Joel Grover Biography
Joel Grover is an investigative journalist with KNBC in Los Angeles, California. He is well-known for his undercover investigations, exposés, and consumer reports. He started his career in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Age
Joel was born and raised in San Fernando Valley, California, United States of America.
Education
Grover graduated from Ulysses S. Grant High School in Van Nuys, California, in 1977. After attending the University of California in Berkeley.
Wife- Spouse
When it comes to his personal life, he is extremely private. He has not yet made public his relationship or marital status public.
Career
He started his career in Grand Junction, Colorado. After working for the NBC affiliate local news broadcast in Las Vegas, NV, he became an investigative reporter at KSTP Minneapolis before moving to Los Angeles to work for KCBS. In 2003, he joined KNBC’s investigative team. Grover was a contestant on “Password Plus” while at UC Berkeley. Grover’s hidden-camera restaurant cleaning reports indicated that numerous restaurant personnel did not wash their hands, did not wash their food, dropped it on the floor, and did other bad things. The report increased pressure on Los Angeles County politicians to implement a letter-grade system based on semi-monthly inspections. Another undercover investigation into Jiffy Lube oil-change scams helped reorganize the entire firm.
In 2008, he revealed that hundreds of youngsters in the Los Angeles Unified School District were drinking water tainted with hazardous levels of lead. The District decommissioned over 1000 fountains that dispensed contaminated water and installed filters in over 200 schools. In 2009, he uncovered local agencies violating city water laws by squandering water, resulting in thousands of dollars in taxpayer fines. He also caught Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa watering his yard illegally, despite a public call to avoid using water.
Awards
Grover has received numerous accolades for his investigative reporting, including 22 Emmys, six National Edward R. Murrow Awards, two Investigative Reporters and Editors Medals, three Society of Professional Journalists Medals, the Peabody, and the DuPont-Columbia.
Net Worth
Grover has an estimated net worth of 1 million dollars.