Pour a cup and press play. ☕ Emmy Award-winning KCBS LA reporter Michele Gile sits down with Reveille Founder & CEO Brenda Springer for a candid Morning Coffee with Media conversation.

Across her 35-year career covering Orange County, Michele has chased some of SoCal’s biggest stories from the O.J. Simpson pursuit to the Palisades Fire. She shares what those moments taught her, the people who shaped her reporting (including a heroic firefighter featured in a recent story), and why local journalism remains essential.

Watch now for Michele’s insights on storytelling, legacy, and the headlines she’s still excited to chase.