Randol White
All Things Considered Anchor/Reporter

Randol White is an award-winning broadcast journalist with more than two decades of radio, television, web and print experience. He is a Northern California native with a lifelong connection to the Sacramento and Reno/Tahoe areas with several immediate family members also calling this portion of the state home. While growing up, his grandparents lived in Tahoe City and Sparks, his brother, a Sac State alum, settled in Elk Grove, and his parents retired in Lincoln.
Prior to coming to CapRadio, Randol was the first-ever news director at KCBX Public Radio on California’s Central Coast. He spearheaded a newsroom from the ground up, based on NPR-style reporting guidelines blended with a strong focus on the issues and topics important to his local audience. During his tenure, Randol won the prestigious first-place Public Radio News Directors Incorporated (PRNDI) Award for his creative writing and use of sound.
Earlier in his career, Randol anchored and reported at stations in California, Wisconsin, and Oregon.
Randol’s broadcast career began in 1995 on California’s North Coast, while hosting a weekly news-talk program on NPR affiliate KHSU. During that time, he simultaneously produced television newscasts and hosted a public affairs show at Eureka’s KVIQ CBS 17. He landed his first full-time television-anchoring job at Medford, Oregon’s KTVL CBS 10 in 1996. Over the years, he has also reported and anchored at several stations within the San Francisco Bay Area, including KGO AM 810, KTVU Fox 2, and NBC Bay Area.
When Randol isn’t working on his next radio news piece, he’s likely riding his bicycle throughout the area. A proud bike commuter for more than 30 years, Randol chaired the City of San Luis Obispo’s Bicycle Advisory Committee. This passion for multimodal transportation also led to his holding a seat on the city’s Mass Transportation Committee.
Randol can often be spotted shopping for veggies with his husband Ricardo at Sacramento’s Sunday morning farmers’ market under the freeway.
Interview: California’s plans for electric vehicles
April 20, 2022
California car shoppers hit a milestone last year, with one million electric vehicles purchased. Even though the state is the first in the country to hit this goal, California may still be behind its climate change goals.
Interview: California could get a new bottle recycling program
April 15, 2022
With recycling rates dropping in the state, CalRecycle is looking to revamp its current program to encourage recycling rates. Here’s what you need to know.
Interview: Here’s what you need to know about community fridges in Sacramento
April 1, 2022
If you’ve seen community refrigerators around the city of Sacramento, you may be wondering what they’re all about. Here’s what you need to know.
California State Fair set to be the first to open up judging to cannabis
March 30, 2022
Just as wine, craft beer and olive oil have competed for the statewide title for years, cannabis farmers will now get their chance to shine.
Interview: How pollen might play into Californians' spring allergies
March 22, 2022
Dr. Sharon Chinthrajah with the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research at Stanford University discusses what we can expect for allergies this season.
Interview: Where Sacramento stands on California's new food waste recycling program
March 15, 2022
Erin Treadwell spoke with us about a yet-to-be fully implemented California law that requires all residents and businesses to separate food waste from other trash.
Interview: Sleep experts say the shift back to daylight time this weekend is bad for our health
March 11, 2022
Despite efforts to end the practice in California, the clocks still adjust twice a year. Meanwhile, one of the main arguments to make standard time permanent remains: health effects.
Four Sacramento-area hikers are retracing the 100-mile route of those sent to rescue the Donner Party 175 years ago
February 14, 2022
The memorial trek honors the relief parties sent to help the snowbound pioneers back in 1847.
California energy regulators put plans on hold to cut benefits for rooftop solar customers
February 10, 2022
A vote by the CPUC will have to wait as regulators say they need more time to investigate the issue.
Few California workers know they're entitled to pay when a shift is cut short, study finds
February 4, 2022
State law says employers need to pay their workers for hours lost if the time was scheduled but then cut once the shift has started. But a new study out of UC Davis found that few employees know this rule.