Meet Randy Economy

Randy Economy is one of the most respected Investigative Journalists in Southern California and is the recipient of FIVE top awards from the prestigious Los Angeles Press Club in 2013, 2014 and 2016.

The multitalented Economy is also a longtime political advisor and strategist.

Mr. Economy, 58, is also a film documentarian currently overseeing a multi-pronged media project on the life of Kevin Trudeau.  Mr. Trudeau is currently serving an 11-year federal prison term for contempt of court, the longest sentence of its kind in US history.  The film project is currently in preproduction and is expected to be completed in late 2019 and will be distributed world wide on various platforms, both traditional and other means.

He was the host of “The Randy Economy Show” that aired on AM 870 ‘The ANSWER’ in Southern California from January 2015 to March 2016. The show was rated as the #1 weekend talk show in Los Angeles by Nielsen/Arbitron during the months of June, September, and November 2015. Economy is also the former head of his own production company, Eyepatch Productions.

Economy has worked as an investigative reporter for years. Economy uncovered a $1 billion dollar political “pay to play” scheme inside the Los Angeles County Tax Assessor’s Office that lead to the arrest of Assessor John Noguez, Property Tax Consultant Ramin Salari, Property Appraiser Mark McNeill, and Property Appraiser Scott Schenter. The series of articles resulted in him being recognized as a candidate for the prestigious Pulitzer Prize in 2013.

Economy also uncovered misuse of public office by Los Angeles Controller Wendy Gruel revealing how her elected position was used to leverage millions of dollars for her unsuccessful campaign for Mayor in 2013. Economy has authored thousands of news articles for various publications.

He also uncovered massive fraud and political corruption inside the Central Basin Municipal Water District. The agency is now part of a criminal investigation by the FBI and US Attorney’s Office.

Bold, brass, fearless and quick witted, Economy has also uncovered and reported on FBI probe of California State Senator Ronald Calderon, former Assemblyman Tom Calderon that led to both of their arrests in a complex bribery scheme.

He has covered hundreds of public meetings in and around Los Angeles County at City Halls from Simi Valley, to Long Beach, Norwalk, Downey, Los Angeles, Santa Monica and countless other field locations.

The Randy Economy Radio Show was featured on CNN, CNN International, Fox News, NBCLA, CNN, ABC Eyewitness News, KCAL9, CBS2, Associated Press, United Press International, Al-Jazeera, and hundreds of other televisions news shows across the globe.

Political clients of Mr. Economy include former California State Assemblyman Scott Baugh, Assemblywoman Sally M. Havice, US Representative Grace F. Napolitano, former Vermont Governor Howard Dean, former New Jersey Senator Bill Bradley, and hundreds of local elected officials and candidates seeking local office during a from 1982 to 2018.  

Mr. Economy was also selected to serve as Donald J. Trump’s California Media Advisor and Coordinator during the 2016 Presidential Campaign, having been responsible for booking hundreds of media interviews with official surrogates of the campaign with media outlets all over California and the United States.  He was President Trump’s special invited guest during his official Presidential Inaugural Ceremony in January 2017.

Economy is a devout member of the Roman Catholic Church and attend Sacred Heart in Palm Desert. He loves the Lord and has overcome the battle with addiction and alcohol abuse and has been clean and sober for the past 11 years. In addition, Economy attended Utah State University and Cerritos College as well as a graduate of Cerritos High School.

Economy wears an eye patch. He lost the vision in his right eye nearly 10 years ago, and kids and critics refer to him as “The Pirate.” With his reputation for exposing countless crooked politicians, many now ask who are the real “political pirates” in our area. It is not Randy Economy, it’s those who dare to steal from the public and think that they can get away with it.