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APTRA Awards and Convention 2003

AWARD WINNERS & Scholarship recipients

APTRA Impact Awards

Class One

KRON/San Francisco
“Beating The Odds”

Class Two

No Winner

Class One Radio

R-1 Bill Stout Memorial Award For Excellence In Enterprise News Coverage
(One Division)
KNX, Los Angeles
"Identity Theft: Crime of the Times"
John North

R-2 Bill Stout Memorial Award For Excellence In Station Spot News
(One Division)
KGO, San Francisco
“Macarthur Maze Held Hostage”
Ed Baxter, Ted Wygant, KGO Staff

R-3 Best Radio News Broadcast (More Than 15 Minutes)
Nominees-Winner to be announced April 5th at the APTRA Convention in San Francisco
KGO, San Francisco
“KGO Morning News”
Ed Baxter, Ted Wygant, KGO Staff

KCBS-AM, San Francisco
“KCBS 7 A.M News”
Stan Bunger, Susan Taylor, KCBS Staff

KNX, Los Angeles
“KNX News at 4:30 P.M.”
Dave Zorn, Ronnie Bradford, Kathleen Mendoza, Rory Eriksen

R-4 Best Radio News Broadcast (Less Than 15 Minutes)
Nominees-Winner to be announced April 5th at the APTRA Convention in San Francisco

KXJZ, Sacramento
“California Capitol Report”
Mike Montgomery, Jenny O’Mara, Laura Leslie

KQED-FM, San Francisco
“The California Report”
Scott Shafer, Molly Peterson, Lyssa Mudd, Andrea Kissack, Raul Ramirez, Laura Sydell, Debra Baer

R-6 Best Newswriting
KNX, Los Angeles
“KNX News at 4:30 P.M.”
Kathleen Mendoza

R-7 Best Radio Sports Segment
KNX, Los Angeles
“Steve Grad Sports”
Steve Grad

R-8 Best Radio Live Coverage Of A News Event
KGO-AM, San Francisco
“Macarthur Maze Held Hostage”
Ed Baxter, Ted Wygant, KGO Staff

R-9 Best Radio Spot News Story
KGO-AM, San Francisco
“Mail Bomber Arrest”
Bret Burkhart

R-10 Best Radio Investigative Reporting
KNX, Los Angeles
“Strawberry Fields Of Fraud”
Bob McCormick

R-11 Best Radio Series
KNX, Los Angeles
“Elvis: Long Lives The King”
Chris Stanley

R-12 Best Radio Documentary Or Special Programming
KPCC, Pasadena
“Critical Condition…The State Of Emergency Services in Los Angeles”
Larry Mantle, Rachel Myrow, Chumi Paul< Julia Posey, Linda Othenin-Girard, Jackie Oclaray, Ilsa Setziol, Robin Urevich

 


MAYOR WILLIE BROWN OPENS UP APTRA AWARDS CEREMONY


HAL EISNER, APTRA'S NEW PRESIDENT AND MAYOR WILLIE BROWN OF SAN FRAN


BRET BURKHART HANDS OVER PRESIDENCY TO HAL EISNER


HONOREES ACCEPT APTRA AWARDS AT THE 51ST ANNUAL APTRA CONVENTION


HAPPY GROUP OF HARDWORKING JOURNALISTS SHOW OFF THEIR APTRA AWARD


LANCE, OUR WEEKLY CONTRIBUTOR OF "THE BUZZ" HOLDS UP HIS APTRA AWARD ALONGSIDE RACHEL AMBROSE, APTRA'S HARDEST WORKING MEMBER

R-13 Best Radio Serious Feature
KCBS-AM, San Francisco
“Trauma Unit”
Rebecca Corral

R-14 Best Radio Light Feature
KFBK, Sacramento
“Rally Monkey”
Jason Kobely

R-15 Best Regularly Scheduled Radio Feature Segment
KGO-AM, San Francisco
“Copeland’s Corner”
Brian Copeland

R-16 Best Radio Sports Reporting
KNX, Los Angeles
“Soccer Cops”
Steve Grad

R-17 Best Radio Use Of Sound-Serious Or Hard News
KCBS-AM, San Francisco
“9-11 Tribute”
Doug Sovern

R-18 Best Radio Use Of Sound-Feature
KCBS-AM, San Francisco
“Sounds Of World Series”
Doug Sovern

R-19 Best Radio Anchor, Or Anchor Team
(TIE)
KNX, Los Angeles
“KNX News At 8:30 A.M.”
Tom Haule, Linda Nunez

KCBS, San Francisco
“Stan Bunger & Susan Taylor-KCBS Morning Team”
Stan Bunger, Susan Taylor

R-20 Pat Davis Radio Reporter Of The Year
KGO, San Francisco
Mary Ellen Geist

Class Two Radio

R-3 Best Radio News Broadcast (More Than 15 Minutes)
KNCO, Grass Valley
“6:40 A.M. News”
Rita Stevens, Jim Kerr, Tom Fitzsimmons, JoAnn Chartier, Tracy Corris, Rick Hansen

R-4 Best Radio News Broadcast (Under 15 Minutes)
Nominees-Winner to be announced April 5th at the APTRA Convention in San Francisco

KCDZ, Joshua Tree
“KCDZ Local News”
Gary Daigneault

KUZZ, Bakersfield
“5:23 P.M. News”
Tammy Brown

R-5 Best Radio News Broadcast (One Person News Department)
KELK-AM, Elko
“Noon News On KELK”
Lori Gilbert

R-6 Best Radio News Writing
KCLU, Thousand Oaks
“KCLU Afternoon News”
Lance Orozco

R-7 Best Radio Sports Segment
KNCO, Grass Valley
“Morning Sports Report”
Tom Fitzsimmons

R-8 Best Radio Live Coverage Of A News Event
KUZZ, Bakersfield
“Girls Found”
Mark Howell, Peter Rudy, Tammy Brown

R-9 Best Radio Spot News Story
KUZZ, Bakersfield
“Best Western Shooting”
Tammy Brown

R-10 Best Radio Investigative Reporting
No Winner

R-11 Best Radio Series
KEYT-AM, Santa Barbara
“Ground Zero Comeback”
John Palminteri

R-12 Best Radio Documentary Or Special Programming
KCLU, Thousand Oaks/Santa Barbara
“Election 2002 Preview”

R-13 Best Radio Serious Feature
(TIE)
KCSN, Northridge
“Teenage Speeding”
Lisa Gillette

KMPH, Fresno
“Voter Turnout”
Silva Harapetian

R-14 Best Radio Light Feature Reporting
KCLU, Thousand Oaks
“Elvis is Alive…and Living In Moorpark”
Lance Orozco

R-15 Best Regularly Scheduled Radio Feature Segment
KPSI, Palm Springs
“David Brenner Interview”
Joy Short

R-16 Best Radio Sports Reporting
KELK, Elko
“Elko Football Game Preview”
Terry Hritz

R-17 Best Radio Use Of Sound-Serious Or Hard News
KUZZ, Bakersfield
“Street Person’s Funeral”
Tammy Brown

R-18 Best Radio Use Of Sound-Feature
KMPH, Fresno
“Fresno Fair”
Silva Harapetian

R-19 Best Radio Anchor, Or Anchor Team
KUZZ, Bakersfield
“7:54 A.M. News”
Mark Howell

R-20 Pat Davis Radio Reporter Of The Year
KUZZ, Bakersfield
Tammy Brown

Class One Television

T-1 Bill Stout Memorial Award For Excellence In Enterprise News Coverage (One Division)
KTTV/Los Angeles
“Prison Gangs”
Chris Blatchford and Ken Moore

T-2 Bill Stout Memorial Award For Excellence In Station Spot
News (One Division)
KDTV, San Francisco
“Impuestos Al Dia”
Sandra Thomas, Alberto Larios

T-3 Best Television Newscast, 60 Minutes
Nominees-Winner to be announced April 5th at the APTRA Convention in San Francisco

KCBS, Los Angeles
“CBS 2 News At Five”
KCBS Staff

KRON, San Francisco
“9 P.M. News”
KRON Staff

KCAL, Los Angeles
“KCAL 9 News At 10”
KCAL Staff

T-4 Best Television Newscast, 30 Minutes
Nominees-Winner to be announced April 5th at the APTRA Convention in San Francisco
KXTV, Sacramento
“News 10 At 6”
Tina Tedesco, Gloria Moraga, Ron Comings

KNBC, Los Angeles
“The Channel 4 News at 11 P.M.”
Jim Bunner

KCAL, Los Angeles
“KCAL 9 News At 4”
KCAL Staff

T-5 “Best News Writing”
KTLA, Los Angeles
“KTLA News At 10”
Gerald Ruben, Kim Rouggie, Ryan Cowan, Hal Fishman, Diana Chi,
Susan Clark, Scott Aulerich, Shawn McGinnis, Patrick O’Connor, J.D. Cargill

T-6 Best Television Sports Segment
KTLA, Los Angeles
“KTLA Sports Report”
Tony Hernandez, Tom Klimasz

T-7 Best Television Weathercast
KPIX-TV, San Francisco
“Weather Where You Live”
Samantha Mohr, Billy Poon

T-8 Best Television Live Coverage Of A News Event
KNTV, San Jose
“Santana Row Fire”
Allen Denton, KNTV Staff

T-9 Best Television Spot News Story
KXTV, Sacramento
“Air Tanker Crash”
Dan Adams, Bill Carragher, Dan Novick

T-10 Best Investigative Reporting
KGO-TV, San Francisco
“Child Abduction Underground”
Dan Noyes, Beth Rimbey, Lynn Friedman, Mark Sanchez-Corrha, Doug Laughlin, Michael Horn

T-11 Best Television News Series
KPIX, San Francisco
“Inside The Middle East”
Ken Bastida, Peter Saiers, Rick Villaroman, Greg Marasso

T-12 Best Television Documentary Or Special Programming
(TIE)
KCBS/KCAL, Los Angeles
“The Day That Changed America”
Laura Diaz, Pat Harvey, Joel Connable, Drew Griffin, Laura Fogel, Matt Goldberg, Kimberly McWatt, Nicole Ullerich, Amy Berg, Rod Foster, Lily Lee, Mansan Luc, Dolores Gillham, Larry Greene, Tim Kimball, Robert Pastoriza, Juan Renteria, Richard Alvarez, Candace Bergmann, Karlo Gharabegian, Clay Thornton, Garry Ashton, Carl Bartoles, Sho Higuchi, Joel Fallon, Daniel McElroy, Velonne Atkins, De'borah Overstreet, Susan Nakamura, Yvette Perez, Stephanie Yoshimura, Roxana Bombalier, Clay Downey, Mike Nelson, Melanie Steensland, Jennifer Cobb, Richard Van Syckle, Nancy Bauer-Gonzalez and Don Corsini

KRON, San Francisco
“Day Of The Gun”
Ken Swartz, Jim Swanson, Belva Davis, Stephen McConnell, Rick Heeger

T-13 Best Serious Television Feature
KRON, San Francisco
“What Is War?”
Cathryn Poff, Craig Franklin, Karyne Holmes

T-14 Best Light Television Feature
KNTV, San Jose
“Sheet Music Man”
Joe Rosato Jr., Jonas Tichenor, Robert Wellington

T-15 Best Regularly Scheduled Television Feature Segment
KPIX, San Francisco
“About The Bay”
Mike Sugerman, Mary Janczura

T-16 Best Television Sports Reporting
KPIX, San Francisco
“Charlie Wedemeyer Story”
Sharon Chin, Jennifer Garrison, Paul Morrill

T-17 Best Videography Of Hard News
KNTV, San Jose
“Mexican Priests”
Mark Villarreal

T-18 Best Television News Videography Of A News Feature
KNTV, San Jose
“San Francisco Getaway”
Barton Bishoff, Jonas Tichenor

T-19 Best Videography Of Sports
KNTV, San Jose
“Battle Of The Bay”
Abraham Mendoza

T-20 Best Television Hard News Editing
KVEA, Los Angeles
“The Other Border”
Juan-Manuel Martinez

T-21 Best Television Feature Editing
KVEA, Los Angeles
“When The Wood Sings”
Juan-Manuel Martinez

T-22 Dick Terry Videographer Of The Year
KNTV, San Jose
Barton Bishoff

T-23 Best Television Anchor, Or Anchor Team
KNTV, San Jose
“The Bay Area At 11”
Allen Denton

T-24 Chris Harris Televison Reporter Of The Year
KFMB, San Diego
Robert Santos


Class Two Television

T-3 Best Television Newscast, 60 Minutes
Nominees-Winner to be announced April 5th at the APTRA Convention in San Francisco

KCOY, Santa Maria
“News 12 Sunrise”
KCOY Staff

KGET, Bakersfield
“17 News At 5”
Bob Dlugos, Lydia Borjon

KSBY, San Luis Obispo
“KSBY Action News at 6”
Bryan Lenocker, David Talmage, Tony Cipolla, Jennifer Mandulay

T-4 Best Television Newscast, 30 Minutes
Nominees-Winner to be announced April 5th at the APTRA Convention in San Francisco

KSWB-TV, San Diego
“WB News At 13”
KSWB Staff

KOLO-TV, Reno
“Newschannel 8 At 6:30”
KOLO Staff

KSBY, San Luis Obispo
“KSBY Action 6 News Live At Five”
Christopher Zito, Brandon Downing, Tony Cipolla, Jennifer Mandulay

T-6 Best Television Sports Segment
No Winner

T-5 Best Television Newswriting
KSWB, San Diego
“WB News At 10”
KSWB Staff

T-7 Best Television Weathercast
KCOY-TV, Santa Maria
“Jim’s Forecast At 6”
Jim Byrne

T-8 Best Television Live Coverage Of A News Event
KSBY, San Luis Obispo
“KSBY Action News Torch Trail 2002”
Tony Cipolla, Jennifer Mandulay, KSBY Staff

R-9 Best Television Spot News Story
KGPE, Fresno
“In The Line Of Fire”
Erik Rosales, Tony Kirkpatrick

T-10 Best Investigative Reporting
KSWB-TV, San Diego
“Guardrails That Fail”
Bryan Black

T-11 Best Television Series
KGET, Bakersfield
“The Cooks From Kern County”
Jim Scott

T-12 Best Television Documentary Or Special Programming
KSWB, San Diego
“Patriot Day”
KSWB Staff

T-13 Best Serious Television Feature
KSWB-TV, San Diego
“Death Row Profile”
Jeff Powers

T-14 Best Light Television Feature
KCOY-TV, Santa Maria
“Purple Lady”
Lydia Pantazes, Thomas Morales

T-15 Best Regularly Scheduled Television Feature
KFSN-TV, Fresno
“Consumer Reporting”
Craig Fiegener

T-16 Best Television Sports Reporting
KGPE-TV, Fresno
“72 & Sprinting”
Meg Oliver, Bryan Cifranic

T-17 Best Television News Videography Of Hard News
KSWB, San Diego
“Fallbrook Fire”
Jorge Corrales

T-18 Best Television Videography Of A News Feature
KFTY, Santa Rosa
“Celebrating The Fourth”
Chris Bollini

T-19 Best Videography Of Sports
KFTY, Santa Rosa
“They’re Off!”
Chris Bollini

T-20 Best Television Hard News Editing
KSWB-TV, San Diego
“Patriot Day”
Darryl Kim, Dennis Funes, Dusty Skellet, Gordon DeBever, Steve Mills, Jeff Shearin, Jorge Corrales, Craig Burt

T-21 Best Television Feature Editing
KGET, Bakersfield
“The Cooks From Kern County, Part Two”
Douglas McCorkle

T-22 Dick Terry Videographer Of The Year
KOLO, Reno
Tim Ill

T-23 Best Television Anchor, Or Anchor Team
KSBY-TV, San Luis Obispo
“Tony Cipolla And Jennifer Mandulay”
Tony Cipolla And Jennifer Mandulay

T-24 Chris Harris Television Reporter Of The Year
KFSN, Fresno
Craig Fiegener

Best Web Sites

Class One TV

KRON, San Francisco
www.KRON4.com

Class Two TV

KSBY, San Luis Obispo
www.KSBY.com

Class One Radio

KCBS-AM, San Francisco
www.KCBS.com

Class Two Radio

KUZZ, Bakersfield
www.KUZZ.com

APTRA-Clete Roberts Memorial Journalism Scholarship Award
Olga Rodriguez, UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism

APTRA-Kathryn Dettman Memorial Journalism Scholarship Award
Megan Marlena, California State University Long Beach

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Dave McElhatton, KPIX-TV, San Francisco




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