I Was There When

Conan Nolan, a veteran journalist in Los Angeles that has had a front row seat to LA news since the 80s, hosted a Reddit AMA on Wednesday, May 10. Here are his answers.

It was June 17, 1994, when law enforcement described O.J. Simpson as a fugitive of the law, and shortly thereafter, one of the craziest police chases in a city known for pursuits took place.

Longtime NBCLA sportscaster Fred Roggin hosted a Reddit AMA about covering Kobe Bryant from the day he was drafted until his untimely death.

It was April 21, 2016, when the world woke up to an unbelievable headline: music icon Prince was dead at the age of 57. It’s been six years since that day, and reflecting back, NBCLA reporter Beverly White and photographer David Gregory talk about what that day was like from the viewpoint of a journalist who is also grieving the news.

‘I Was There When…” shows you the story behind the story, with NBCLA’s seasoned journalists sharing what it was like to cover stories that changed the landscape of Southern California, and beyond. From the reporter who was the only car in front O.J. Simpson’s white Bronco during the pursuit in 1994, to cheating death as a wildfire ravaged a news...

In a new binge-able series from NBCLA, journalists in the business for decades take you behind the scenes of the craziest stories to have rocked Southern California and beyond.

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