Alison Martino (born December 15, 1970 in Los Angeles, California) is a writer, television producer, and historian. She is the daughter of the singer Al Martino and his wife, flight attendant and model Judi Stilwell Martino.
Known as a Los Angeles historian and documentarian, Martino has been referred to as the "Godmother" of old LA and the Sunset Strip.WeHoVille: Alison Martino Preserves the History of Old LA and the Sunset Strip Her knowledge of Los Angeles has been featured in numerous regional publications such as Curbed LA,Curbed LA: Alison Martino's Neighborhood Guide to Sunset Plaza in West HollywoodCurbed LA: West Hollywood's Formosa Cafe will be restored and reopenedCurbed LA: Hollywood building that once housed lavish supper club wins landmark status Los Angeles Magazine,Los Angeles Magazine: Contributor Q&ALos Angeles Magazine: Nagel-gazing With Alison Martino WeHoVille,WeHoVille: Alison Martino Heads Back to Hollywood's Golden Age with Villa Nova's Charlotte Dale as Guide The Hollywood ReporterHollywood Reporter: Vendor Carts Removed From Front of Historic TCL Chinese Theatre Following Social Media Controversy and nationally in the Los Angeles Times,Los Angeles Times: Remembering Charlotte Dale and her beloved Villa Nova Huffington PostHuffington Post: Alison Martino Uncovers A Forgotten City and The New York Times.New York Times: Hollywood History vs Souvenir Junk She has also been featured in various television and radio programs such as ABC's Eye on L.A.,ABC's 'Eye On LA' NPR,NPR: Going back in time with Vintage LA's Alison Martino and the nationally syndicated shows The Insider, Travel Channel's Baggage Battles, Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations and 2018's In Ice Cold Blood, hosted by Ice-T. In 2019, Alison became an on-air host and producer for Spectrum News channel on a series called The SoCal Scene produced by Make Fresh Productions.
As an author, she has written several articles for Los Angeles Magazine.Alison Martino articles in Los Angeles Magazine
Martino is also a television producer, spending much of the late 1990s and 2000s in various production television roles, producing multiple episodes of E! Entertainment Television's Mysteries and Scandals as well as the popular reality shows Trading Spaces, Celebrity Rehab and the critically acclaimed Intervention. In 2014, she teamed up with P. David Ebersole and Todd Hughes of The Ebersole Hughes Company to create the web series VLA TV,VLA TV premiering on her YouTube channel. In 2017, she co-produced documentaries on Pierre Cardin, Jayne Mansfield titled Mansfield 66/67.Variety: Mansfield 66/67 and Trina Lopez
In 2010, Martino created the online community Vintage Los Angeles which documents the history of Los Angeles.Vintage Los Angeles
References
External links
Official website Vintage Los Angeles