Larry Mantle is a radio show host in Southern California. He has been the host of AirTalk on KPCC since 1985, making him the longest-tenured current radio host in Southern California. AirTalk has served as KPCC's flagship program for most of its tenure, and Mantle has received several awards for his journalism. He was also the program director of KPCC in the 1990s, before it came under the umbrella of American Public Media

American Public Media

American Public Media is the second largest producer of public radio programs in the United States of America after NPR. Its non-profit parent, American Public Media Group, also owns and operates radio stations in Minnesota, California, and Florida. Its station brands are Minnesota Public Radio,...

. Mantle was one of the champions of the KPCC-APM merger. He is from Southwest Los Angeles, and attended Vanguard University for college.