The host of SoCal Voices is Los Angeles native Angela Ross, a veteran broadcast journalist and award-winning leader of media, public affairs, marketing communications, and public relations divisions in government and healthcare. She launched SoCal Voices in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic and the national reckoning after the killing of George Floyd. In the midst of grief, confusion, and frustration, Angela turned to conversations — real, grounded, human conversations with fellow Southern Californians — as a way to heal, understand, and reconnect. Today, SoCal Voices is a virtual gathering place for insight, inspiration, and real talk about life in Southern California.