Brian Calle

Brian Calle, CEO and publisher of L.A. Weekly, the Village Voice, Irvine Weekly, and the Bay Area Marina Times, is a professor at the Chapman University School of Communication. Formerly vice president at Freedom Communications, he oversaw editorial content for 11 newspapers and websites, including the Los Angeles Daily News and Orange County Register. Brian has diverse experience, serving as director of sales and marketing for Sally Ride Science, co-hosting Fox 11’s “You Decide: SoCal,” and hosting the Catch-Up daily radio show on KABC. A USC alumnus, he has taught at institutions like California State University, Los Angeles, and Pepperdine University, and is an emeritus member of the USC Board of Governors.