New episode of "Pasadena Monthly" features interview with Pasadena Now Managing Editor André Coleman

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Justin Chapman writes, produces, and hosts an award-winning monthly TV talk show on Pasadena Media's TV channel, called "Pasadena Monthly with Justin Chapman," formerly known as "NewsRap Local with Justin Chapman." The twenty-eighth episode aired Friday, April 25, 2025, and featured a discussion with André Coleman, managing editor of Pasadena Now. Watch the full episode below:



Pasadena Now Managing Editor to Join Friday’s Episode of “Pasadena Monthly With Justin Chapman” (PN article)

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Pasadena Now Managing Editor to Join Friday’s Episode of “Pasadena Monthly With Justin Chapman”

4/21/2025

Pasadena Media’s award-winning local TV talk show “Pasadena Monthly with Justin Chapman” continues this Friday, featuring guest André Coleman, managing editor of Pasadena Now.

Coleman previously served as deputy editor of Pasadena Weekly, staff reporter at Pasadena Star-News and co-host of “NewsRap” on Pasadena Media. He also wrote and directed the movie “Milestone” and the audio series “Blackbirds” and wrote two books, A Liar’s Tale and Blackbirds: Volume 1.

“Pasadena Monthly” airs at 5 p.m. PT on the fourth Friday of every month on Pasadena Media’s Arroyo Channel and streaming apps, available on channel 99 on AT&T U-verse, channel 32 on Charter Spectrum, YouTube, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV and Roku.

The show is written, hosted and produced by Chapman, directed and edited by Jeffrey Stanfill, supervised by producer Jasiri Jenkins-Glenn, executive produced by Chris Miller and chief executive produced by George Falardeau, CEO and executive director of Pasadena Media.

“‘Pasadena Monthly’ is must-watch television each month for everyone who cares about this city,” Falardeau said.

Last year, “Pasadena Monthly” won a 1st place award in the Talk Show category at the Alliance for Community Media West’s WAVE (Western Access Video Excellence) Awards. Chapman also won a 3rd place journalism award in the Talk/Public Affairs category of the LA Press Club’s 66th Annual Southern California Journalism Awards, for hosting “Pasadena Monthly.” He has won a dozen LA Press Club journalism awards, including three 1st place awards.

Guests on “Pasadena Monthly” (and its previous iteration, “NewsRap Local”) have included Congressmember Judy Chu; Congressmember Adam Schiff; Assemblymember Chris Holden; Pasadena Mayor Victor Gordo; Pasadena City Manager Miguel Márquez; LA County Supervisor Kathryn Barger; JPL director Laurie Leshin; former Congressmember Katie Hill; and many others.

Chapman was the youngest elected official in LA County when he served on the Altadena Town Council at age 19. He has served on a number of local boards and written hundreds of articles for dozens of print and digital publications, including KPCC/LAist, Alta Journal, Huffington Post, LA Weekly, Irish Post, Berkeley Political Review, Pasadena Weekly, Pasadena Star-News, Pasadena Now and many others. He is the author of Saturnalia and Paradise Springs.

He was a professional child actor who starred in dozens of movies, TV shows, commercials and plays. He previously served as Communications Officer for USC Annenberg’s Pacific Council on International Policy think tank and currently serves as the District 6 Council Liaison/Field Representative to Pasadena Councilmember Steve Madison.

Learn more at justindouglaschapman.com and pasadenamedia.org.