NewsVault: KCBS Radio Special Report: “Beyond the Anger” June 26, 1992
After the jury verdict acquitting four Los Angeles Police officers of criminal charges in the Rodney King beating, rioting claimed more than 60 lives, did over a billion dollars in damage, and led to more than 12,000 arrests.
On June 26, 1992, KCBS Radio broadcast a special report called "Beyond the Anger", looking at the issues of inner-city hopelessness and poverty, as well as signs of positive movement. Reporters Mike Sugerman, Jerry Wilcox and George Harris contributed.