Woodward & Bernstein to be Honored On 40th Anniversary of Watergate Break-in

Sunday, November 27, 2011 4:39 PM Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein to Accept 2012 Los Angeles Press Club’s President’s Award WATERGATE REPORTERS WHO REDEFINED INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM WILL ACCEPT PRIZE 40 YEARS AFTER THE EVENT Bernstein, Woodward in The Washington Post newsroom, circa 1972 Next year marks a major milestone in American journalism: the 40th anniversary of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein’s pioneering reporting on the Watergate scandal. Woodward and Bernstein’s series of articles for The Washington Post unraveled the biggest American political scandal to date, culminating in President Richard Nixon’s…

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Winners 2011 NEJ Awards

Friday, November 18, 2011 5:10 PM The full list of Winners from National Entertainment Journalism Awards: A – ENTERTAINMENT JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR, ALL PLATFORMS Tie: Tara Wallis-Finestone, NBC-LA Dylan Howard, RadarOnline.com Judge’s comments: As a Senior Producer for NBC4, Tara Wallis-Finestone organizes and writes unique and compelling stories for NBC4 in a fast-moving and highly visual manner. She is a gifted story-teller who writes for the eye. She also writes enterprising stories for NBCLA’s website. Judge’s comments: In the world of celebrity and entertainment news, even mainstream media couldn’t…

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Big Night for Entertainment Journalism; Dick Gregory Pays Tribute to Hugh Hefner

Friday, November 18, 2011 4:48 PM At Thursday’s LA Press Club’s 4th Annual National Entertainment Journalism Awards, The Hollywood Reporter walked off with four first place trophies, including best entertainment publication. There was a tie for Entertainment Journalist of the Year. Tara Wallis-Finestone, senior producer for NBC4-LA, and Dylan Howard, senior executive editor of RadarOnline, each took home a $500 check. The award was sponsored by Alexandra and Sidney Sheldon. Alexandra is the widow of the late best-selling novelist, screen and TV writer. Media outlets that had first place winners…

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Attend the 4th NEJ Awards Honoring Hugh M. Hefner!

Tuesday, November 08, 2011 5:13 PM The tables will be turned when the legendary editor-in-chief of Playboy Magazine, Hugh M. Hefner, is interviewed onstage by NBC4 news anchor Robert Kovacik in the incisive and entertaining style pioneered by the popular men’s magazine over 50 years ago. The legendary comic and civil rights icon Dick Gregory is flying in from Washington D.C. to pay a special tribute the man who gave him his first break, Mr. Hefner. It takes place Thursday, Nov. 17 at the Biltmore Bowl in Los Angeles as…

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Journo-related Jobs in Radio

Thursday, November 03, 2011 5:16 PM SCBA has published radio jobs as of Nov. 1. LAPC is listing those where a journo background is necessary and/or useful. See the full list: RCA ribbon mic RCA ribbon mic still in use http://scba.com/rcjobs.asp American Public Media- Asst. Community Editor/Rep. American Public Media- Internship American Public Media- News Editor American Public Media-Assistant Community Editor/Reporter American Public Media-Associate Producer American Public Media-Associate Producer, Morning Edition American Public Media-Editor, News American Public Media-Executive Editor American Public Media-Intern, Marketplace American Public Media-Intern, Off-Ramp American Public Media-Intern,…

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