• Amanda Salem, Patch Staff Verified Patch Staff Badge

  • Pacific Palisades, CA

<b>Hometown:</b>  Honolulu, HI

<b>Bio </b>

Hawaii, Los Angeles, Baltimore and Texas.  What do these places have in common?  Absolutely nothing.  However, thanks to her career in journalism, Amanda has called each of them &#34;home.&#34; 

Amanda began her news career by interning for an NBC affiliate in Hawaii, where she grew up.  She also interned for CNN and ABC7 in Los Angeles.  Amanda began working full-time for ABC7 just before graduating from Loyola Marymount University.

A few years later, Amanda took her passion across the country by way of graduate school at New York University, where she worked for the campus television station, NYU-TV.  During her last year of grad school, she began working as an Associate Producer for WBFF-TV, a Fox affiliate in Baltimore.

Next, it was on to West Texas!  Amanda landed a television reporting gig at KAMC 28, an ABC affiliate in Lubbock Texas.  She anchored mornings and weekends on occasion as well.  That&#39;s where Amanda really dug her heels into some very local journalism ... covering everything from hay bales for sale to doing live talkbacks with CNN&#39;s Headline News when a big story hit.

Amanda moved back to Los Angeles in 2008 to work for ABC7 on their website.  As a web producer, she was responsible for keeping up the news site, social media outlets and their entertainment blog.

Amanda was the Pacific Palisades editor from June 2011-June 2012 and had an amazing time covering everything from hard news to the always jubilant Fourth of July parade!

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A Farewell Letter From the Pali Patch Editor

Sending a big thank you to the community and to the many contributors who have made being your editor at Pali Patch an amazing journey.

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A Farewell Letter From the Pali Patch Editor
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Summer Reading List for Tweens and Teens, 11-up

Patch has teamed up with James Patterson’s READKIDDOREAD program to bring you reading lists for every age. Here, James Patterson’s summer reading picks for tweens and teens, ages 11-up.

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Summer Reading List for Tweens and Teens, 11-up
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Summer Reading Lists for Kids Ages 8-12

Patch has teamed up with James Patterson’s READKIDDOREAD program to bring you reading lists for every age. If you’re looking for some great summer reading options, check this list of “Favorite Pageturners” from James Patterson.

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Summer Reading Lists for Kids Ages 8-12
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Summer Reading Lists for Kids Ages 6-9

Patch has teamed up with James Patterson’s READKIDDOREAD program to bring you reading lists for every age. If you’re looking for some great summer reading options, check this list of “Terrific Transitional” books from James Patterson.

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Summer Reading Lists for Kids Ages 6-9
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Summer Reading Lists for Preschoolers and Kids Ages 2-7

Patch has teamed up with James Patterson’s READKIDDOREAD program to bring you reading lists for every age. If you’re looking for some great summer reading options, check out this list of The Best Illustrated books from James Patterson.

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Summer Reading Lists for Preschoolers and Kids Ages 2-7
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DWP Community Committee Discussed at Town Hall Meeting

LAUSD board member Steve Zimmer updates Palisadians about the latest discussions he has had with Councilman Rosendahl and LADWP General Manager Ron Nichols about a second power station in Pacific Palisades.

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DWP Community Committee Discussed at Town Hall Meeting
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Pacific Palisades June 10 Open Houses

From Las Casas Avenue to San Remo Drive Patch has a selection of open houses for you to browse.

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Pacific Palisades June 10 Open Houses
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