APTRA Award entries have been judged and the winners are in!!! CONGRATULATIONS to all of you listed below!

APTRA News Contest Winners

2002 APTRA AWARD WINNERS AND NOMINEES AWARDS TO BE PRESENTED SATURDAY, MARCH
2nd AT THE PARADISE PIER HOTEL AT THE DISNEYLAND RESORT IN ANAHEIM...

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: HAL FISHMAN, KTLA-TV, LOS ANGELES

COMMUNITY IMPACT AWARDS: (2 WINNERS IN DIVISION 1) DIVISION ONE

KRON-TV, SAN FRANCISCO "BEATING THE ODDS" (WENDY TOKUDA, JAVIER

VALENCIA, STAN DRURY, JEFF PIERCE, ALEX JONSSON, ALEX ZANINI)

DIVISION ONE KGO-AM, SAN FRANCISCO "SHAWN JONES" KGO AM 810 STAFF

DIVISION TWO KCDZ, JOSHUA TREE "EDITORIALS" GARY DAIGNEAULT

SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS LORI JANE GLIHA, USC (KATHRYN DETTMAN

SCHOLARSHIP WINNER)

MINDY SCHULTE, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY (CLETE ROBERTS

SCHOLARSHIP WINNER)

AMIE PATEL, MOORPARK COLLEGE (CLETE ROBERTS SCHOLARSHIP WINNER)

KIMBERLEE KEALA BORTFELD, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY (CLETE

ROBERTS SCHOLARSHIP WINNER)

Television:

(OPEN CLASS) T-1 BILL STOUT MEMORIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN

ENTERPRISE NEWS COVERAGE

WINNER: KSWB-TV, SAN DIEGO "SANTANA HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTING "OUR

COMMUNITY SPEAKS OUT" (SUZANNE BLACK)

(OPEN CLASS) T-2 BILL STOUT MEMORAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN STATION

SPOT NEWS

WINNER: KSWB-TV, SAN DIEGO "WB News at Ten" (SUZANNE BLACK)

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T-3 BEST TELEVISION NEWS BROADCAST (60 MINUTES) (WINNER TO BE

ANNOUNCED MARCH SECOND AT THE 2002 APTRA CONVENTION IN ANAHEIM)

FINALISTS: "KCAL 9NEWS AT 10" KCAL, LOS ANGELES (MATT KALLINGER, HONEY

MALTIN, JERRY EDLING, ROGER LUNDQUIST, PEG RAU, CLAUDIA SCHATZ, MARC

SILVER, JEFF HARROD, RICHARD LENTI, HOLLY FOWLKES, DANIELLE ELDRIDGE,

ANNIE THAI, PAUL BUTTON, STEVE HOLTZER, PAUL SKOLNICK) "KTLA NEWS AT 10"

KTLA, LOS ANGELES (JEFF WALD, GERALD RUBEN, KIM ROUGGIE, HAL FISHMAN,

LYNETTE ROMERO

T-4 BEST TELEVISION NEWS BROADCAST (30 MINUTES) (WINNER TO BE

ANNOUNCED MARCH SECOND AT THE 2002 APTRA CONVENTION IN ANAHEIM)

FINALISTS: "NEWS 10 AT 6" KXTV, SACRAMENTO (GLORIA MORAGA, RON

COMINGS. JAMES SCULLARY) "NEWS 3 AT 5 P.M." KVBC, LAS VEGAS (CHENIER

FERGUSON)

T-5 BEST TELEVISION NEWSWRITING WINNER-KTLA, LOS ANGELES "KTLA NEWS

AT 10" KIM ROGGIE, RYAN COWAN, DIANA CHI, SUSAN CLARK, SCOTT AULERICH,

PATRICK O'CONNNOR, SHAWN McGINNIS, JULIAN BRYCE AKINS

T-6 BEST TELEVISION SPORTS SEGMENT NO WINNER

T-7 BEST TELEVISION WEATHERCAST WINNER-KPIX, SAN FRANCISCO "WEATHER

EVERYWHERE" ROBERTA GONZALES, BILLY POON

T-8 BEST TELEVISION LIVE COVERAGE OF A NEWS EVENT WINNER-KTLA, LOS

ANGELES "HOTEL EXPLOSION AND FIRE" JEFF L. WALD, MARCIA BRANDWYNNE, ERIC

SPILLMAN, JENNIFER YORK, EMMETT MILLER, GAYLE ANDERSON, GARY REYES, SAM

LA FOCA, JAMES RAMOS, JEFF GOODFRIED, RICHARD GOLDNER, CHRIS FALIN, ED

SECCHI, RODNEY GILMORE

T-9 BEST TELEVISION SPOTS NEWS STORY WINNER-KTLA, LOS ANGELES "HOTEL

EXPLOSION AND FIRE" RON OLSEN

T-10 BEST TELEVISION INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING WINNER-TIE-KRON, SAN

FRANCISCO "ON THE STREETS" ROBBI PEELE, GREG LYON, JOE RIORDAN, BRIAN

CULLINANE, JIM JOY AND KRON, "AIRPORT INSECURITY," ROBBI PEELE, VIC LEE,

JOE RIORDAN, JIM JOY

T-11 BEST TELEVISION SERIES WINNER-KNTV, SAN JOSE "TWO DAYS AT

GROUND ZERO" BRAD HICKS

T-12 BEST TELEVISION DOCUMENTARY OR SPECIAL PROGRAMMING

WINNER-KGO-TV, SAN FRANCISCO "STORIES FROM THE HEARTLAND" WAYNE

FRIEDMAN, LYNN FRIEDMAN, MICHAEL CLARK, HARVEY WEINMAN

T-13 BEST TELEVISION SERIOUS FEATURE WINNER-KNTV, SAN JOSE

"REMEMBERING PEARL HARBOR" DAMIAN TRUJILLO, MARK VILLARREAL

T-14 BEST TELEVISION LIGHT FEATURE WINNER-KLAS-TV, LAS VEGAS "ROUTE

66" JAY JONES, JAY REYNOLDS, GARY WADDELL

T-15 BEST REGULARY SCHEDULED TELEVISION FEATURE SEGMENT

WINNER-KTXL-TV, SACRAMENTO "THE LEGAL EDGE" MICHEL JAMES BRYANT, HUGH

McCHORD

T-16 BEST TELEVISION SPORTS REPORTING WINNER-KTXL-TV, SACRAMENTO

T-17 BEST VIDEOGRAPHY OF HARD NEWS WINNER-KNTV, SAN JOSE "RED LIGHT,

GREEN LIGHT" MARK VILLARREAL

T-18 BEST VIDEOGRAPHY OF A TELEVISION NEWS FEATURE WINNER-KNTV, SAN

JOSE "DI ROSA PRESERVE" BARTON BISHOFF

T-19 BEST VIDEOGRAPHY OF SPORTS WINNER-KNTV, SAN JOSE "DRIVING

RANGE" MARK VILLARREAL

T-20 BEST TELEVISION HARD NEWS EDITING NO WINNER

T-21 BEST TELEVISION FEATURE EDITING WINNER-KNTV, SAN JOSE

"PHONOGRAPH" BARTON BISHOFF

T-22 DICK TERRY VIDEOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR WINNER-KNTV "BARTON

BISHOFF" BARTON BISHOFF

T-23 BEST TELEVISION ANCHOR, OR ANCHOR TEAM WINNER-KTLA, LOS ANGELES

"HAL FISHMAN" HAL FISHMAN

T-24 CHRIS HARRIS TELEVISION REPORTER OF THE YEAR WINNER-KCRA-TV,

SACRAMENTO "ETHAN HARP" ETHAN HARP

2002 APTRA WINNERS CLASS TWO TELEVISION

T-3 BEST NEWS BROADCAST (60 MINUTES) (WINNER TO BE ANNOUNCED MARCH

SECOND AT THE 2002 APTRA CONVENTION IN ANAHEIM) ONE FINALIST AND

CLEAR-CUT WINNER: "17 NEWS AT 5" KGET, BAKERSFIELD (BOB DLUGOS, RITA

GONZALES)

T-4 BEST NEWS BROADCAST (30 MINUTES) (WINNER TO BE ANNOUNCED MARCH

SECOND AT THE 2002 APTRA CONVENTION IN ANAHEIM) FINALISTS: "ACTION NEWS

AT 6" KFSN-TV, FRESNO (MARTA BIEBER, JOEL DAVIS) "ACTION NEWS LIVE AT 5"

KSBY-TV SAN LUIS OBISPO (ROSIE NAREZ, BRANDON DOWNING)

T-5 BEST TELEVISION NEWS WRITING WINNER-KSEE-TV, FRESNO "LOTTERY

STING" LUIS CRUZ

T-6 BEST TELEVISION SPORTS SEGMENT WINNER-KGET-TV, BAKERSFIELD

"LAKERS-FIELD" TODD STRAIN, JUSTIN ALLEN

T-7 BEST TELEVISION WEATHERCAST WINNER-KSWB, SAN DIEGO "WB NEWS AT

TEN WEATHER" RENEE KOHN

T-8 BEST TELEVISION LIVE COVERAGE OF A NEWS EVENT NO AWARD

T-9 BEST TELEVISION SPOT NEWS STORY WINNER-KSWB, SAN DIEGO "SANTANA

SCHOOL SCHOOTING" JINAH KIM

T-10 BEST TELEVISION INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING WINNER-KSWB-TV, SAN

DIEGO "PINNFUND SCANDAL" BRYAN BLACK

T-11 BEST TELEVISION SERIES WINNER-KSEE-TV, FRESNO "GIFT OF HOPE"

ZOUA VANG, BRIAN GRIFFIN, BOB LOPEZ

T-12 BEST TELEVISION DOCUMENTARY OR SPECIAL NEWS PROGRAMMING

WINNER-FOX SPORTS NET BAY AREA "JUEGO DE PELOTA" ("PLAY BALL") TED

GRIGGS, J.D. PRUESS, ABRAHAM MENDOZA, JACK PAVELICK

T-13 BEST SERIOUS TELEVISION FEATURE WINNER-KGET-TV, BAKERSFIELD

'RETURN TO MANTER" KURT RIVERA, JON DOLL, DOUG McCORKLE

T-14 BEST TELEVISION LIGHT FEATURE WINNER-KSBY-TV, SAN LUIS OBISPO

"DENNY THE DUCK" TONY CIPOLLA, KENNY NICHOLS

T-15 BEST REGULARLY SCHEDULED TELEVISION FEATURE SEGMENT

WINNER-KFSN-TV, FRESNO "CONSUMER REPORTS" CRAIG FIEGENER

T-16 BEST TELEVISION SPORTS REPORTING WINNER-FOX SPORTS NET BAY AREA

"ARTHUR LEE: STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND" J.D. PRUESS

T-17 BEST VIDEOGRAPHY OF HARD NEWS WINNER-KEYT-TV, SANTA BARBARA

"MOUNTAIN BIKE RESCUE" HERB TUYAY

T-18 BEST VIDEOGRAPHY OF A TELEVISION FEATURE STORY WINNER-KFTY,

SANTA ROSA "REMEMBERING VETERANS DAY" CHRIS BOLLINI

T-19 BEST VIDEOGRAPHY OF SPORTS KION, SALINAS/MONTEREY "PALMA

CHAMPIONSHIP FLASHBACK" BRIAN GRANFORS

T-20 BEST TELEVISION HARD NEWS EDITING WINNER-KSWB-TV, SAN DIEGO

"PINNFUND SCANDAL" KELLY HANES

T-21 BEST TELEVISION FEATURE EDITING WINNER-KFTY-TV, SANTA ROSA

"PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT" CHRIS BOLLINI

T-22 DICK TERRY VIDEOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR WINNER-KEYT-TV, SANTA

BARBARA "ON THE ROAD WITH HENRY" HENRY GALVAN

T-23 BEST TELEVISION ANCHOR, OR ANCHOR TEAM WINNER-KSBY-TV, SAN LUIS

OBISPO "LA FIESTA" TONY CIPOLLA, JENNIFER MANDULAY

T-24 CHRIS HARRIS TELEVISION REPORTER OF THE YEAR WINNER-KFSN-TV,

FRESNO "KEVIN QUINN" KEVIN QUINN

2002 APTRA WINNERS CLASS ONE RADIO

R-1 OPEN CLASS BILL STOUT AWARD FOR STATION ENTERPRISE, TERRY RADIO

"E.R." MIKE SUGERMAN

R-2 OPEN CLASS BILL STOUT AWARD FOR STATION SPOT NEWS, KNX RADIO

"SANTA CLARITA STAND-OFF" THE KNX NEWS STAFF

R-3 BEST RADIO NEWSCAST (MORE THAN 15 MINUTES) FINALISTS (WINNER TO

BE ANNOUNCED MARCH SECOND AT THE 2002 APTRA CONVENTION IN ANAHEIM)

FINALISTS: "KCBS 6 A.M. NEWS" KCBS, SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS NEWS TEAM) "KGO

MORNING NEWS" KGO, SAN FRANCISCO (ED BAXTER, TED WYGANT)

R-4 BEST RADIO NEWSCAST (LESS THAN 15 MINUTES) (WINNER TO BE

ANNOUNCED MARCH SECOND AT THE 2002 APTRA CONVENTION IN ANAHEIM)

FINALIST: KQED, SAN FRANCISCO "THE CALIFORNIA REPORT" (SCOTT SHAFER,

ALEX COHEN, SUZIE PACHO, TAMARA KEI, ANDREA KISSACK, PAUL RAMIREZ, PETER

SHULER, DIERDRE KENNEDY, ELLEN CIURCZA)

R-5 BEST ONE-PERSON NEWS DEPARTMENT NO WINNER

R-6 BEST RADIO NEWSWRITING WINNER-KCBS-AM, SAN FRANCISCO "KCBS 6

A.M. NEWS" TERRY CONWAY, KCBS NEWS TEAM

R-7 BEST RADIO SPORTS SEGMENT WINNER-KNX, LOS ANGELES "STEVE GRAD

SPORTS" STEVE GRAD

R-8 BEST RADIO LIVE COVERAGE OF A NEWS STORY WINNER-KGO, SAN

FRANCISCO "AIRPORT SHUTDOWN" GREG JARRETT, MARY ELLEN GEIST AND PATRICK

TANGNEY

R-9 BEST RADIO SPOT NEWS STORY WINNER-KCBS, SAN FRANCISCO "GROUND

ZERO" DOUG SOVERN

R-10 BEST RADIO INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING WINNER-KPCC, PASADENA "COLD

READING" STEVE JULIAN

R-11 BEST RADIO SERIES WINNER-KFBK, SACRAMENTO "OLD SAC THEN AND

NOW" ROB ARTIGO

R-12 BEST RADIO DOCUMENTARY OR SPECIAL PROGRAMMING WINNER-KXJZ,

SACRAMENTO "WEEKEND EXCHANGE" SUE WILSON, MICHAEL JOYCE, JENNY O'MARA

R-13 BEST SERIOUS RADIO FEATURE WINNER-KQED, SAN FRANCISCO "LAPD

MORALE" STEPHANIE O'NEILL

R-14 BEST RADIO LIGHT FEATURE WINNER-KCBS-AM, SAN FRANCISCO

"PADDLING McCOVEY COVE" MIKE SUGERMAN

R-15 BEST REGULARLY SCHEDULED RADIO FEATURE WINNER-KXJZ-FM,

SACRAMENTO "THE AGING EXPERIENCE" MICHAEL JOYCE

R-16 BEST RADIO SPORTS REPORTING WINNER-KCBS-AM, SAN FRANCISCO

"STANFORD'S SIXTH MAN" MIKE SUGERMAN

R-17 BEST RADIO USE OF SOUND-SERIOUS WINNER-KGO, SAN FRANCISCO "A

WALK IN COPS SHOES" R.J. PERUMAN

R-18 BEST USE OF SOUND-LIGHT WINNER-KGO-AM, SAN FRANCISO "FAIRWAY TO

HEAVEN" BRET BURKHART

R-19 BEST RADIO ANCHOR TEAM WINNER-KNX, LOS ANGELES "KNX NEWS AT

7:30 A.M." TOM HAULE, LINDA NUNEZ

R-20 PAT DAVIS RADIO REPORTER OF THE YEAR WINNER-KCBS, SAN FRANCISCO

"MIKE SUGERMAN" "MIKE SUGERMAN"

2002 APTRA WINNERS CLASS TWO RADIO

R-3 BEST RADIO NEWSCAST (MORE THAN 15 MINUTES) FINALISTS (WINNER TO BE
ANNOUNCED MARCH SECOND AT THE 2002 APTRA CONVENTION IN ANAHEIM) FINALISTS:
"THE EVENING UPDATE" KCSN, NORTHRIDGE (KCSN STAFF) "KPFK EVENING NEWS"
KPFK-FM, LOS ANGELES (KATY CHEN, ANDREW EVANS)

R-4 BEST RADIO NEWSCAST (15 MINUTES OR LESS) FINALISTS (WINNER TO BE

ANNOUNCED MARCH SECOND AT THE 2002 APTRA CONVENTION IN ANAHEIM)

FINALISTS: "6:53 A.M. NEWS" KUZZ, BAKERSFIELD (MARK HOWELL) "4:53 P.M.

NEWS" KUZZ, BAKERSFIELD (TAMMY BROWN)

R-5 BEST ONE-PERSON NEWS DEPARTMENT NO WINNER

R-6 BEST RADIO NEWSWRITING WINNER-KERN-AM, BAKERSFIELD "MORE

TURKEYS" JEFF LEMUCCHI

R-7 BEST RADIO SPORTS SEGMENT WINNER-KNCO, GRASS VALLEY "KNCO

SPORTS" TOM FITZSIMMONS

R-8 BEST RADIO LIVE COVERAGE OF A NEWS EVENT WINNER-KUZZ,

BAKERSFIELD "SEPTEMBER 11TH" MARK HOWELL, TAMMY BROWN, PETER J. RUDY,

TIARA COX

R-9 BEST RADIO SPOT NEWS STORY WINNER-KUZZ, BAKERSFIELD

"ROBBERY/SHOOTING" MARK HOWELL

R-10 BEST RADIO INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING NO WINNER

R-11 BEST RADIO SERIES WINNER-KPFK, LOS ANGELES "CITIZEN DAILY RUNS

FOR CONGRESS" JON Beaupré'

R-12 BEST RADIO DOCUMENTARY OR SPECIAL PROGRAMMING WINNER-KSRO,

SANTA ROSA "GEORGE HARRISON RETROSPECTIVE" RON KIRK

R-13 BEST RADIO SERIOUS FEATURE WINNER-KCSN, NORTHRIDGE "DATE RAPE"

KARLA HERNANDEZ

R-14 BEST RADIO LIGHT FEATURE WINNER-KCLU-FM, THOUSAND OAKS/SANTA

BARBARA "THE HOT DOG MAN" LANCE OROZCO

R-15 BEST REGULARLY SCHEDULED RADIO FEATURE SEGMENT WINNER-KCLU-FM

THOUSAND OAKS/SANTA BARBARA "LINCOLN CENTER JAZZ CLYNICS" LANCE OROZCO

R-16 BEST RADIO SPORTS REPORTING WINNER-KCLU-FM, THOUSAND OAKS/SANTA

BARBARA "DOS PUEBLOS LITTLE LEAGUE" LANCE OROZCO

R-17 BEST USE OF SOUND-HARD NEWS WINNER-KSRO, SANTA ROSA "FUNERAL

FOR PILOT LARRY GROFF" RON KIRK

R-18 BEST RADIO USE OF SOUND-FEATURE WINNER-KUZZ, BAKERSFIELD "FARM

DAY IN THE CITY" TAMMY BROWN

R-19 BEST RADIO ANCHOR, OR ANCHOR TEAM WINNER-KUZZ, BAKERSFIELD

"6:53 A.M. NEWS WITH MARK HOWELL" MARK HOWELL

R-20 PAT DAVIS RADIO REPORTER OF THE YEAR WINNER-KUZZ, BAKERSFIELD

"KUZZ NEWS WITH TAMMY BROWN" TAMMY BROWN