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-prot 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 ofcials, 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 redene 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 difcult 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 Maa 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 every thing 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.