Frank Mottek is an American broadcast journalist known as “The Voice of Business News in Los Angeles” for his business reports on radio and television stations in Los Angeles, and hosting business news shows including "Mottek On Money." His broadcasts and podcasts have provided business, consumer and financial news to millions in the Greater Los Angeles area. Mottek also serves as moderator and master of ceremonies at business events and conferences. He is also known for his reporting and anchoring on TV stations KCAL-TV, KCBS-TV and KTLA in Los Angeles as well as the Nightly Business Report on PBS.
Early life and education
Mottek received his Associate of Arts degree from Broward Community College in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and a Bachelor of Liberal Studies from Barry University in Miami.
Career
Radio and television
1978-80 – Mottek was the “Voice of the Chargers” at North Miami Beach Senior High School. 1981–92 – Mottek was news anchor and reporter at WINZ, the CBS affiliate in Miami. During this time, he provided the live launch descriptions of more than 20 space shuttle launches on the CBS Radio Network. Mottek was on the air with CBS News Correspondent Christopher Glenn and was an eyewitness to the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on January 28, 1986 1989–91 – Business news anchor/correspondent on "The Nightly Business Report" on PBS. Served as fill-in anchor for Paul Kangas on the Stock Market Report and Commentary segments 1991–92 – Anchor and reporter at WTVJ-TV/Miami. 1992–99 – News reporter on KCBS-TV, CBS 2 in Los Angeles. 1999–2008 – Reported and anchored the business news on Los Angeles television station KTLA on the Morning News and News @ 10. 1999–2008 – Created and taught the Journalism 407 Newsradio course at the University of Southern California at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. 1992–2021 – News anchor/reporter at KNX (AM) Los Angeles KNX1070 Newsradio. He anchored the money news on the all-news radio station in Los Angeles. He also anchors the business news program Mottek On Money on air and on podcast. 2021- - Host, "Mottek on Money", KABC AM 790, Los Angeles 2013–2014– Business news anchor at KCAL Channel 9 Los Angeles. His reports appeared on the KCAL9 TV News at 8 pm, 9pm and 10 pm. Mottek was on the air daily providing business updates during the 2008 financial crisis and he was on the air during the May 6, 2010 stock market "flash crash" on KNX/Los Angeles Mottek was on the air reporting before, during and after Hurricane Andrew hit South Florida in August 1992 on WINZ/Miami and WTVJ-TV/Miami. Mottek was on the air with CBS News Correspondent Christopher Glenn and was an eyewitness to the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on January 28, 1986.
Event MC/Moderator
2006–present: Moderator of Economic Forecast events for the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) 1993–present: Master of Ceremonies of the Concern Foundation for Cancer Research Annual Block Party Fundraiser at Paramount Studios 2011–present: Master of Ceremonies at the Association for Corporate Growth-L.A. Chapter Annual Awards Dinner at Disney Hall 2011–2017: Master of Ceremonies of the Los Angeles Venture Association (LAVA) annual awards dinner 2010–2016: Moderator of Annual Economic Summit for the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) 2003–2018: Master of Ceremonies of the Most Inspiring Student Awards Dinner for the Long Beach Education Foundation 2014-Keynote interviewer of Eli Broad at the Downtown L.A. Investors Conference January 9 at the J.W. Marriott Hotel 2013-Keynote speaker at Valley Economic Development Center (VEDC) Small Business Conference. 2013-Moderator of City National Bank Insight One20 Conference, L.A. Convention Center 2012, 2013– Moderator of real estate CEO discussions at the Crocker Symposium in Downtown L.A. 2012-Moderator of "Still Made in the USA?" panel at the Milken Institute Global Conference, May 2, 2012 2006– Keynote speaker at Southern California Investor Conference August 11 at the Hyatt Regency in Irvine, California.