LA Occasions biz reporter Martin strikes to enhancing rolg

Deputy managing editor Shelby Grad and assistant managing editor for information B.J. Terhune despatched out the next:

The Quick Break Desk is happy to announce the addition of Hugo Martín, who joins the breaking information operation as an assistant editor Monday.

A graduate of the Minority Editorial Coaching Program, Martín has labored for the Los Angeles Occasions for greater than 30 years, overlaying Los Angeles Metropolis Corridor, transportation, journey, politics, outside recreation and enterprise. He was a part of the Metro workforce that gained the Pulitzer Prize for breaking information in 1998 for protection of the police shootout in North Hollywood, in 1995 for protection of the aftermath of the Northridge earthquake and in 1992 for reporting on the Los Angeles riots. This 12 months, Martín gained a first-place award from the Los Angeles Press Membership for an investigative story he wrote on government salaries in the course of the pandemic.

He’s an avid Lakers fan, an government member of the newsroom’s guild and a loyal father.