President’s Award for Impact on Media 2023 recipient Giselle Fernandez poses for a photo at the Press Club's 65th Southern California Journalism Awards gala in downtown Los Angeles. Photo by Betsy Annas.
The following distinguished group of journalists have received the Presidents Award for Impact on Media and dedication to the Press Club.
The President’s Award was initiated in 1994 by that year’s president, Dusty Brandel.
The award was conceived to recognize an individual member’s dedication of energy and effort on behalf of the Greater Los Angeles Press Club, and whose work has the most impact on media.
- 2025 - Craig Melvin
Article | Video - 2024 - Amanda Salas
Article | Video - 2023 - Giselle Fernandez
Article | Video - 2023 - John Leguizamo
Article | Video - 2022 - Christine Devine
Article | Video - 2021 - Dr. Sanjay Gupta
Article | Video - 2019 - “Surviving R. Kelly” Creative Team
Article | Video - 2018 - Kimi Yoshino
Article | Video - 2017 - Jake Tapper
Article | Video - 2016 - Jarl Mohn
Article | Video - 2015 - Charlie Rose, Gayle King and Norah O'Donnell
Article | Video - 2014 - Michael Bloomberg and Matthew Winkler
Article | Video - 2013 - Carl Reiner
Article | Video - 2012 - Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein
Article - 2011 - Lesley Stahl
Article - 2010 - Anderson Cooper
Article | Video
- 2009 - Arianna Huffington (article)
- 2008 - Steve Lopez (article)
- 2007 - Gustavo Arellano (article)
- 2006 - Larry King (article)
- 2005 - Linda Deutsch
- 2004 - Jeff Greenfield
- 2003 - Al Martinez
- 2002 - Bill Maher
- 2001 - Virginia Ellis
- 2000 - Bill Rosendahl
- 1999 - Pete Noyes
- 1998 - Jose Rios
- 1997 - David Hume Kennerly
- 1996 - Linda Deutsch
- 1994 - Christina Gonzalez, Above & Beyond Award Winner
- 1993 - Warren Wilson, Above & Beyond Award Winner