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F2  Radio Breaking News

 

Lance Orozco and Jim Rondeau, KCLU News, “Goleta Postal Shooting”

Judges’ comment:   Excellent coverage of true, spot breaking news.

 

2nd Place:  KPCC News, 89.3 KPCC-FM

 

F3  Radio Feature

 

Frank Stoltze, 89.3 KPCC-FM, “Skid Row Homeless”

Judges’ comment:  Interesting actualitites make this piece come alive.  Great Work!

 

2nd Place:  Will Lewis, KCRW-FM

Honorable Mention:  Lance Orozco, KCLU-FM

 

F4  Radio Investigation/Series

 

KPCC News, 89.3 KPCC-FM, “Fight Over Illegal Immigration”

Judges’ comment:  Fair, comprehensive coverage of a hot-button issue in Southern California …gives both sides.

 

2nd Place:  KPCC News, 89.3 KPCC-FM

Honorable Mention:  KPCC News, 89.3 KPCC-FM

 

F5 Radio Entertainment

 

John Rabe, 89.3 KPCC-FM, “G4”

Judges’ comment:  Eye opening report that gives us a glimpse of what may be the next “big thing.”

 

2nd Place:  Patricia Nazario, 89.3 KPCC-FM

Honorable Mention:  John Rabe, 89.3 KPCC-FM

 

F6  Radio Sports

 

Lance Orozco, KCLU-FM, “Cowboys Hit the Trail”

Judges’ comment:  Great actualities bring this story to life.

 

2nd Place:  Kitty Felde, 89.3 KPCC-FM

 

F7  Radio Use of Sound

 

Jon Kalish, KCRW-FM, “Andy Statman’s Journey”

Judges’ comment:  Truly an escape from reality.  This piece literally jumps out from the radio.  Bravo!

 

2nd Place:  Claude Brodesser-Akner, KCRW-FM

Honorable Mention:  Ilsa Setziol, 89.3 KPCC-FM

 

F8 – Radio Talk/Public Affairs

 

Warren Olney and Karen Radziner, KCRW-FM, “Which Way L.A. – Voting for Judges”

Judges’ comment:  The discussion about  how voters select judges is educational and enlightening. This is a subject that all voters can relate to and it is presented so well that listeners couldn’t help but learn something about themselves. Warren Olney has a comfortable host style, as well.

 

2nd Place: Mathew Miller, Arianna Huffington, Robert Scheer, Tony Blankley and Sarah Spitz, KCRW-FM

Honorable Mention: Larry Mantle, Linda Othenin-Girard, Mindy Steinman, Chumi Paul, Roger Ruderick and Jackie Oclaray, 89.3 KPCC-FM

 

F9 – Radio Documentaries

 

Jon Kalish, KCRW-FM, “Andy Statman’s Journey”

Judges’ comment:  A wonderful story told well with words and lots of great music.  Excellent Work!

 

2nd Place:  Lance Orozco, KCLU-FM

 

F10 Radio News Bureau

 

Warren Olney and Karen Radziner, PRI/KCRW-FM

Judges’ comment:  This entry is a comprehensive report on the Moussaui trial and took me back to the horrors of September 11th and what lead up to that fateful day. Another excellent show.  Great work.  To the point.

 

2nd Place:  Warren Olney and Karen Radziner, PRI/KCRW-FM

Honorable Mention:  Warren Olney and Karen Radziner, PRI/KCRW-FM

 
G1 Magazine – News/Investigative
 
David Evans and David Glovin, Bloomberg News, "How Test Companies Fail Your Kids"
Judges’ comment: Superb investigative reporting, this piece exposes widespread errors in the No Child testing industry. Well done sidebars illustrate the human side of the story and impact on students and professionals. The story keeps its focus on the tactics and errors of the industry without making judgments of the No Child’s effect on education, which, I think, would have politicized the piece. I’m curious if the journalists came across any testing companies that got it right. It would have been nice to read about one reputable model. I hope the story generates better laws and regulation for the industry.
 
2nd Place: Radley Balko, Reason Magazine
Honorable Mention: Eric Berkowitz, Los Angeles Times
  
G2 Feature/Commentary
 
Michael Goldstein, LA Times West, "The Other Beating"
Judges’ comment: A chilling account made even more interesting by the twist of fate that brought George Holliday into the writer's life. Strong quotes and great insight into Holliday's character and journey made this a story we couldn't put aside. This is a story about a man thrust into history that had every chance of never being told, which makes it even more haunting.
 
2nd Place: Johnny Dodd, People Magazine
Honorable Mention: Oliver Jones and Sandra Marquez, People Magazine
 
G3 Entertainment Reviews/Criticism/Column
 
Joe Woodward, Poets & Writers Magazine, “David Foster Wallace”
Judges’ comment: Woodward’s tackling of a difficult subject--the reclusive author--had every opportunity to be a clunky, self-indulgent, “Woe-is-me” effort that simply would have annoyed his audience. Happily, his search for DFW is precisely the opposite: The piece is lively, engaging, sassy and revealing (Yes, about himself; he’s forgiven;) but more about the unavailing DFW himself. This is not easy work, but Woodward demonstrates that it can be rewarding. Similarly frustrated writers who lament to their editors that they are unable to nail the subject interview could draw a great lesson here.
 
2nd Place: Tim Cavanaugh, Reason Magazine
 
G4 Entertainment News or feature
 
Seth Lubove, Bloomberg News, “John Davis”
Judges’ comment: More than a solid profile of an intriguing and unusual Hollywood mogul, Lubove’s tale of the spot-on producer caught in a Dickensian family dispute strikes the reader as both meticulously reported and sparingly told, a combination that is as welcome as the proverbial sleeper hit.
 
2nd PlaceGendy Alimurung, LA Times Magazine/West Magazine
Honorable Mention: Lyndon Stambler, Emmy Magazine
 
G5 In-House or Corporate Publication
 
Elizabeth Leonard, Bryan Alexander and Oliver Jones, People Magazine, “Hollywood Daily”
Judges’ comment: Beautiful use of color and layout; engaging copy, headlines and bullets. Crisp writing in efficient clumps of copy. Clearly significant time spent in researching interesting industry “insiders” to illuminate and present to the audience.
 
2nd Place: Jim Perry, The Los Angeles Fire Fighter
 
H1 News Bureaus and Correspondents - Breaking News
 
Terry Vermeulen Keith, City News Service, "Farmer’s Market Tragedy" 
Judges’ comment: Hard hitting breaking news story about a tragic event. Great job of collecting a lot of good quotes and all the facts surrounding the verdict and the case.
 
2nd Place: Jill Stewart, Wall Street Journal
Honorable Mention: Jill Stewart, Wall Street Journal
 
H2 Investigative/Series

Claes Andreasson and Jon Beaupre, Public Radio Exchange/PRX, "Dirty Harry"
Judges’ comment:  John Beaupre and Claes Andreasson bring alive the devastating, long-lasting, and tragic effects of America's above-ground nuclear testing program in the Nevada desert of the 1950s and early 60s. Beaupre and Andreasson contrast the horrific experiences of survivors, both at the test sites and those downwind from the mushroom clouds, with the bogus official government assurances that the radioactive fallout was safe. It's a haunting story of cancer, death and the long search for justice in the wake of more than 900 above-ground nuclear detonations. It was an American embarrassment and an American tragedy. But Beaupre and Andreasson do it justice.

2nd Place: Scott Gold, Los Angeles Times
Honorable Mention: David Evans and David Glovin, Bloomberg News

H3 Entertainment News or Feature

Vickie Bane and Maureen Harrington, People Magazine, "Bill Cosby Under Fire"
Judges’ comment: In their backgrounder on Bill Cosby's ongoing troubles with sexual harassment charges, Vickie Bane and Maureen Harrington marshaled an impressive, detailed chronology of complaints against the entertainer, buttressed by a sidebar list of Cosby's "causes" that only make his problems with women seem all the more ironic. A fine example of A&E reporting with the gloves off.

Second Place
: Seth Lubove, Bloomberg News
Honorable Mention: Lyndon Stambler, Emmy Magazine
 
I1 Online News story, Feature, Series or Package
 
Michael Collins, EnviroReporter.com, “Real Hot Property”
Judges’ comment: Investigative journalism at its best. A true public service. The level of research and the presentation of the information is deeply compelling and intelligently mapped out. This is what journalism, in any form, is all about. You scooped everybody.
 
2nd Place: Melinda Fulmer, MSN Real Estate
Honorable Mention: Mack Reed, LAvoice.org
 
I2 Online Column/Commentary/Criticism
 
Bennet Kelley, Huffington Post
Judges’ comment: An entertaining and compelling mix of bite, intelligence and humor.  It’s clear he does his homework and isn’t afraid to tell it the way he sees it. He reads the Bush administration like a book. His column on class warfare is exceptionally piercing.
 
2nd Place: Nick Gillespie, Reason Magazine
Honorable Mention: Chet Currier, Bloomberg News
 
I3 Design and Layout
 
J. Craig Williams, Esq., May it Please the Court
Judges’ comment: Easy-on-the-eyes palette appropriate to the subject matter. Does a good job of accessibility and navigation to content across a variety of forms. User-friendly interface helps invite the reader to read a site devoted to a potentially tough vertical topic.
 
2nd Place: Denise Anne Duffield and Michael Collins, EnviroReporter.com
 
I5 Online Entertainment News/Feature/Commentary
 
Alex Ben Bloch, HollywoodToday.net, “‘Rocky’ Underdog Origin: A Studio Myth”
Judges’ comment: Compelling behind-the-scenes expose about the origin of an iconic pop culture myth. Brightly written, using generous supplemental links as supporting material.
 
2nd Place: Leslie Simmons, The Hollywood Reporter, Esq
Honorable Mention: Nikki Finke, LA Weekly
 
I6 Weblog, Individual
 
Patricia Saperstein, Eatingla.blogspot.com
Judges’ comment:   Writer does a great job of merging personality and topic, producing an engaging voice.  Well-informed without coming across as elitist. Great showcasing of related blogs and resources. Comes across as a “come with me” adventure for writer and user.
 
2nd Place: Amy Alkon, The Advice Goddess
Honorable Mention: J. Craig Williams, Esq., May it Please the Court.com
 
I7 Weblog, Group
 
Staff of Reason Magazine, Hit & Run Weblog
Judges’ comment:   Impressive churn of high-quality posts during the judging period. Good Group voice with articles well-sourced and linked. Good job of inviting and receiving comments from readers.
 
2nd Place: Mack Reed, LA Voice
 
I8 Website, Online only
 
Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, Esq.
Judges’ comment: Well-designed and well-structured content focusing on a seven-category niche coverage of entertainment and media law. Functionality invites users to scan top stories in the categories, subscribe to RSS feeds and use premium database content. Design easily accessible. A well-planned vertical site that knows its audience and makes it easy for readers to both scan and dig deep.
 
2nd Place: Ted Johnson, WilshireandWashington.com
Honorable Mention: Michael Collins and Denise Anne Duffield, EnviroReporter.com
 
I9 Website, News Organization
 
Staff of the Los Angeles Times, LATimes.com
Judges’ comment:   Best site over a broad range of interests and utility. Especially like the integration of reader reviews in the CalendarLive section. Also like the MyLATimes Beta, which offers customization of the site for individual users.
 
2nd Place: Staff of Reason Online, Reason Online
Honorable Mention [tie]: Staff of the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, sgvtribune.com
Variety.com Team, Variety.com
 
J1 International Journalism - Hard News
 
Michael O’Sullivan, Voice of America, “Democrats, Republicans Eye Albuquerque...”
Judges’ comment:  Lots of work evident in gathering tape for this piece. Both sides represented. Good use of sound.
 
2nd Place: Barbara Gasser, Kleine Zeitung
Honorable Mention: David Willis, BBC
 
J2 International Journalism - News Feature
 
Helena Groll, Swedish Broadcasting, “Accused Marine”
Judges’ comment:  Well done radio piece, with great use of sound and editing. Interesting hearing English language actualities within Swedish copy, knowing more Swedish listeners are fluent in both languages.
 
2nd Place: Barbara Gasser, Kleine Zeitung
Honorable mention: David Willis, BBC
 
J3 International Journalism – Entertainment News or Feature
 
David Willis, BBC, “The Oscars”
2nd Place: Barbara Gasser, Kleine Zeitung

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