Chasing Faith with Dorothy Lucey

Chasing Faith is a podcast that brings honesty, humor, and curiosity to one of life’s biggest questions: what does it mean to believe? Hosted by Emmy-winning journalist Dorothy Lucey and Emmy-winning news director Jason Ball, the show explores faith as a living, evolving journey. Each episode blends personal storytelling, open dialogue, and thoughtful reflection on how belief shapes the way we see ourselves, our communities, and the world.

The heart of Chasing Faith is conversation sometimes tender, sometimes challenging, always real. Drawing from their own diverse backgrounds in faith and decades in media, Dorothy and Jason create a space where listeners can wrestle with doubts, celebrate discovery, and find resonance in stories of transformation. Whether you’re rooted in a tradition, questioning it, or searching for a new path altogether, Chasing Faith invites you to join in the pursuit of meaning and connection.

Dorothy Lucey grew up Catholic on the East Coast, where her early faith was rooted in tradition and ritual. Over time, her journey has taken her through questions, doubts, and new discoveries, leading her to Vintage Church Malibu, where she now worships in a community that blends scripture, prayer, and openness to the needs of the world.

Dorothy is a TV host whose career has spanned network, syndicated, reality, and talk shows. She reported news in New York and Los Angeles, before co-hosting Good Day LA for nearly two decades becoming a trusted, witty, and unfiltered presence in Southern California households.

Beyond the newsroom, Dorothy has been an adjunct professor for more than a decade, teaching Broadcast Journalism at Pepperdine University and Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. She’s also a podcaster, a philanthropist, and, whenever she can steal a moment, a paddle boarder.

Her heart for service has taken her to Africa, Asia, Central and South America, volunteering on medical missions with Mending Kids, where she has served on the board for 10 years and been honored twice for her dedication. She has also been recognized for her charitable work by the Alliance for Women in Media, The Good Shepherd Shelter, The Downtown Women’s Center, The Special Needs Network, the Hollenbeck PALs, and The Good News Foundation.

Dorothy is married to former CBS2 investigative reporter David Goldstein. They have an amazing son and daughter-in-law who remain central to her joy.

She loves God, writing, teaching, her family, and floating away on a paddleboard. 

Jason Ball was raised Southern Baptist in Arkansas, where Sunday mornings meant church pews, hymnals, and a faith tradition that shaped his earliest understanding of the world. As his journey unfolded, so did his spiritual path leading him to United Church of Christ congregations in Tennessee and Florida, where he found a community rooted in inclusivity, questioning, and a living faith that continues to evolve.

Professionally, Jason built a distinguished career in television news, rising to the role of News Director at KTLA in Los Angeles from 2008 to 20221 and leading major-market newsrooms through stories that defined their times. After stepping away from broadcast journalism, he reinvented his path bringing his storytelling skills and leadership into new ventures, including Life After News, a podcast exploring reinvention, resilience, and purpose beyond the newsroom. He also writes Desert Dispatch, a monthly publication born of his move to Palm Springs, where he lives and works today.  

Jason served on the board of Project Angel Food 2018 to 2025 and continues to support it. He has also supported UNICEF programs in Kenya and Vietnam and currently sits on the board of the Coachella Valley Journalism Foundation.