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Los Angeles Press Club
A non-profit organization with
501(c)(3) status
Tax ID 01-0761875


4773 Hollywood Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90027
Phone: (323) 669-8081
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PRESS CLUB OFFICERS

President
Will Lewis
KCRW-FM Emeritus

Vice President
Beth Barrett
Investigative Reporter

Treasurer
Chris Woodyard
USA Today

Secretary
Jane Engle
Editor

Executive Director
Diana Ljungaeus
International Journalist
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BOARD MEMBERS

John Amato
Crooks & Liars

Robert Kovacik
Anchor/Reporter, NBC4LA

Anna Scott
KCRW

Jon Regardie
Executive Editor, L.A. Downtown News

Martha Sarabia
LA Opinion

Jill Stewart
LA Weekly

Ruben Vives
Los Angeles Times

Barbara Gasser
International Journalist

Gloria Zuurveen
Editor-in-Chief/Publisher,
Pace News

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ADVISORY BOARD

Alex Ben Block
Entertainment Historian

Ted Johnson
Variety

Patt Morrison
LA Times/KPCC

2008 National Entertainment Journalism Award Winners

A1. Best News Story – Print
MATTHEW GARRAHAN, Financial Times
2nd Place: Nikki Finke, LA Weekly

A2. Best News Story – Television
JACOB H. SOBOROFF, Why Tuesday?

A3. Best News Story – Radio
DARBY MALONEY and MATT HOLZMAN, KCRW
“Film Piracy”
2nd Place: Noe Tannigawa, Hawaii Public Radio

A4. Best News Story – Online
NIKKI FINKE, LA Weekly

B1. Best Feature Story – Print
MATTHEW BELLONI, Esquire Magazine
2nd Place: Richard Tomlinson, Fergal O’Brien and Monee Fields-White, Bloomberg “Bono Inc.”
Honorable Mention: Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, “Bullets in His Head”

B2. Best Feature Story – Television
JEFFREY K. HOWARD, KCLV, Las Vegas
2nd Place: Shawn Edwards and Russ Simmons, WDAF Fox4News, Kansas City
Honorable Mention: Sandie Newton, Mona Khanna, Billy Sexton and Daniel Penz. KTVT CBS-11 News

B3. Best Feature Story – Radio
QUEENA KIM and CHARLES SOLOMON, KPCC, “Bambi”
2nd Place: Beth Accomando, PRI’s The World
Honorable Mention: Claude Brodesser-Akner, Matt Holzman andRay Guarna, KCRW

B4. Best Feature Story – Online
NIKKI FINKE, LA Weekly
2nd Place: Sara Shereen Bakhshian, CW Network
Honorable Mention: Jacob H. Soboroff, Why Tuesday?

C1. Best Critic – Print
ELLA TAYLOR, LA Weekly
2nd Place: Jason Bracelin, Las Vegas Review Journal
Honorable Mention: Michael Sraqow, Baltimore Sun

C2. Best Critic – Television
SHAWN EDWARDS and RUSS SIMMONS, Fox4News, Kansas City
2nd Place: Jeffrey K. Howard, KVBC, Las Vegas
Honorable Mention: Manny Dela Rosa, KMIR6NBC, Palm Desert

C3. Best Critic – Radio
JOE MORGENSTERN, KCRW
2nd Place: Peter Noble-Kuchera, WFIU Public Radio, Indiana
Honorable Mention: James Taylor, KCRW

C4. Best Critic – Online
NIKKI FINKE, LA Weekly