KCETLink Media Group Receives 4 Golden Mike Awards
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Amanda Martin
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Burbank, Calif. - Jan. 30, 2017 - KCETLink, the national independent public media organization, is proud to announce that it has received four Golden Mike awards for the 67th annual Golden Mike Awards presented by the Radio & Television News Association of Southern California (RTNA).
KCETLink’s acclaimed multiplatform arts and culture series ARTBOUND was named the winner of Best Documentary for its episode "Charles Lummis: Reimagining the American West." SOCAL CONNECTED, KCET's weekly flagship news series, was honored for Best Serious Feature Reporting for its story on "Teaching Children with Cancer to Widen Their World Through Photography." In addition, SOCAL CONNECTED won for Best Entertainment Reporting for the segment "Feathers of Fire: Spectacular Shadow Play," as well as Best Medical and Science Reporting for its story on "A Great Use for U.C. Irvine's Garbage."
Formally announced at the awards ceremony at the Universal Hilton in Universal City on Jan. 28, 2017, the Golden Mike Awards® recognize excellence in broadcast journalism.
ABOUT ARTBOUND
The critically acclaimed, multi-platform series ARTBOUND captures the spirit of the burgeoning arts and culture communities in Southern and Central California; exploring their impact on society at large. Illuminating the cultural issues of our times, ARTBOUND provides critical in-depth analysis of how arts and culture affect society and shape California as the creative capital of the world. Through one-hour documentaries and an expanded digital footprint, ARTBOUND (kcet.org/artbound and linktv.org/artbound) is the result of collaborations with LA’s top cultural institutions. Since its inception in 2012, the series has earned high industry praise including several Emmy® Awards, LA Press Club awards, a National Entertainment Journalism award, and three previous Golden Mike Awards among others. Most recently, ASCAP recognized ARTBOUND with the prestigious ASCAP Foundation Deems Taylor / Virgil Thomson Multimedia Award for outstanding music.
ABOUT SOCAL CONNECTED
SOCAL CONNECTED, (kcet.org/socalconnected) winner of a Peabody® two duPont Awards, 23 Emmy® Awards, 48 LA Press Club Awards, two Gracie Awards, and 26 previous Golden Mike Awards, as well as one national and four regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, airs exclusively on KCET in Southern California. Hosted by anchor Val Zavala, KCET’s original flagship program called "Best New Local TV Program of 2009” by Los Angeles magazine just finished its seventh season offering viewers substantive, in-depth reporting on vital issues that impact the region. This weekly half-hour local news magazine is also available for streaming on KCET’s Roku and Apple TV channels. SOCAL CONNECTED is made possible through the generous support of The Ahmanson Foundation, Chapman University and the MaddocksBrown Foundation.
ABOUT KCETLINK MEDIA GROUP
KCETLink Media Group is a national independent, nonprofit, digital and broadcast network that provides high-quality, culturally diverse programming designed to engage the public in innovative, entertaining and transformative ways. With a commitment to independent perspectives, smart global entertainment, local communities, and opportunities for engagement and social action, KCETLink depicts people and the world through a lens unavailable elsewhere in U.S. media. A viewer-supported 501(c)(3) organization, KCETLink content is distributed nationally via satellite on Link TV -- DIRECTV channel 375 and DISH Network channel 9410 -- and on KCET in Southern and Central California via broadcast and cable, as well as through various digital delivery systems. For additional information about KCET and Link TV productions, web-exclusive content, programming schedules and community events, please visit kcet.org or linktv.org. Select programming from KCET and Link TV is also available for streaming on Hulu, Apple TV, and Roku platforms.
