Category: NAEJ

Kathy Bates to Receive Los Angeles Press Club’s Legend Award

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Kathy Bates, legendary actor of stage, screen and silver screen, will accept the Los Angeles Press Club’s Legend Award for venerable contributions to the industry and to society. The ceremony will take place at the 17th annual National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards Gala on December 1, 2024, at the historical Biltmore Hotel. This is a fundraiser for the Los Angeles Press Club, a 501c3 charitable organization. Previous Legend awardees include Carol Burnett, Ann-Margret, Angela Lansbury, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Marla Gibbs and Bob Barker. “From her harrowing role in Misery to…

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Kevin Frazier to Receive the LA Press Club’s Career Achievement Award

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“Entertainment Tonight’s” co-host Kevin Frazier has been named the Los Angeles Press Club’s 2024 Luminary Awardee for Career Achievement to be presented on Dec. 1. “Kevin Frazier is an engaging and versatile host and interviewer,” said Los Angeles Press Club President Lisa Richwine. “He is a true luminary in the entertainment journalism field, and we are thrilled to honor him at this year’s awards gala.” Frazier is co-host of the nine-time Emmy Award-winning newsmagazine “Entertainment Tonight.” He was named co-host in 2014 after having worked on the show for 10 years. Prior…

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Roger Corman to Receive the LA Press Club’s Distinguished Storyteller Award on Dec. 3

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Iconic writer, director and producer Roger Corman is set to accept Los Angeles Press Club’s Distinguished Storyteller Award for filmmaking. The ceremony will take place at the National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards Gala on Dec. 3 at the historic Biltmore Hotel, downtown Los Angeles. The Distinguished Storyteller Award honors storytellers outside of journalism whose dazzling skills bring fiction to vivid life. Always a trendsetter, Corman made the first “biker” movie with WILD ANGELS. Starring Peter Fonda and Nancy Sinatra, the film opened the 1966 Venice Film Festival to great acclaim. Corman also launched the late ’60s “psychedelic”…

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Barbara Eden to Receive Los Angeles Press Club’s Legend Award 

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Legendary actor Barbara Eden will accept the Los Angeles Press Club’s Legend Award for venerable contributions to the industry and to society. The ceremony will take place at the 16th annual National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards Gala on December 3, 2023, at the historic Biltmore Hotel. This is a fundraiser for the Los Angeles Press Club, a 501c3 charitable organization. Previous Legend awardees include Carol Burnett, Ann-Margret, Angela Lansbury, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Marla Gibbs and Bob Barker. “Barbara Eden charmed audiences in her starring role in I Dream of Jeannie,…

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LeVar Burton to Receive Los Angeles Press Club’s Distinguished Storyteller Award

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Actor, director, producer, educator, and lifelong literacy advocate LeVar Burton will accept Los Angeles Press Club’s Distinguished Storyteller Award for Storytelling Outside of Journalism. Previous awardees include Michael Connelly, Quentin Tarantino, Jennifer Lee and Tanya Tucker. The ceremony will take place at the 16th annual National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards Gala on December 3, 2023, at the historic Biltmore Hotel DTLA. This is a fundraiser for the Los Angeles Press Club, a 501c3 charitable organization. “LeVar Burton has left a lasting impact through different types of storytelling,” said LA…

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Ava DuVernay to Be Honored with LA Press Club’s Visionary Award at December 3rd Gala Event

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Writer/director/producer Ava DuVernay will be honored with the Los Angeles Press Club’s Visionary Award for Humanitarian Work. The ceremony will take place at the National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards Gala on December 3rd at the Biltmore Hotel, downtown Los Angeles. The Visionary Award was instituted in 2012 to honor individuals within the Entertainment Industry who use their high-profile status to make the world a better place and to spread information about issues of freedom and social justice. Jane Fonda was the very first recipient, introduced by Robert Redford. DuVernay is being…

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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. to Receive the LA Press Club’s Career Achievement Award

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PBS’ Finding Your Roots, author and Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates has been named the Los Angeles Press Club’s 2023 Luminary Awardee for Career Achievement. “What a wonderful honor, truly a lovely surprise,” said Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Gates has written, produced and hosted the popular PBS show Finding Your Roots for more than a decade. The show focuses on the work of genetic researchers, who give insights to guests about their history and that of their ancestors. “Through these fascinating DNA investigations, Henry Louis Gates Jr. has helped shed light on American…

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Jennifer Lee to Receive Los Angeles Press Club’s Distinguished Storyteller Award

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Chief Creative Officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios Jennifer Lee will accept Los Angeles Press Club’s Distinguished Storyteller Award for Storytelling Outside of Journalism. The ceremony will take place at the 15th annual National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards Gala on December 4, 2022, at the Sheraton Universal Hotel. This is a fundraiser for the Los Angeles Press Club, a 501c3 charitable organization. “Jennifer upended fairy tales with ‘Frozen’ and broke barriers for women in animation and in Hollywood,” said Los Angeles Press Club President Lisa Richwine. “Her creative storytelling has…

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