The mission of Southern California Public Radio is to strengthen the civic and cultural bonds that unite Southern California�s diverse communities by providing the highest quality news and information service through radio and other interactive media. SCPR is a public forum that engages its audiences in an ongoing dialogue and exploration of issues, events and cultures in the region and the world, seeking to provide greater understanding and new perspectives to the people of these communities and their leaders.

Southern California is a world-class urban center full of opportunity at both  the individual and regional levels. We are a global center for the visual arts, the entertainment industry, bio-medical research, engineering innovation and global trade. And, we attract people from all over the globe seeking a better life for themselves and for their children. At the same time, we struggle with some truly world-class challenges. Pollution, public education, traffic, gang violence and sustainable economic development, for example, all pose tremendously complicated issues with no easy solutions.   SCPR endeavors to raise the awareness of both the struggles and achievements that define us by providing the greater Southern California area with the most accurate mirror possible of life in greater Los Angeles.  At a time when commercial media is increasingly dominated by opinionated news personalities at the expense of journalist driven news reporting, Southern California Public radio�s mission � to provide the highest quality journalism and to create a public forum to debate the most important issues of the day � has never been more critical.  More than just a public radio station, SCPR strives to serve as a centering institution in our diverse metropolis that engages audiences from different backgrounds in an ongoing dialogue and exploration of issues, events and cultures. we seek to provide greater understanding and new perspectives to the people of Southern California.