th 48 Annual Awards for Editorial Congratulations Southern California David Evans, Michael Smith and Liz Willen Journalism Awards Excellence in 2005 and Los Angeles Press Club And all journalists recognized by the A non-pro t organization with 501(c)(3) status Tax ID 01-0761875 Honorary Awards Los Angeles Press Club 4773 Hollywood Boulevard Hollywood, California 90027 for 2006 Phone: (323) 669-8081 Fax: (323) 669-8069 Internet: www.lapressclub.org E-mail: [email protected] THE PRESIDENT’S AWARD Big Pharma's Shameful Secret For Impact on Media PRESS CLUB OFFICERS Larry King PRESIDENT: Anthea Raymond By David Evans, Michael Smith and Liz Willen Host/Anchor Radio reporter/editor Oscar Cabanerio has been waiting in an experimental drug testing CNN VICE PRESIDENT: Chris Woodyard center in Miami since 7:30 a.m. The 41-year-old undocumented immigrant USA Today

says he's desperate for cash to send his wife and four children in Venezuela. TREASURER: Rory Johnston THE DANIEL PEARL AWARD More than 70 people have crowded into reception rooms furnished with Freelance For Courage and Integrity in Journalism 3 rows of attached blue plastic seats. Cabanerio is one of many regulars who SECRETARY: Christine Palma KXLU Kevin Sites gather at SFBC International Inc.'s test center, which, with 675 beds, is the EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Diana Ljungaeus Solo Journalist largest for-profit drug trial site in North America. International Journalist YAHOO! News Most of the people lining up at SFBC to rent their bodies to medical re- BOARD MEMBERS searchers are poor immigrants from Latin America, drawn to this five-story Greg Baumann, TV Week THE JOSEPH M. QUINN AWARD test center in a converted Holiday Inn motel. Inside, the brown paint and Jon Beaupre, Radio/TV journalist For Journalistic Excellence and Distinction linoleum is gouged and scuffed. A bathroom with chipped white tiles reeks Jerry Cobb, CNBC of urine; its floor is covered with muddy footprints and used paper towels. Michael Collins, Pivot Prods. Dave Lopez Ted Johnson, Variety News Reporter Melissa Lalum, Daily News KCBS/KCAL Eric Longabardi, TeleMedia News Prod. Linda Renaud, Palisadian Post Ben Sullivan, Scienceblog.com Matt Welch, LA Times Factual First Fastest Final Future ADVISORY BOARD Adrienne Anderson, Maxmillion Productions Word Word Word Word Word Alex Ben Block, Jewish Journal Rob Eshman, Jewish Journal by Bloomberg Patt Morrison, LA Times/KPCC www.bloomberg.com PUBLICIST Katherine Agard th 48 Annual Southern California Journalism Awards

7 p.m. Dinner SCHEDULE Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa - welcoming remarks OF EVENTS 7:45 p.m. Silent Auction Closes For all nalists see 7:50 p.m. Show Begins pages 29-35 FEATURES Print Reporter, Columnist or Editor of the Year (Newspapers under 100K)

DESIGN/LAYOUT Designer of the Year

INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING Photojournalist of the Year

Tribute to Larry Attebery and Otis Chandler

NEWSCASTS 5 TV Journalist of the Year

ENTERTAINMENT Entertainment Journalist of the Year

PRESIDENT’S AWARD: Larry King

SPORTS Sports Anchor or Reporter of the Year

BUSINESS

COMMENTARY Radio Anchor or Reporter of the Year

PEARL AWARD: Kevin Sites

FEATURES Health Journalist of the Year

HARD NEWS Print Reporter, Columnist or Editor of the Year (Newspapers over 100K)

QUINN AWARD: Dave Lopez th 48 Annual Southern California Journalism Awards

ELCOME, as the Los Angeles Press Club honors FROM THE the best in Southern California journalism. As you’ll see, we have a long tradition—but we are PRESIDENT not traditional. We’ve always served journalists. WNow we’re linking to the larger community. We’re reaching out, rethinking how journalists relate to the world around them. Take our latest move, in September 2005, to Los Feliz and the Center for Inquiry across from Barnsdall Park. It’s centrally located—with a comfortable theater and easy parking that makes programs and meetings a breeze. We are the only local journalists’ group with such a versatile venue. Our location has attracted foundation of cials, politicians, lmmakers, writers, students, small business owners, and the elderly to our programs this year. And the goodwill from our landlord (and sometime programming partner) Center for Inquiry West is key. Of course, the Press Club hasn’t forgotten our core group—journalists. We work with the Society of Professional Journalists, the Radio Television News Association, American 7 Anthea Raymond Women in Radio and Television, New America Media, and others to ght for freedom of expression, access, and diversity. We’re well-known for our vigilance toward the Brown Act, and plan to stay active on Sunshine issues. We’re now helping to rede ne how LAPD Press Credentials are issued. Stay tuned for more on that. But rst and foremost, enjoy and appreciate tonight’s dinner. It requires thousands of hours of work by board members and other volunteers—and our dynamic Executive Director Diana Ljungaeus. In her three years on staff, she’s shown the rest of us the importance of persistence and vision in bringing the Press Club back to full health. Kudos to her and all who’ve come through again and again. And how about you? Consider getting involved, by organiz- ing programs, tending bar or joining the board of directors.

Cheers The Year in Review

Allan MacDonell, author of “Prisoner HE LOS ANGELES Press Club hosted a whirlwind of events both serious of X,” and controversial investigative and social in 2006. It made news when heroic Mexican anti-corruption reporter Jason Leopold, author of “News journalist Jesus Blancornelas was honored with the Daniel Pearl Award. Junkie,” enjoy a moment after their lively T panel discussion at the club in May. The grand opening of the club’s spacious new Hollywood headquarters, at the Center for Inquiry, attracted a huge turnout in August. Since relocating, the 400-member club has hosted a popular calendar of programs overseen by Executive Director Diana Ljungaeus. Local journalists attend heated pan- els delving into subjects ranging from the Black Dahlia murder mystery to the rise of science journalism. At the Center’s Steve Allen Theater, the club even hosted a rock ‘n roll performance by crooner and former Los Angeles Times editor Bob Baker. The LA Press Club continues to thrive, even as press clubs in other cit- ies struggle in a dif cult environment. Now led by board president and award-winning radio journalist Anthea Raymond, the club is committed Jesus Blancornelas—proud 2005 Daniel Pearl Award to offering new avenues to explore journalism and its impact on Southern winner. Former Los Angeles Times editor Bob Baker belts out a California. Los Angeles Press Club would tune with rockers Blue Cube at this year’s Valentine’s Day stop functioning without party at the Press Club headquarters in Hollywood. volunteers like Derek Olson and Donald H. Wolfe, Jamie Spielvogel. author of “The 8 Black Dahlia 9 Files,” spoke at the club in January about his fascinating experiences uncovering Ma a ties to the Black Dahlia murder.

Ruth and Judea Pearl, the parents of Wall Street Journal re- National Public Radio President Kevin Klose is interviewed by Alex Ben Block, former edi- porter Daniel Pearl, visit with Los Angeles Times columnist tor of Television Week, about the rise of radio news at a Press Club forum. Longtime member Eugenia “One Woman Five Patt Morrison, immediate past president of the club. Lifes” Dallas shows up for many press club parties.

Press Club member, author and journalist Luis Ernesto Flores proposes to his ancé on the Jack Hamann, author of “American Soil,” with Beverly Ev- Edina Lekovic makes a point about the Mohammed Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa joins corruption- ghting Tijuana journalist Jesus Blancornelas Executive Director Diana Ljungaeus beams spot after winning the club’s August, 2005 ans, daughter of Luther Larkin, who was unjustly accused cartoon censorship controversy at the club’s “Censorship: and Associated Press courtroom reporter Linda Deutsch at the 2005 Press Club awards, about the move to the new headquarters at rae prize—a diamond engagement ring of the World War II-era lynching of an Italian POW. They Cowardice or Good Taste,” discussion in May. where the two veteran journalists were honored. 4773 Hollywood Boulevard. donated by Robbins Brothers. spoke at the club in February. PRESIDENT’S AWARD for impact on media Larry King— “Why, Who, What”

N A SHOW just before Memorial Day, curious. I didn’t have to be mean.” The kinks were worked out, and the show drew Larry King wrapped up an hour with Broadcasting also became an early pursuit. He’s a loyal audience. He went national in 1978 with Donald Rumsfeld—in which the defense recounted a story in interviews of how he worked Mutual Radio’s “The Larry King Show,” an overnight secretary was asked about everything as a mail clerk for Associated Merchandising Corp., program that not only allowed King to interview Ofrom Iraq to national security to the new CIA chief— located in the same building as New York’s WOR, guests for several hours, but for listeners to call in with one nal, off the cuff question. and he would ride the elevator up to the station’s and ask questions. Do you watch “American Idol”? oor just to be around the announcers. The “open phone America” format was adapted Rumsfeld laughed. “Heck, no!” At 22, he left for Miami, having heard that radio to his nightly CNN talk show, which quickly became Few other talk hosts deploy such a freewheel- job opportunities were more plentiful there. He got one of the network’s signatures. Some of his pro- ing style —and few would have been able to snag a job with a small station, WAHR in Miami Beach, grams became part of broadcast lore: The 1993 the controversial Rumsfeld as a guest. Approach- and in 1957 they gave him a shot as a morning disc NAFTA debate between Al Gore and Ross Perot, a ing his 50th year in broadcasting, King has be- jockey when one of the announcers quit. 1995 hour on the Middle East peace process with come an institution not just for his potpourri of The rst show, he says, also was the last time he PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat, King Hussein of Jor- subjects, from politics, foreign affairs, entertain- was nervous on radio. dan and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin; and a ment and sports; but for his common sense way “They had just given me my new name, Larry 1994 interview with Marlon Brando. 10 of interviewing. He asks the questions that an ev- King, and I had all of my music prepared and noth- Only once, he says, has he been intimidated by 11 eryman would ask, a curiosity that comes across ing came out of my mouth,” he says. “I just couldn’t a guest, and that was only for about ve minutes. not as prying but as polite query. think of a thing to say. And I saw the whole thing, “Frank Sinatra,” he says. “Because I used to watch As recipient of this year’s President’s Award, that dream I had had since childhood, evaporating. him at the Paramount. And he didn’t do interviews. King is being honored for a career that has in And the general manager of the radio station, the He was hard to get. He agreed to do it and then cluded more than 40,000 interviews, from Mal- music kept playing, he kicked open the door to the after that it was a breeze. It is just the same premise colm X to L. Ron Hubbard to Madonna, and most control room and said, ‘This is a communications whether it is Rumsfeld or an insurance agent. ‘Why, recently gures including former President Bill business.’ who, what. Why do you do what you do?’” Clinton, actress Elizabeth Taylor, author James Frey “And what I did was I turned on the mike and I Particularly challenging are guests who give and “Deep Throat” Mark Felt. “Larry King Live,” told the audience what I was going through. I told short answers. Because of his age, Felt was dif cult. launched in 1985, is CNN’s highest-rated program. them this was my rst day on the air. I told them “Obviously he has some dementia,” King says. “I could describe it as short questions, to the how I never thought I would be nervous but I am “All I could do there was the best I could. Obviously point,” King, 72, says of his style. “I never mean nervous. I even told them that the general manager it was not easy. He gave short answers. He did not to embarrass. I am there to learn. I don’t want to had kicked open the door. What I discovered was think in the abstract. On the other hand, this inter- know the answers that the guests are going to give. that if you are honest to your audience, if you take view is going to be in the Smithsonian, and you re- I don’t like pre-interviews. I like to be surprised. them into your situation, you can never be nervous.” alize, of course, that no one is ever going to see him And I am curious about a wide range of topics. I The owner of a well-known Miami restaurant, again. And if any one wants to refer to it, 50 years would never want to do a show that is just politics Pumpernik’s, took notice of the a.m. show and in- from today, they are going to pull up the story of or just entertainment or just sports. I like it all.” vited King to start a talk program from his eatery. Watergate and they are going to show Mark Felt and The father of five children and married to No one was booked; he would just walk up to people that is going to be it. There is nothing else to show.” singer/actress Shawn Southwick-King, King was and interview them. “Out of nowhere Bobby Darin As hard as the interview was, in querying Felt particularly outspoken after a heart attack in 1987, walked in,” he says. “He hadn’t heard the show, and about the mechanics and motivations behind his which led him to found the Larry King Cardiac was entertaining across the street in the Deauville, actions, King did manage to slip in a question about Foundation, raising millions to help pay for heart and he was the rst famous person I interviewed.” the man who played him in the movie, “All the Pres- procedures for nearly 60 children and adults. Guests such as Danny Thomas and Jimmy Hoffa ident’s Men,” Hal Holbrook. BY TED JOHNSON Born Larry Zeiger to Russian immigrants who followed, and by 1960 King had been approached to KING: “Follow the money. Did you ever say settled in Brooklyn, N.Y., King recalls being en- start his own TV show. “The rst night on TV, they that?” grossed in the “who, what, where, when” since a had me in a swivel chair, and I kept swiveling. You FELT: “No. I don’t recall ever saying that.” very early age. could smoke then on television, so I smoked. The We all would have wanted to ask it, too. “I would drive people nuts,” he says. “The bus Miami Herald criticized the show by saying, ‘It is a driver: ‘why are you driving a bus?’ I was always swiveling smoke screen.’” Larry Attebery: Gentleman, Newsman Philip Morris USA ORMER LOS ANGELES Press Club president Larry Attebery was, in the words of one of his colleagues, F“polite but aggressive.” The gentlemanly newsman, who died on May 5 at age is proud to be a sponsor of the 73, was one of only a handful of Los Angeles reporters who seem to have covered just about every major event in ’70s, ’80s and ’90s, including elections, LAPD corruption and the Simpson trial. After a successful career in Chicago radio and TV, the 48th Annual Southern Windy City native moved to Los Angeles in 1968, serving as the morning drive co-anchor of KNX all-news radio. Five years later he moved to KTTV to as an investigative reporter for the “On Target” team, and the next year he was promoted to principal anchor. He became vice president and news director of the station in 1983. California Journalism Awards. His longest tenure was as senior correspondent for KCOP-TV from 1988 to 2001. During that time, he won the Edward R. Murrow Award for his series of reports on the beleaguered Belmont Learning Center, in what would be one of many prestigious honors he earned throughout his career. 13 TV news reporter Hal Eisner, who worked with Attebery at KTTV and KCOP, per- haps put it best to the Los Angeles Times: “He was a very familiar person to all in Los Angeles for a very long time.”

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Kevin Sites –On Site

BY JILL STEWART T 43, YAHOO’S “Hot Zone” war corre- the roughly three-dozen armed conicts identi ed spondent Kevin Sites has reported on, globally by the International Institute for Strategic and been the subject of, more contro- Studies. His most recent assignment, as of press versy than a typical war journalist expe- time, was in troubled Sri Lanka. Ariences during an entire career. The multi-media program Sites produces in- He is the recipient of the Daniel Pearl Award for cludes print reports, still photography, live video Courage and Integrity in Journalism, given by the and audio—all gathered using an ingenious array Los Angeles Press Club in consultation with Judea of technology stuffed into a single backpack. 14 and Ruth Pearl, parents of the Wall Street Journal His Los Angeles-based senior producer, Robert Kevin Sites records a 15 reporter assassinated by terrorists in Pakistan in Padavick, formerly of CNN and NBC News, says, “If standup from inside the remains of a building in 2002. he’d been in the Middle East or Africa, some place Grozny, Chechnya. Sites was tapped by Yahoo! last September closer to California, he would be there to receive to launch his news journal (http://hotzone.yahoo. the Daniel Pearl Award. But he couldn’t make it Some families too poor com), where he plans in a single year to cover all of from a remote place in Asia. This award for Kevin to aord houses on dry An old woman stands is just a huge honor, and it shows that we are on land live on their shing in front of a funeral people’s minds.” boats on Dal Lake in pyre on the banks of While things have gone surprisingly well from Srinagar, Indian- Kathmandu’s Bagmati a technical standpoint, Padavick worries about controlled Kashmir. River. Sites’ safety—he was surrounded in the Sudan by “nerve-wracking anarchy.” Padavick does, however, Inset: During a rare see ample rewards in Sites’ coverage. The most dis- break in reporting, Kevin Sites conducts turbing was a piece on a child bride in Afghanistan, an interview from his given up at age four to a family who “tortured her an angry email from the unit I was with nor from for the sometimes-college lecturer raised in rural London hotel room for years,” Padavick says. She escaped, and Sites Marine battle eld commanders who, though, sad- Geneva, Ohio, who got his start as a photographer with a journalism class discovered her in an orphanage transformed into “a dened by the incident, knew I reported with fair- at his town newspaper at age 15. Politically active in Texas. girl with so much poise beyond her years that Kevin ness and context.” after college (he holds a master’s degree from was oored.” After it ran, Sites received 16,000 His work continued to draw strong reaction Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism), he e-mails, and another 8,000 reactions appeared on as he reported from the Colombian drug wars, worked on Gary Hart’s presidential campaigns in Hot Zone’s comment board. Haitian slums, Pakistan-Afghanistan borderlands, the 1980’s, later worked for cable and local news, Sites has been a lightning rod for controversy Iranian religious communities in Tehran and grim and covered the Afghanistan war for the alterna- since he blazed into the public conscience in surgery wards on both sides of the Israeli-Palestin- tive weekly, The New Times of San Luis Obispo. November of 2004 after he videotaped a U.S. ian conict. As a CNN correspondent, he and his team Marine shooting an already-wounded Iraqi In a Jewish Review article in March, Sites said were captured while trying to be rst into vola- insurgent in a Fallujah mosque. Then an NBC public reaction to online reporting, including his tile Tikrit during the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Threat- correspondent, Sites was eviscerated by some as own, tends to be “very vitriolic”—a response he ened with death by the Fedayeen militia controlled a traitor to U.S. troops, but praised by others as an welcomes for providing a “self-correcting mecha- by Saddam Hussein, the CNN team was released impartial journalist. nism,” but says can also discourage “reason and thanks to the efforts of a Kurdish translator travel- The embattled Sites later defended himself on dialogue.” ing with them. his blog, www.kevinsites.net, saying, “I never got The past four years have been a rocket ride Things have changed dramatically since his Photos by Kevin Sites DANIEL PEARL AWARD KEVIN SITES

bosses at CNN ordered Sites to suspend his “war blog” three years ago, with a CNN spokesman ex- plaining to USC Annenberg’s Online Journalism Re- view at the time, “We do not blog.” Last fall, Sites bucked tradition again, signing onto Hot Zone. At the time, Yahoo! said he would cover conicts “typically left uncovered or under-re- ported by mainstream news organizations.” The job came with an even more unusual four-part credo: “transparency” in his reporting process so online users can see him overcoming real-time problems in the eld; “vulnerability” as Sites experiences the same dangers to which his interview subjects are exposed; “empathy” as Sites pursues local sources regardless of what they believe; and “solutions” pro- vided to his readers, who are given online links to organizations working in war-torn areas. Few journalists could work under such non-tra- At the Red Security Museum in northern Iraq, housed in a former Iraqi intel- ditional conditions, but Sites has made a career of ligence facility of the same name, museum guide Hamid Ibrahim stands in front defying tradition. Today, he usually works without a of a display depicting the torture that occurred there. safety net, traveling solo and relying on high-de ni- tion digital cameras and satellite modems to get his Twelve-year-old Gulsoma stories out—with help from Los Angeles producer lives in a Kabul orphanage. Padavick, associate producer Erin Green, formerly When her father died, her with C-SPAN and NBC, and researcher Lisa Liu, for- mother gave her away to a merly with Radio Free Asia. 16 new family in an arranged “Kevin was in the Sudan, in a very dif cult and marriage. Gulsoma was remote place, then after a short break he was head- just four. For years the ing to Fallujah, and he tells me, ‘Man I think I have family beat and tortured her, until Gulsoma nally malaria. I have night sweats,’” Padavick recalls. escaped and made it to the “Before I could ask him if he was taking his medi- police with a neighbor’s cation he was saying, ‘I have my next story set up, help. Despite her horri c tomorrow,’ and he was off and running. It reinforces past, Gulsoma displays the point that we are doing this without bureaus or strength and hope far contacts along the way.” beyond her years. Yahoo! describes the brand of journalism Sites is practicing as “a nexus of backpack journalism, narrative story-telling techniques, and the Internet.” Perhaps. But for millions of online users who have seen his work and images, both terrible and beautiful, the untraditional risk-taker Kevin Sites is practicing journalism in its most unfettered form.

Kevin Sites interviews a Sudan People’s Liberation Army commander in Rumbek, south Sudan. A villager in the town of El Di cil, Colombia, where paramilitaries operating in the area recently laid down their arms. Otis Chandler A prince who earned his crown BY PATT MORRISON

ATCHING A GLIMPSE of that behind every great fortune there is a crime, and that the Otis Chandler striding greatly fortunate Chandlers stood accused of their criminal Cthrough The Times’ news- portion: vicious union-busting, water theft, political manip- room was like sighting a grif n: ulation. Otis sent me a kind thank-you note. a creature of mythology, half- He was an imperfect hero, as even princes are. He lion and half-eagle. In his per- abdicated the publisher’s throne as a fairly young man, son, Otis stitched together two beset by family pressures and diverted by personal ideas as dissonant as Valvoline issues. and Sparkletts: a believer in that As the paper suffered declines and setbacks, the Golden most democratic of instruments, Age of Otis took on a deeper luster. One editor got so weary a free and fair press—the only of reporters complaining that Otis would never have done business mentioned in the Con- this or that, he nally snapped, “Otis has gone sur ng, and stitution—and an heir to that most regressive of institutions, he’s not coming back.” an absolute monarchy. But he did, once, in 1999, after the paper’s new leaders Chandler was the fourth generation of a dynasty of busi- cut a secret pro t-sharing deal that had Times’ journalists ness monarchs, and every story told of kings and queens unwittingly writing pieces for a promotional advertising could be told of him: the gifted and golden prince, the for- issue about Staples Center. midable queen mother urging him on, the contentious and It was the same kind of conict of interest that had be- jealous family nipping at his ank. smirched his forebears’ reputations. Otis drafted a barbed 19 His kingdom was Southern California. As owners and rebuke to the “executives in the top two positions” whose operators of the Los Angeles Times, his family had virtually “unbelievably stupid and unprofessional handling” had per- ruled it for nearly 100 years, enriching itself as the region petrated a “scandal” and a “ asco” that amounted to the prospered under its marching orders. “most serious threat” to The Times in his half-century of Otis was a child of his name and his city, but he was also being “associated” with the paper. a child of the age. He became publisher in 1960, the year It was read aloud to the newsroom staff, and young that John F. Kennedy was elected president. reporters who had never so much as laid eyes on him The paper he inherited was so lousy that humorists cheered. Otis had left the building, but not the newspaper. made a joke of it. The city he was born in was sneered at His much-photocopied picture went up all over the news- like some beautiful but stupid starlet, wanting in substance, room. He was Shane and Frederick Barbarossa, rescuers culture, taste and history. come back to save us once more. He professionalized the newspaper, hiring college- His image is still here and there in the newsroom, and educated writers who could cover beats—science, poli- in one other place. tics, the bold social and racial changes of the 1960s—with Since Otis left, The Times has had seven publishers. But sophistication and judgment, not with the gee-whiz hokum or in the lobby, there are only four bronze busts of publish- the vituperative boosterism of the old L.A. Times. ers: his great-grandfather’s, his Mass and class, he said, was the paper’s mission. grandfather’s, his father’s and The paper was a responsibility; the Chandler his own. There will be even family image was, I suspect, a burden. Otis spent more publishers, but not, I sus- lavishly to create a great American newspaper— pect, more bronzes. The last of and didn’t hurt himself nancially by it. But it the Chandlers broke the mold. seemed to me as if he were laundering a family fortune earned in some part through decades of This article was reprinted robber-baron deals “in an age,” wrote historian from the Los Angeles Times. Patt Kevin Starr, “unbothered by later niceties regard- Morrison is a Times columnist ing conict of interest.” and host of the daily KPCC talk When the Tribune Co. took over the Times in show “Patt Morrison.” She is a 2000, I wrote about the passing of the Chandler former president of the Los An- dynasty and its mixed legacy. I quoted Balzac— geles Press Club. THE QUINN AWARD for journalistic excellence and distinction

Dave Lopez Likes Telling It Like It Is

BY SANDY COHEN EARING A SUIT and tie, CBS2 News everyday and the exceptional in our region with reporter Dave Lopez chased a live enthusiasm and curiosity. turkey around its pen until he caught “He’s on the street, he’s on the road, and his vi- the unwieldy bird. It was one of the sion of Southern California has shaped ours.” Wveteran newsman’s more unusual features. Lopez knew in the fth grade that he wanted to “I’m not big on animals,” he says, not mincing be a journalist. By the time he was a sophomore at 20 words. South Gate High School, the 21 Lopez, 58, tells it like it native Angeleno had started is. His straight-ahead style a class newspaper and was has made him a stalwart freelancing sports stories for presence in Southern Cal- the South Gate Press. ifornia television news for Before long, he was cov- 34 years. ering high school football for His selection as this the Huntington Park Signal, interviewed Bill Clinton and the Pope. He reported In addition to his professional accolades, Lopez year’s honoree of the Joseph earning 25 cents an inch for from Somalia and Mexico City. He met Muhammad is a favorite of Southern California news-watchers. M. Quinn Award for Journal- his copy. Ali and “chit-chatted” with Ronald Reagan. The Orange County Register called Lopez “the `Star’ istic Excellence and Distinc- While studying journal- “You name it, I’ve covered it,” he says. “The TV reporter in Orange County” and readers of the tion is for a career spent cov- ism at California State Univer- only thing I haven’t done is a weather report.” media news site Ron ering some of Los Angeles’ sity, Los Angeles, Lopez took Lopez says he can hardly imagine doing any Fineman’s On the biggest stories, from the O.J. classes with the Columbia Ca- other job. Record voted him “You name it, I’ve covered Simpson trial and Rodney reer School of Broadcasting. “This isn’t work, this is fun,” he says. “It’s the the best local TV eld King riots to oods, res and “We got to work in a greatest way to make a living.” reporter. it… The only thing I haven’t Lakers championships. He radio station for a week,” The secret of his success and endurance? As a Quinn win- already has been recognized Lopez says. “That really put “I’ve always gone about this job as though (each ner, Lopez joins other done is a weather report.” with eight Emmy Awards, the bug in me. It made me de- assignment) was going to be last story I’d ever do,” distinguished jour- seven Golden Mike awards termined to break into radio Lopez says. nalists including Ted and three Associated Press or TV.” The eldest of eight children, Lopez says he Koppel, Dan Rather, Patt Morrison and Edward R. awards. He successfully traded learned from his businessman father how to treat Murrow. “Lopez has made cov- inches for seconds with his people right and make them comfortable. Com- The Quinn Award was established in 1979 in ering Southern California “I’ve never been transition to television in bined with his natural curiosity, reporting was a the name of Joseph M. Quinn, a former Press Club a lifelong commitment,” 1972. He joined CBS2 in perfect profession. president and World War II veteran who built City says Los Angeles Press Club anchor-happy … I 1977 as a general assignment “I’ve never been anchor-happy,” he says. “I found News Service and founded the club’s awards pro- President Anthea Raymond. reporter. a niche. I know what I’m good at and I like it.” gram in 1957. “From his days as a student know what I’m good Since then, he’s covered Lopez has been married to his wife, Elaine, since journalist to the present, cases from the Hillside Stran- 1970. They have two children, Tami, 31, and Matt, Sandy Cohen is an entertainment writer for The he’s told stories about the at and I like it.” gler to the Freeway Killer. He 29, and a granddaughter, Cassie. Associated Press. th 48 Annual Southern California PRESENTERS Journalism Awards

MAUD ADAMS You can next catch him in episodes Born in Luleå along the northeast coast of “Deadwood” and “Monk,” and the up- of Sweden, Maud Adams started her coming Clint Eastwood WWII epic “Flags professional career as a fashion cover of Our Fathers.” This summer, he’s off to girl and became one of the rst super- his native New England to shoot the Dis- models during the 1970s. In 1974, she ney lm “The Game Plan” and bask in landed a coveted role as a “Bond Girl” in the glow of the Boston Red Sox. the James Bond thriller “The Man with the Golden Gun,” playing opposite Roger DENISE DADOR Moore. The following year, director Nor- Los Angeles has been fortunate to have man Jewison placed her opposite James Denise Dador bringing us her healthful lifestyle features on ABC7 Caan in his futuristic drama “Rollerball.” Eyewitness News since the summer of 1998. She is Eyewitness In 1984, she was once again paired with Roger Moore, playing the News’ weekend morning anchor and health specialist and her title role of “Octopussy” becoming the only actress to twice star “Healthy Living” features air regularly on the 4 and 5 p.m. edi- in a James Bond movie, but returned thereafter to television as a tions of the newscast. Before coming to KABC, she worked at series regular. Ms. Adams is starring in the new independent lm Fox’s KMPH-TV in Fresno. Initially a general assignment reporter, “The Seekers,” co-written and produced by Press Club Executive Denise was appointed South Valley bureau chief, and then was Director Diana Ljungaeus. promoted to main anchor of the sta- Ms. Adams lives in Los Angeles and is married to Los Angeles tion’s weeknight 10 o’clock news. In Superior Court Judge Charles Rubin. 1993, Dador joined the ABC af liate WXYZ-TV in Detroit, Michigan as health 23 ALEX BEN BLOCK reporter. She was quickly promoted to Alex Ben Block is an entertainment in- the station’s weekend anchor. Dador dustry journalist, author, broadcaster acknowledges her grandmother, So a and show business historian. He was Alquizola, as a driving force in her life. The editor of two Hollywood trades, “Catch your time and make the most of TelevisionWeek, and The Hollywood it” is her grandmother’s motto. Reporter, as well as Associate Editor of Forbes, movie critic in Miami, colum- ANA GARCIA nist in Detroit and City Editor/Colum- Whether it’s breaking City Hall pay-to- nist for the L.A. Herald Examiner. Block play scandals or busting perverts lm- is heard as a commentator each week ing cheerleaders in Internet scams, Ana on KPCC-FM’s “Call Sheet” and contrib- Garcia is an award-winning investiga- utes to the nationally syndicated radio program, “The Advertis- tive reporter for the “Channel 4 News” ing Show.” Block is author of “OUTFOXED: The Inside Story of and currently also anchors the 6 p.m. America’s Fourth Television Network,” and the global bestseller, News. She has been a longtime Press “The Legend Of Bruce Lee.” He served for three years as LAPC Club supporter and her hard-hitting re- Executive Director and remains an honorary board member. In portage has earned the respect of her 2005, Block produced and co-moderated with Patt Morrison, peers. a journalism forum featuring top industry professionals, “Who Her recent investigative work has Can Be Trusted—A Seminar On Sourcing,” in association with earned her a number of awards, including a local area Emmy the LAPC, the USC Annenberg School of Communications, the Award for Best Hard News Reporter, numerous Golden Mike and Discovery Times Channel and the New York Times. Edward R. Murrow Awards. She was also the recipient of an As- sociated Press Award for Best Investigative Series in California. GORDON CLAPP Garcia was raised in Queens, New York and is a graduate of Actor Gordon Clapp is best known for his Emmy-winning turn St. John’s University in New York where she earned a Bachelor as Det. Greg Medavoy on “NYPD Blue.” Last year, he picked up of Arts degree in Communication. Garcia lives in Los Angeles a Tony nomination for his role as loudmouth instigator Dave with her family. Moss in the Tony-winning Broadway revival of David Mamet’s “Glengarry Glen Ross.” He is also a gifted writer, having won a DOUG KRIEGEL Press Club award along with collaborator Susan Karlin. Doug Kriegel is a general assignment reporter for NBC4’s “Chan- 48th Annual Southern California Journalism Awards PRESENTERS

nel 4 News.” He was the rst Los Angeles newsperson to report at the Luna Lounge. Maron lives in Los Angeles with his comedi- the Daniel Pearl Foundation to also reports for Tribune’s WGN-TV in Chicago, radio’s KNX live from New York City on Sept. 11, 2001. Kriegel spent three enne wife Mishna Wolff and four cats. continue his mission and to pro- and CNN. weeks at the scene in New York providing daily updates on the mote interfaith understanding. World Trade Center situation and its aftermath. DOUG MCINTYRE Judea Pearl, who serves as ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA As a general assignment reporter for Channel 4, Kriegel has KABC morning show host Doug McIn- the foundation’s president, is a Elected Mayor of Los Angeles in 2005, won several awards. In 1986 he won a Golden Mike Award and tyre spent 20 years as a television/ professor of computer science Antonio Villaraigosa previously served a Los Angeles Press Club Award for best news reporting for a se- screenwriter and producer. McIntyre and statistics at UCLA, and is on the LA City Council where he faced ries that examined special effects used in the movie industry. He has written for all of the major televi- renowned internationally for many of the same issues that are his was honored with a Los Angeles area Emmy Award for the 1983 sion networks, including the hit series his research contribution to focus as mayor: improving education, news series, “Whatever Happened to Real Men.” The series also Married... with Children, WKRP in Cin- artificial intelligence, human transportation and economic develop- landed an Associated Press Award for television reporting, best cinnati, Mike Hammer—Private Eye, cognition and the philosophy ment in the City of Los Angeles. feature in California and the Los Angeles Press Club Award for and the critically acclaimed PBS series, of science. Ruth Pearl serves as the chief nancial of cer and In his victory speech, Villaraigosa excellence in television reporting. Liberty’s Kids, which earned him a Hu- secretary of the foundation. declared, “I will never forget where I manitas Prize Nomination for excel- came from.” MARC MARON lence in television writing. His move to SAM RUBIN “Where he came from” includes a Marc Maron is a standup comic, actor, and writer who has morning drive follows his enormously successful run as host of Nationally renowned entertainment long history of involvement in the labor movement. As a teen- appeared in countless clubs, in lm, and off-Broadway and is KABC’s number one rated overnight program, Red Eye Radio. reporter Sam Rubin is a veteran of ager he volunteered with the farm workers movement, went on the author of The Jerusalem Syndrome (based on his one-man Additionally, McIntyre is a published author, having writ- the KTLA Morning News, the highest to organize for United Teachers Los Angeles, and later served as show). Mr. Maron is known for his incisive cultural and political ten for American History Illustrated, LA JAZZ Scene, as well as rated locally produced program in the President of the American Civil Liberties Union’s LA Chapter. commentary, mystical ruminations, and neurotic insights into many other periodicals, His book, Cheap Advice was published country. He hosts the Emmy-nomi- In 1994 he won a seat in the California State Assembly, and in human nature. Born in New Jersey and raised in Albuquerque, by Time/Warner Books in 1995. He is married to actress Penny nated syndicated special Live From 1998 his colleagues elected him Speaker. Some of the land- he started his comedy career in the late 1980s in Hollywood, Peyser and lives in the San Fernando Valley. The Academy Awards, and Sneaks, a mark legislation he oversaw includes modernization of public as a doorman at the famed standup venue The Comedy Store. series of movie preview shows pro- schools, an assault weapons ban, and programs to provide Maron has since lived in Boston, San Francisco, and New York RUTH AND JUDEA PEARL duced in conjunction with the Los An- healthcare to California children. City, where he co-founded possibly the rst alternative comedy Shortly after the death of journalist Daniel Pearl, his parents, geles Times. A recipient of a Golden He is married to an educator, the former Corina Raigosa, event, “Eating It,” with friend and comedy star Janeane Garofalo Judea and Ruth Pearl, and other members of his family founded Mike Award and other honors, Rubin and is the father of four children. 25 Dolphin Girls Capture City Title • Heal The Bay IDs ‘Beach Bummers’ • Ready, Getty - Go!

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Where’s My Mail? ResidentsPalisadian-Post Raise Concerns • Palisadian Gregory Joins U.S. Marines in 310.454.1321 Afghanistan • Pride Plants New Trees in Marquez Beautification • Court of Appeal Backs th 48 Annual Southern California JUDGING Journalism Awards congratulations. OBODY LIKES BEING judged by, ing and broadcasting life-saving evacuation MESSAGE say, an editor who wouldn’t know a messages from local and state of cials. In Ngreat story if it smacked him in the the hours before the storm hit, on Monday, FROM THE head with a sturgeon. August 29, 2005, local media outlets were But when it comes to awards, we do understandably concerned for the safety of BIG EASY like being adjudicated because of the Los their employees. Some called for smaller Angeles Press Club’s tradition of judging ex- crews to stay in the strike zone (covering BY MICHAEL COLLINS cellence. The Press Club assesses the work what would become the story of their life- done in other cities so that they’ll judge time), while others retreated to safer areas, the work done by Southland journalists and to prepare for the time when they could submitted to the Southern California Jour- come back into town to report on the af- nalism Awards. Reciprocal judging is inte- termath. While pre-Katrina reports in the gral to furthering eminence in our profes- Times-Picayune, and years of reports by sion, and it assures unbiased critiquing. many TV journalists, had predicted New Or- I was again honored this year to be the leans’ worst case hurricane scenario, few of chair of the judging subcommittee, and was the journalists who covered the scene during joined by fellow Press Club volunteer judges those early days could have ever imagined Diana Ljungaeus, Anthea Raymond, Matt what they would see once that day came. Welch and Chris Woodyard. Among the press “Katrina’s impact was so severe that clubs we have judged so far this year were many of the local TV stations were knocked 27 the East Bay Press Club, the Houston Press off the air. Most maintained a web site pres- Club and the Press Club of New Orleans. ence, transmitting valuable information to Our colleagues from The Big Easy evacuees. The Times-Picayune was forced couldn’t judge us this year for obvious rea- to evacuate many of its staffers to higher sons. But despite hurricanes Katrina and ground because of ooding. Reporting con- Rita, the Press Club of New Orleans decided tinued from those who could and did stay to continue its 48-year tradition in honoring behind. Floodwaters swamped the build- the best in Cajun copy. It wasn’t easy, how- ings of at least two local TV stations, seri- ever, according to their club president Dom- ously damaging their facilities, while other inic Massa who is also a news producer at stations suffered varying degrees of dam- the CBS af liate WWL-TV Channel 4. age. WWL Radio, with cooperation from “While documenting Hurricane Katrina’s its parent company’s other local stations disastrous impact on a major American and a competing radio chain, remained a city, and the huge rebuilding and recovery lifeline throughout the storm, broadcasting challenges that have followed, journalists to evacuees across the country.” and media professionals in New Orleans And that’s what great journalism is—“a www.cbrands.com have also experienced the storm’s impact lifeline throughout the storm.” That’s why themselves, on personal and professional the Times Picayune won two Pulitzer Prizes levels,” Massa told us. “Levee breaches and this year and that’s why some of you will the ooding that followed have caused many bring home hardware at this year’s Press to lose their homes, and all or most of their Club honors. You are the lifeline to our de- possessions. Some lost loved ones. Others mocracy in these turbulent, uncharted times. lost their jobs. The feeling of loss remains, You are also a lifeline to your fellow jour- even this many months later, while the job nalists like those in New Orleans. “Thanks of covering the story and its impact on our for doing this... and for all you’re doing to fellow New Orleanians continues. help us with our awards program,” Massa “Before and during Katrina’s landfall, said, without having to. “You guys have local journalists, including the area’s TV me- been very valued friends of our club for teorologists, warned their audience of the several years now. We appreciate it more massive storm’s impending danger, report- than ever.” th 48 Annual Southern California FINALISTS Journalism Awards

NEWSPAPER FEATURE (Over Hawkinson: Creating Art with News; “Iraq War Dead” “L.A.’s Underground Power 100K circulation) Moving Parts” Brian Harr, Los Angeles Daily Broker” Justin Clark, L.A. Weekly, News, “Pope John Paul Scott Glover and Matt Lait, Los “Coroner to the Suicide” ONLINE NEWS STORY, Memorial Section” Angeles Times, “A Case of Michael Krikorian, L.A. Weekly, FEATURE, SERIES OR PACKAGE Cristina Martinez and Scott Doubt” “War and Peace” Jon Gerung, Los Angeles Daily LaFee, San Diego Union- Jason Felch and Ralph Fram- Richard Marosi, Los Angeles News, 50th Anniversary Inter- Tribune, “Howabunga” mo lino, Los Angeles Times, Times, “Death and active of James Dean’s Death “Lavish Perks, Looted Trea- Deliverance” Gregory Allen Gross, Debbi Farr NEWSPAPER DESIGN (Under sures Inside the Art World” David Zucchino, Los Angeles Baker, Karen Kucher, Tom 100K) Robin Fields, Evelyn Larrubia Times, “The Unvanquished: A Mallory, The San Diego Union- Daniel Kacvinski and Carvin and Jack Leonard, Los Angeles Cop’s Story” Tribune, two reports on Rep. Knowles, The Jewish Journal, Times, “Guardians for Pro t” Randy “Duke” Cunningham “My Iraq” Marcus Stern of Copley News NEWSPAPER FEATURE (Under Service, San Diego Union- 100K circulation) TELEVISION FEATURE RADIO USE OF SOUND Tribune Sta and Copley Howard Blume, The Jewish Chris Blatchford, KTTV, “Stanley Queena Kim and Laura Belous, News Service Sta, “Rep. Journal, “Two Families’ Dreams ‘Tookie’ Williams” 89.3 KPCC, “Water on the Randy ‘Duke’ Cunningham’s Were Not Demolished” Ana Garcia, KNBC 4, “Mennonite Border” $2.4 million in Bribes” Dan Evans, Daily Journal, Mob” Jordan Davis, 89.3 KPCC, “Olvera “Woman’s 2000 Islamic Burial Jorge Mettey, Univision 34, “15% Street Posadas” NEWSPAPER INVESTIGATIVE/ Provokes Legal Controversy” of the US” John Rabe, 89.3 KPCC, “Counting SERIES (Under 100K) Melissa Heckscher, Daily Breeze, Angela Shelley, California Crows” Marshall Allen and the Pasadena “Apple Powerbook Guy” Connected, “Kids for Real” Ilsa Setziol, 89.3 KPCC, “Arroyo Star-News, “Turmoil at the 29 Teresa Strasser, The Jewish Susan Haag, Hal Fishman, KTLA, Toad” Local Red Cross” Journal, “The Evil Stepmother “Mexican Fighter Squadron 201” Sarah Spitz, KCRW, “Tim Cindy Chang, Pasadena Star- Dies” Hawkinson: Creating Art with News, “Asians in San Gabriel Claude Walbert, Daily Journal, MAGAZINE FEATURE/ Moving Parts” Valley” “Patrol Ocer Goes to Dark COMMENTARY Chip Jacobs, Los Angeles Side” Nelson Handel, The Walrus, IN-HOUSE OR CORPORATE CityBeat, “Money Train” “Frontiers of Flavour” PUBLICATION Jenny Marder, Long Beach Press- FEATURE PHOTO Oliver Jones and Cathy Free, Jim Perry, Los Angeles Fire Fighter Telegram, “The Meth Menace” Stephen Carr, Long Beach Press- People Magazine, “Castaways” Telegram, “Whew!” (plane on Theresa Marie Moreau, New Ox- MAGAZINE DESIGN RADIO INVESTIGATIVE/SERIES re) ford Review, “Justice is Done: Gary King, Venice Paper, “August KPCC News Department, Carolyn Cole, Los Angeles Times, Paul Shanley, Pervert Priest” 2005” “Illegal Immigrants: Bene t or “Hunting for Drugs” Maia Szalavitz, Reason Magazine, Burden?” Stephen Georges, Press- “In Defense of Happy Pills” ONLINE DESIGN AND LAYOUT Michael Linder, KNX 1070, Telegram, “Limp Blimp” Vicki She-Cahan with Johnny Martha Hernandez, Variety.com “Ibogaine - Drug Series” Leo Hetzel, Press-Telegram, Dodd, People Magazine, “A Christine Palma, 89.9 KXLU FM, Rachael Myrow, 89.3 KPCC, “Snow Meets the Sea” Place to Say Goodbye” EchoInTheSense.com “Surf n’ Turf: Port Issues Series” Genaro Molina, Los Angeles Clint Stenson, Los Angeles John North, KNX 1070, “The Times, “Somber Mood” PRINT JOURNALIST OF THE Times, TheEnvelope.com Rush to Ruin: Pro le of a Raul Roa, San Gabriel Valley YEAR (Under 100K circulation) Clare Sup, Los Angeles Times, Compulsive Gambler” Tribune “Natural Selection” Jason Armstrong, Daily Journal LATimes.com Rob Schmitz, 89.3 KPCC, “China Ben Baeder and Keith J. Craig Williams, Independent, Trade Mission” RADIO FEATURE Birmingham, San Gabriel MayItPleaseTheCourt.com Ben Adair, Ayala Ben-Yehuda, Valley Tribune TELEVISION INVESTIGATIVE/ 89.3 KPCC, “Voice-over Actor” John Boston, Santa Clarita Valley, DESIGNER OF THE YEAR (Print SERIES Rachael Myrow, 89.3 KPCC, The Signal or Online) Chris Blatchford, KTTV, “Biggie “Illegal Employers” Anat Rubin, Daily Journal Christine Palma, 89.9 KXLU (Echo Smalls” Lance Orozco, KCLU, “Hiroshima Leslie Simmons, Daily Journal in the Sense) David Goldstein, KCBS/KCAL, Survivor” “Danger in The Rearview Frank Stoltze, 89.3 KPCC, NEWSPAPER DESIGN (Over NEWSPAPER INVESTIGATIVE/ Mirror” “Criminal Immigrants” 100K) SERIES (Over 100K) David Goldstein, KCBS/KCAL Sarah Spitz, KCRW, “Tim Tom Gapen, Los Angeles Daily Jerey Anderson, L.A. Weekly, “Bad Santa” 48th Annual Southern California Journalism Awards FINALISTS

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Los Angeles Times, Robin Fields, Evelyn Larrubia Tim Rutten, Los Angeles Times, Dwayne ‘Mr. Fish’ Booth, L.A. Congratulations to all finalists! “DePodesta on the Way Out” and Jack Leonard, Los “Regarding Media” Weekly, Feb. 4, 2005 David Wharton, Los Angeles Angeles Times, “Guardians for Stephen P. Breen, San Diego Times, “You Think Your Job is Pro t” NEWSPAPER EDITORIALS Union-Tribune, June 24, 2005 Tough?” Peter Gosselin, Los Angeles (Over 100K) Steve Greenberg, Jewish Journal, David Wharton and Gary Klein, Times, “The New Deal” Mary Engel and Dan Turner, Los April 1, 2005 PR Newswire is proud to sponsor Los Angeles Times, “Inside Mike Hudsin and E. Scott Angeles Times, “Malaria: The Patrick O’Connor, LA Daily News, USC Football” Reckard, Los Angeles Times, Sting of Death” “Undocumented Workers” “Workers Say Lender Ran Robert A. Kittle, San Diego Los Angeles Press Club all year round. NEWSPAPER SPORTS (Under ‘Boiler Rooms’” Union-Tribune, “San Diego ONLINE COLUMN/ 100K) Craig D. 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Doug Krikorian, Long Beach Howard Fine, James Nash COMMENTARY (Under 100K) “Right-Wing Fantasies and Press-Telegram, “A Life on the and Laurence Darmiento, Los Amy Alkon, syndicated Iraq, Faith-Based Déjà vu, Ropes” Angeles Business Journal, columnist Cindy Sheehan and the Silent “CEOs Under Siege” John Boston, The Signal Majority, The Republican’s SPORTS PHOTO Laurence Darmiento, Los Andrew Gumbel, Los Angeles Gathering Storm” Keith Birmingham, San Gabriel Angeles Business Journal, CityBeat Valley Tribune, “X-Games” “Philanthropist’s Path” Mark Lacter, Los Angeles WEBLOG, GROUP Keith Birmingham, Whittier Daily Muhammed El-Hasan, Daily Business Journal Tim Cavanaugh/Reason, Hit and News, “Blocked Shot” Breeze, “In Front of the 3 Ball” Run, Reason Magazine Je Gritchen, Long Beach Press- Jason Gewirtz, Long Beach Press- NEWSPAPER COLUMNIST LOSANJEALOUS, Telegram, “Ice Dog Hit” Telegram, “QM Relationship (Under 100 K) LosAnjealous.com Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Tangled” Keven Chavez, San Gabriel Valley Mack Reed/LAVoice.org, 33 Daily News, “Stealing the Ball” Erin Park, Daily Journal, Tribune Independent, LAVoice.org Wally Skalij, Los Angeles Times, “Coaching Glum Attorneys Thomas D. Elias, Inland Valley “Flying Trojans” Out of Their Misery” Daily Bulletin, Southern WEBLOG, INDIVIDUAL California Focus Andrew and Brian Kamenetzky, TELEVISION SPORTS NEWSPAPER SIGNED Claire L. Evans, L.A. Alternative Los Angeles Times, LakersBlog Damon Andrews and Ted Green, COMMENTARY (Over 100K) Tom Hennessy, Long Beach Luke Y. Thompson, LYTrules.com KTLA, “Famous Fathers’ Sons” Mariel Garza, Los Angeles Press-Telegram J. Craig Williams, Daily News, “Blake Trial Feeling Amy Klein, The Jewish Journal MayItPleaseTheCourt.com RADIO SPORTS More Like a B-movie” Teresa Strasser, The Jewish Ann Beebe, KMPC 1540, “USC Robert David Jaee, Los Angeles Journal RADIO JOURNALIST OF THE Football: Right Here, Right Times, “Shedding Stigma of YEAR Now” the ‘Psycho’ Straight-Jacket” NEWSPAPER EDITORIALS Kitty Felde KPCC (Talk of the Steven Cuevas, 89.3 KPCC, “Little Ruben Navarrette Jr., San Diego (Under 100K) City) League” Union-Tribune, “It’s about Larry Allison, Long Beach Larry Mantle KPCC (AirTalk) Steve Grad, KNX 1070, “Steve Ethnic Identity” Press-Telegram, “Honorable Warren Olney KCRW (PRI) Grad Sports” Bennett Ramberg, Orange Gadies” Tavis Smiley PRI Diana Nyad, KCRW, “The Score: County Register, “Stay the Mike Carroll, Daily Breeze, Frank Stoltze KPCC Bonds Could Save Baseball” Course?” ““Lifetime Ban on Football Kance Orozco, KCLU-FM, Chris Weinkopf, Los Angeles Coach Caught Cheating”” INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISM “Cowboys Camp” Daily News, “Prisoner Receives Rob Eshman, The Jewish Journal, NEWS FEATURE Right to be Murdered” “Is France Hopeless?” Helena Groll, Swedish SPORTS JOURNALIST OF THE Linda Renaud, Palisadian-Post, Broadcasting, “Marines Train YEAR NEWSPAPER COLUMNIST “Sending a Message to the in L.A.” Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times (Over 100K) Landlord” Michael O’Sullivan, Voice of T. J. Simers, Los Angeles Times Mariel Garza, Los Angeles Daily Steve Scauzillo, San Gabriel America, “Camp Wellstone” News, Columns Valley Tribune, “No Justice in Michael O’Sullivan, Voice NEWSPAPER BUSINESS (Over Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles System” of America, “Immigrant 100K) Times, “Golden State” Education” Dean Calbreath, San Diego Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, NEWSPAPER EDITORIAL Union-Tribune, “The Dragon “Los Angeles Downbeat” CARTOON PHOTO ESSAY (SINGLE TOPIC) Awakes: Boom Felt Across the John Powers, L.A. Weekly, “On” Dwayne ‘Mr. Fish’ Booth, L.A. Howard Blume, Jewish Journal, Globe” columns Weekly, Feb. 18, 2005 “Tsunami” 48th Annual Southern California Journalism Awards FINALISTS

Carolyn Cole/Robert Gauthier, Angeles Business Journal, Susan Karlin, Independent 89.3 KPCC, “Train Los Angeles Times, “Katrina” “Who Owns Downtown?” Journalist Eyewitnesses” David Crane, LA Daily News, Los Angeles Business Journal Shari Roan, Los Angeles Times “Mexico” Sta, Los Angeles Business Alan Zarembo, Los Angeles NEWSPAPER BREAKING NEWS Leo Hetzel, Press Telegram, Journal, “Wealthiest Times Scott Gold, Los Angeles Times, “Homeless” Angelenos—Doing the Deal” “Katrina and the Aftermath” Genaro Molina, Los Angeles Jim McCormack, Long Beach NEWSPAPER HARD NEWS Ken Lee, Karen Emmons and Times, “Papal Funeral” Press-Telegram, “The Grand (Over 100K) Courtney Rubin, People Francine Orr, Los Angeles Times, Prix Roars into Long Beach” Los Angeles Times Sta, Weekly, “New Heroes, New “Uganda” Pasadena Weekly Sta, Pasadena “Hurricane Katrina” Hope” Weekly, “Fall Arts Preview” Los Angeles Times Sta, “London TELEVISION TALK/PUBLIC Linda Renaud, PalisadianPost Bombings” INTERNATIONAL HARD NEWS AFFAIRS Sta, “Real Estate News & Los Angeles Times Sta, David Willis, Mark Orchard Laura Diaz, Paul Magers, Stacey Views” “Tragedy on the Rails” and Andrew Clark, BBC, Los Geib, Don Damrath, CBS2 Los Angeles Daily News Sta, Angeles Bureau, “Hurricane “Studio 2” RADIO NEWS BUREAU “Aborted Suicide Triggers Katrina” Marley Klaus, Lisa McRee, The Tavis Smiley Show, PRI, “Tavis Commuter Rail Disaster” California Connected, Smiley Show: Stanley ‘Tookie’ NEWSPAPER HEADLINE (Over “California Connected” Williams” NEWSPAPER HARD NEWS 100K) Je Wald, Marcia Brandwynne, Warren Olney, Andrea Brody, (Under 100K) Amy Alkon, syndicated Bryan Hileman, Cher Calvin, Karen Radziner, KCRW, “To the Dan Evans, Daily Journal, columnist, “Oaf Wiedersehen” Janet Choi, Leila Feinstein Point: Israel Out of Gaza” “Deposition Belies Maid’s Tale” Steve Eames, Los Angeles Times, KTLA, “Access Asia, Inside LA” Warren Olney, Katie Cooper, Dan Evans, Daily Journal, “Star Trek Bit Players Cling On” Adam Wilkenfeld, CWK Network, Karen Radziner, KCRW, “To the “Michael Jackson Beats It: Jury Julian O’Connor, Los Angeles “Sticks and Stones” Point: Katrina Evacuees” Acquits on all Counts” Daily News, “Ode to Joysticks” Adam Wilkenfeld, CWK Network, Warren Olney, Karen Radziner, Doug Irving, Josh Grossberg, Helen Reynolds, Los Angeles “Against All Odds” Sharon Rembaum, Katie David Zahniser, Daily Breeze, Daily News, “The Sound of Cooper, Christian Bordal, “NY-bound Jet’s Pilot Avoids Silents” RADIO TALK/PUBLIC AFFAIRS Jonah King, KCRW, “To the Disaster” Rodney Richey, Los Angeles 35 The Tavis Smiley Show, PRI, “The Point: London Bombings” Marianne Love and Shirley Hsu, Daily News, “Rock of Aged” Tavis Smiley Show: Stanley San Gabriel Valley Tribune, “All ‘Tookie’ Williams” RADIO DOCUMENTARIES Bark and No Bite” NEWSPAPER HEADLINE (Under Warren Olney, Karen Radziner, Ben Adair, Queena Kim, Ayala Claude Walbert, Daily Journal, 100K) Ileana Justus , KCRW, “Which Ben-Yehuda, 89.3 KPCC, “Fear” “Murphy Will Quit as Mayor of Amy Alkon, syndicated Way L.A.? Commuter Railroad Ann Beebe, KMPC-1540 AM, San Diego” columnist, “Cain, Enabled” Disaster” “USC Football, Right Here, Jim Farber, Daily Breeze, “Show Warren Olney, Karen Radziner, Right Now” NEWS PHOTO Me the Mummy” Jonah King, KCRW, “Which Ronnie Bradford and Dave Zorn, Keith Birmingham, San Gabriel Shoshana Lewin, Morris Mazur Way L.A.? Schwarzenegger KNX 1070, “40 Years from Valley Tribune, “Peaceful and Adam Wills, The Jewish Goes back to College” Vietnam” Stando” Journal, “Let My People Barbara Osborn and Howard Jon Kalish and Sarah Spitz, Carolyn Cole, Los Angeles Times, Merlot” Blume, KPFK, “Deadline L.A.: KCRW, “Rabbi Abula a’s Boxed “Katrina Boy” Mayoral Race” Set” David Crane, Los Angeles Daily PRINT JOURNALIST OF THE Kim Rondeau, KCLU, “Crosstalk: Lance Orozco, KCLU-FM, “The News, “Curious Girl” YEAR (Over 100K circulation) The Future of Social Security” World at War” Brittany Murray, Long Beach Jerey Anderson, L.A. Weekly, Press-Telegram, “A Suicidal “Underground Power Broker” NEWSPAPER SPECIAL SECTION TELEVISION DOCUMENTARIES Jumper is Saved” Barbara Demick, Los Angeles (Over 100K) Marley Klaus, Lisa McRee, Raul Roa, San Gabriel Valley Times, “Glimpses of a Hermit L.A. Times Sta, “The Path Simone Shah and Michael Tribune, “Family Grieves” Nation” Ahead” Bloecher, California Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, L.A. Times Sta, The Oscars Connected, “New Horizons” TELEVISION BREAKING NEWS “Violinist Has the World on L.A. Weekly Sta, “Best of L.A. Je Wald, Marcia Brandwynne, CBS2/KCAL9 News Team, “La Two Strings” 2005” Scott Aulerich, Michaela Conchita Landslide” Alan Mittelstaedt, L.A. Weekly, L.A. Weekly Sta, “The L.A. Pereira, Leila Feinstein, Janet KTLA News Team, “Train Crash” “What You Can’t See Can Kill Apartment” Choi, Bill Smith and Jay You” L.A. Weekly Sta, “What You Wilson, KTLA, “Gangs of L.A.” RADIO BREAKING NEWS Sebastian Rotella, Los Angeles Can’t See Can Kill You” KNX News Sta, KNX 1070, Times, “Europe’s Boys of Jihad” HEALTH JOURNALIST OF THE “Metrolink Crash” NEWSPAPER SPECIAL SECTION YEAR Lance Orozco, John Palminteri, (Under 100K) Denise Dador, KABC TV KCLU-FM, “La Conchita Slide” Andy Fixmer and sta, Los Dr. Bruce Hensel, KNBC-TV John Rabe and Frank Stoltze, th 48 Annual Southern California MEMBERS Journalism Awards

Corporate members Bob Baker Eugenia Chen Pauline Farrell Catherine Healy Claudia Laranchi Aric Barab Simon Chen Frank J. Fastner Mark Heckendorn Betsy Lambert CACT Marie Bargas William C. S. Chen David Ferrell Sven Herold Robert Larios Cornerstone Prop. Michelle Barnhart Humphrey Cheung Diane Ferruro Elena Irving Hewitson Niklas Larsson Daily Journal Corp. David Baron Elisa Chin Louise Gelber Fetchet Melanie Hillmann Joy LaShawn Dionysos Media Donna Barstow Chang C. Choi Joel Fisher Sonia Hines Marc Lavine Image International James Bartlett Martin Choi Ronald John Fleury Terence Hines Youngsoo S. Lee Jewish Journal of Greater Los Dianne Bates Carole Chouinard Luis Ernesto Flores Patrick Hirsch Susan M. LeMaster Angeles Greg Baumann Doris Chu Paul D. Flowers Nneka Hite Gary Leonard KCET Sherry Beall Genevieve Clavreul Sheryl Flowers Gabriella Holt Norma G. LeValley KCLU Jon Beaupre Christopher Coates Luke Ford Lauren Horwitch Corey Levitan KCRW Ann Beebe Brian Cochran Audrey Franklyn Dagmar Hovestadt Niso Levitas KCSN-FM Radio Ahmed Yousef Behbehani Alexandra Cohen Cindy Frazier Donal T. Howard Phyllis Bergman Levy KNX Vince Beiser Sandy Cohen Celeste Fremon Gwendolyn Howard Rochelle Levy KPCC Annya Bell Michael Collins Guy Frenkel Jennifer Hu Will Lewis KTLA William L. Bell Lori Conn Phillip Friedman Gracious Imbeah Michael Linder LA Alternative Joel Bellman Joel Connable Ana-Louise Gallo Gracious A. Imbeah Ethan Lindsey L.A. Weekly David F. Belnap Giovanni Corelli Ana Garcia Hijiri Inose Sergio Lira Long Beach Press-Telegram Lorenzo Benet Robert Craft Nick Gillespie David Isaac David Livingston Los Angeles Business Journal Dianne Bennett Fred Crane Jerey Gilmore Chip Jacobs Diana Ljungaeus Los Angeles Daily News Gil Benzeevi Jean Claude Criton Paul Glickman Doug Jacobs Yet Lock 36 Los Angeles Times Martin Berg Marc Cromer Keith Goldstein Robert David Jaee Eric Longabardi 37 PR Newswire Dennis Bernstein Commander Cruiser Michael Goldstein Mark W. James Valerie Luebken Rehearsals.com Betty Berzon Michelle Czernin von Chudenitz Stephen S. Graham Christian Johnson Trilby Lundberg San Gabriel Valley Tribune Sharyn Betz Denise Dador Alan M. Greenberg Vincent Johnson Tracey Lyles SJ Enterprise, LLC Israel Bick Eugenia Dallas Ira A. Greenberg Rory Johnston John Terence Lyons Southland Publishing Stephen A. Blazak William Daugherty Kevin Greenberg Barbara Jones Kristie Macris The BOP Group Alex Ben Block Bruce David Mel Greenberg Henry Jones Robert Magid Univision Television Group Inc. Susan Block Joycelyn de Alba Ronnie Greenberg Lawrence C. Jorgensen Joel R. Maliniak Written By Howard Blume Potito De Paolis Mitchell Greenlee Lexxoni Kamala John A. Manligas Cecilia Bogran Tim De Roche Jane Greenstein Erin Aubry Kaplan Larry Mantle Mark Bookman Anthony Dean Steve Gregory Christina Karagias Fabrice Marino Individual members Derek M. Borthwick George DeLoache Joann Gro Susan Karlin Al Martinez David Bortman Virginia Depew Helena Groll Jill Katona John Masterson Aurora C. Abayari John Boston Friedemann Diederichs Andrew Gumbel Ron Kaye Thiebau Mauvilain Charles R. Adams Andrew Breitbart Jerry Digney Munish Gupta Mary Ann Keating Jordan Maxwell Katherine Agard Joanna Brody Patt Diroll Ava Gutierrez-Overstreet Bennet Kelley Edgar G Mayor Frank Ake Jan Brown Anh Do Julia A. Haas Cees Kendall Ralph G. Mayor Nosa Akhionbare Marsha Brown Dani Dodge Yuki Hagiwara Robert Kenney Janet McCabe Paige Albiniak Susanne Brunner Laurie Drake Marsha Hale Ged Kenslea James McCarthy Martin Albornoz Gary L. Bryan Steven Duchesne Dimitri Halkidis Mark Kernes Craig McCourry Tracey Alexander Ron Bryan Mary Duy Harold Hambrick Elizabeth Khuri Patrick McDonald Amy Alkon Claude Budin-Juteau Leslie Dutton Nelson Handel Kenneth Kim Marlane Weber McGarry Eric Almendral Aja Bufka Go Egashira Gloria Handelman Masahiro Kimura Terrance W. McGarry Hans Almqvist David J. Butler Thomas Elias Susan Hanks Cheryl Kingston Charles McGhee Maria Chelo Alvarez Robert R. Butterworth Michelle Emard John Hanusz Valerie Anne Kirkgaard Richard McKee Adrienne Anderson Ruth A. Byers K. Jason Embry Dana Harris Enrique Klapp Bobbi McKenna Edgar B. Anderson Christopher Carmarans Neeti Dewan Esmail Kelly Hartog Marley Klaus Kate McLaughlin Reda Anderson Susan Casey Dan Evans John A. Hawkins Corny Koehl Harry Medved John Andrews Tim Cavanaugh Jonathan Evans Ross Hawkins Robert Krauch Jorge Mettey Scott Arnold Candace Chambers-Belida Barbara Fairchild Edward Headington Doug Kriegel Patrick Michaels Elaine M. Attias Perri Chasin Jim Farber Greg Heakes Jay Kugelman Allison Milionis 48th Annual Southern California Journal ism Awards MEMBERS 34th Annual Lawrence Mono Anne Riley-Katz Yael Swerdlow Sandy Wells CCCANCER CONVENTION Theresa Marie Moreau Rebecca Rivkin Michael B. Swinson Li Weyun Michelle Moreno Kevin Roderick Anne Maria Tafoya Matthew Wilken SEPT. 2, 3 & 4 Patt Morrison Vladimir Rogachev Ron Tammariello Adam Wilkenfeld Melissa Marie Rene Morrissette Ina Rometsch Vincent Tayborn Earl D. Williams Sheraton Universal Harry Munns Jim Rondeau Tom Teicholz J. Craig Williams Hollywood, CA Julian Myers Amanda Roraback Roger Templeton Vernon Williams Rachael Myrow Maria Rosalia Luke Y. Thompson David Willis — Alternative Therapies — Erick M. 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Warren Olney Reed Saxon Eric Ulken Ryoichi (Rick) Yada Lance Orozco Ursula Schnyder Melva Unter Leo Wonchul Yang Lectures / Movies / Exhibits • $35.00/Day Desmond Ortega Carson Schreiber Anita Varghese Yang Yang CEU’s for Nurses and Dentists • $45.00/Day Katrin Osmialowski Christina Schweighofer Claude Walbert Boris Yaro Charlotte Osterdal Evelyn Segundo Doug Walmisley Stuart Zanville CCCANCER CONTROL SOCIEEETTTYYY Michael O’Sullivan Catherine Seipp TienHao Wang Tera Zelinger (323) 663-7801 Candice Ota Yvonne Senkandwa Trent Ward Kershin Zilm www.cancercontrolsociety.com Mari Oyama Gianni Serazzi Marge Weems Irwin Zucker 38 Yoshika Ozaki Beth Sestanovich Matt Welch 39 Christine Palma Fara Marz Shahbazian Jeno T. 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Awards Program GALA PRODUCERS Editor Diana Ljungaeus Anthea Raymond Design Director Candice Ota Anthea Raymond is a newscaster, Cover art Christine Palma producer, reporter and editor who has worked for National Public Radio, the BBC Contributors Sandy Cohen, Michael Collins, World Service, The History Channel, and N’neka Hite, Ted Johnson, Jill a variety of local stations including KPCC, Stewart, Diana Ljungaeus, Meg KCRW, KFWB and KOCE. She has received Cordero, Tony Seybert journalism awards from the Los Angeles Copy editing and Press Club, the Radio Television News proof reading Ted Johnson, Matt Welch, Ben Association, the National Federation of Sullivan, Chris Woodyard Community Broadcasters, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the Oral History variety proudly supports the 48th Annual Southern California Association, the New York Association of Black Journalists and Journalism Awards Gala the Golden Mikes. Producers: Diana Ljungaeus, Los Angeles Press Club Anthea Raymond Diana Ljungaeus Diana Ljungaeus is executive director of Technical Director Mark Drew the Los Angeles Press Club and a veteran Sound Scott Tien journalist with a broad background as and congratulates the Script Anthea Raymond a reporter, researcher, scriptwriter and 42 Sales Diana Ljungaeus producer. Ljungaeus began reporting at variety.com staff the tender age of 15 and has worked in Public Relations Katherine Agard for their nomination Audio Visual Service Jules Baker and AGF Media Sweden, England and, since 1996, in Los Angeles. Voice of God Alex Ben Block Ljungaeus worked as a storyline writer for Narrators Rory Johnston, Jon Beaupre, Walt Disney and is a produced playwright. Anthea Raymond, Mark Drew, She has just produced and co-written her rst feature lm, “The Marguerita Drew Seekers,” starring Maud Adams. Photographers: Charlotte Osterdal, Branimir This is the third year Ljungaeus has co-produced the awards Kvartuc, Daryl Reynolds, Diana event. Ljungaeus Judging Coordinator Michael Collins ENTERTAINMENT Volunteers Tony Seybert, N’neka Hite, Douglas Amster Patricia Rose, Linda Abrams, Tastefully tinkling the ivories this evening is renowned pianist Bobbi McKenna, Genevieve and composer, Douglas Amster. A UCLA Alumni who holds a Clavreul, Helena Groll, Daryl Masters Degree in Music Composition and Piano performance, Reynolds, Sonia Hines, Jill Mr. Amster has played at every major hotel in the Los Angeles Stewart, Edward Headington, area, including a memorable eight years at the famed Polo Chris Clavreul, Bob Ladendorf, Lounge of the Beverly Hills Hotel. He has performed for a vast Judy Simril number of luminaries ranging from Al Gore, Nancy Reagan and Gray Davis to Charlton Heston, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Special thanks to: Their Royal Majesties King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofía of Rogers Group, Jennifer Petro, Buster Sussman, Ben Spain. Amster has also entertained attendees at the World Aairs Sullivan, Meg Cordero, Tara Phelps, Carol Attebery, Council, Club 100, and the Writer’s Guild, just to name a few of Michelle Attebery, Jeannine Frank, Maria Iacobo, Kevin the notables and worthy organizations he has mesmerized with Roderick, Dennis Hunt and the California Endowment his wide range of classical works. sta, Paul Collins and the Pico Improvement Organization, LA 36 and producer Miguel Sequieros YOUR COURAGE

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