Reporter

Amy Perrette

Los Angeles

Amy Perrette is a writer, reporter, and television news producer. Her work has appeared on NBC Nightly News, NBC Today, and NBCNews.com. She is currently based in Los Angeles and is pursuing her Master’s in Journalism at NYU.

November 18, 2025

Inside Griffith Observatory: How LA’s ‘Hood Ornament’ Connects Us to the Cosmos

Perched high above Los Angeles, Griffith Observatory has been inspiring wonder since 1935. Curator David Seidel and his team carry forward founder Griffith J. Griffith’s radical vision of a public observatory where anyone can look skyward — and see their place in the universe.

November 4, 2025

Burbling Below: Inside the Efforts to Keep Santa Monica Drinking Local

A five-story treatment plant beneath a downtown parking lot—and a groundwater board review—show how the city of Santa Monica relies on local wells and runoff, even as ecologists press for attention to nearby tidal wetlands.

October 27, 2025

Forging a Path in Motion: Tina Finkelman Berkett on Leading BODYTRAFFIC

New York-born Tina Finkelman Berkett turned an unexpected path into a lifelong passion, creating BODYTRAFFIC to share world-class contemporary dance with Los Angeles and beyond.

October 13, 2025

Changing the Lineup: the Black Surfers Collective Is Building Confidence in the Waves

From first-timers to seasoned instructors, the Black Surfers Collective is helping Angelenos connect with each other — and the ocean.

Gunner Brian Dickinson in helicopter

October 9, 2025

Solo Mount Everest Climber and Navy Veteran Pens His Debut Fiction Novel

Navy veteran and Mount Everest climber Brian C. Dickinson channels real survival and loss into his first work of fiction, the thriller 'Bloodline of Redemption.'