Natalie Brunell
Natalie Brunell is a Polish-American television news personality, investigative journalist, podcast host and educator. She is a senior correspondent and investigative reporter for Spectrum News 1 LA as well as Adjunct Instructor at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. She hosts two podcasts highlighting origin and success stories: Coin Stories and Career Stories.
Her work at Spectrum News was nominated for an LA Press Club Award and for an Emmy in Investigative Reporting. In 2021, Natalie launched the Coin Stories podcast, which is focused on cryptocurrency and Bitcoin.
Coin Stories features one-on-one interviews with leading voices in the crypto space about their origin stories and philosophies on monetary policy, economics, and digital currencies such as Bitcoin. Coin Stories quickly ranked among the top 100 Business Podcasts, according to Chartable.
Current Work
Anchor, Managing Editor for Hard Money ShowSwan Bitcoin
Host/Creator – Coin Stories PodcastTalking Bitcoin
Adjunct Professor of Advanced Video Storytelling & CommunicationUniversity of Southern California
Previous Work
Senior Correspondent, Investigative JournalistSpectrum
Aug 2019 – Oct 2021Host/Executive Producer – Career Stories PodcastApple
Feb 2019 – Jun 2021National Freelance CorrespondentABC News
Mar 2018 – Aug 2019KCRA Breaking News/Enterprise ReporterHearst Television
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018Emmy Winning Investigative Reporter/AnchorKESQ, CBS Local 2, KUNA
Sep 2013 – Dec 2015Freelance Associate Producer, 2012 Master's News FellowCNN
May 2012 – Aug 2013Freelance Reporter/Video Producer, Reuters TVThomson Reuters
May 2012 – Aug 2013Investigative Unit AssistantNBC
2011 – 2012Receptionist, Agent AssistantCreative Artists Agency
Nov 2009 – Feb 2011Education
Northwestern UniversityMaster of Science from Medill Broadcast Journalism/Videography
Pepperdine UniversityBachelor's Degree Dual Major Broadcast News & Italian Studies
✎ Last updated Aug. 4, 2026
