if he misses the rush of breaking news and life on deadline. “I don’t miss it,” he answers. “I had my run. I had a great one. I’ve even had people say, ‘Hey, you ever think about co...
July 2, 2020 by Veronica Villafañe. Los Angeles news fixture Dave Lopez retired this week after a 48-year reporting career, most of it at KCBS. Lopez joined the CBS station in L.A. in 1977 – at the time KNXT – as a general assignment reporter, covering almost every major news event in Southern California during more than four decades with ...
May 2, 2022 · Lopez’s book is really two books in one, weaving in his personal life with his professional career until he retired from his longtime home at KCBS Channel 2 on June 30, 2020.
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Jun 13, 2020 · Emmy-winning reporter Dave Lopez announced his retirement Saturday on the 43rd anniversary of his first day at what is now KCBS-TV Channel 2. “43 years ago today (6/13/77), a young reporter ...
May 13, 2022 · If you grew up in Los Angeles you know who Dave Lopez is. There weren’t that many Latino reporters on the scene when he first started. He covered a wide range of stories in his 48-year career on TV.
Apr 21, 2022 · Award-winning journalist Dave Lopez writes about personal life, struggles, and his 48-year career in his new book. DOWNEY - For 48 years, Dave Lopez told other peoples’ stories. Now, he’s telling his own. It’s a Great Life if You Don’t Weaken: Faith, Family, and 48 Years on Television ” gives an introspective into the man behind the ...
