Los Angeles Press Club Honors KCET and PBS SoCal with 35 Nominations for 64th Annual Southern California Journalism Awards
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Los Angeles, Calif. – May 24, 2022 – PBS SoCal and KCET, Southern California’s flagship PBS stations, announced today 35 nominations for the 64th Annual Southern California Journalism Awards presented by the Los Angeles Press Club. The nominations were spread across 27 different categories and honored three separate, locally produced series/productions from KCET and PBS SoCal. Winners will be announced in all categories presented during a ceremony on Saturday, June 25th at the Sheraton Universal Hotel.
The Original Emmy® award-winning arts and culture series ARTBOUND dominated the organization’s nominations with 23 recognitions (including two Finalists in the Feature Documentary category as well as a Finalist in the Documentary, Short category) during yesterday’s reveal of the nominations in all print, radio, podcast, TV and online categories. ARTBOUND captures the spirit of the burgeoning arts and culture community in California and explores how Art is shaping California as the creative capital of the world. This past season of presentations focused on demographically diverse issues expressed through art and innovators making an impact in California and beyond. All of the ARTBOUND honorees’ work can be seen on kcet.org/artbound as well as pbssocal.org/artbound and on the free PBS video App.
ARTBOUND is supported in part by the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Endowment for the Arts, Vision Maker, the Frieda Berlinski Foundation and other generous institutional funders. More information on ARTBOUND can be found below.
Five additional nominations (including one for Host Rosey Alvero) went to SOCAL WANDERER, the locally-produced Original series with support from Wurwand Foundation’s FOUND/LA initiative, that explores the rich culture, history and landscape of Southern California, from local neighborhoods to the outer reaches.
Two of the organization’s nominations went to the special broadcast of TENDING NATURE, “Indigenous Land Stewardship,” an hour-long documentary produced in partnership with the Autry Museum of the American West that honored Indigenous knowledge in a broader context: as a way of life centering around resilience, revival and renewal. The special wrapped up three seasons of the series that shined a light on the importance of preserving environmental knowledge and ecological practices of Indigenous peoples across California.
The full list of nominations for KCET and PBS SoCal are listed below:
TELEVISION JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
- Angela Boisvert, KCET
FEATURE DOCUMENTARY, over 25 minutes
- Angela Boisvert, Matt Bass, Juan Devis, Jacqueline Reyno and Kathy Kasaba, KCET, "Arts Education" (Artbound)
- Juan Devis, Nic Cha Kim, Laura Purdy, Corbett Jones and Anna Rau, KCET, "Imagined Wests" (Artbound)
DOCUMENTARY, SHORT, under 25 minutes
- Juan Devis, Suzanne Mejean Pinney, Amanda Marie Pinedo, Angela Boisvert and Kathy Kasaba, KCET, "Emory Douglas: The Black Panther Artist" (Artbound)
PHOTOJOURNALIST/VIDEOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
- Osceola Refetoff, KCET
ANCHOR/HOST
- Rosey Alvero, KCET, "SoCal Wanderer"
VIDEOGRAPHER
- Matt Bass, KCET, "Arts Education" (Artbound)
- Corbett Jones, KCET, "Tending Nature: Indigenous Land Stewardship"
- Archie Short, KCET, "Ellen Reid’s Griffith Park Soundscape" (Artbound)
FEATURE PHOTO
- Osceola Refetoff, KCET, "Fire in the Sky – Highway 95 Near Lake Havasu, Arizona" (Artbound)
GRAPHIC
- Vera Valentine, KCET, "The Curiously Magical Air of Los Angeles" (Artbound)
ANIMATION/MOVING GRAPHIC
- Amun Levy, KCET, "Endless Summer" (Artbound)
CONSUMER NEWS or FEATURE
- Juan Devis, Jaime Morgan-Munoz, Rosey Alvero, Marley Lister and Robert McDonnell, KCET, "SoCal Wanderer: Mingles Tea Bar"
TRAVEL REPORTING
- Alec Ernest, Juan Devis, Oscar Lyons, Amanda Marie Pinedo, Angela Boisvert, KCET, "ARTBOUND: Ellen Reid's Griffith Park Soundscape" (Artbound)
RELIGION/SPIRITUALITY REPORTING
- Juan Devis, Matthew Crotty, Laura Purdy, Anna Rau and Corbett Jones, KCET, "Tending Nature: Indigenous Land Stewardship"
- Juan Devis, Suzanne Mejean Pinney, Amanda Marie Pinedo, Angela Boisvert, Kathy Kasaba, KCET, "Corita Kent: The Pop Art Nun" (Artbound)
CRITICISM OF ART/ARCHITECTURE/DESIGN
- Dylan Robertson, Zoe Lukov, David Markun, R. Brett Thomas, KCET, "Desert X 2021" (Artbound)
ACTIVISM JOURNALISM – Print/Online
- Milly Chi, KCET, "The Tokyo Olympics May Be Over, But for NOlympics LA the Fight has Just Begun" (News & Community)
EDUCATIONAL REPORTING – Print/Online
- Jamie Coronado, Jericho Dancel, Briana Munoz, Martha Nerio, Julie Patel Liss and Catherine Valdez, KCET, “Professors in Peril: Adjuncts in California Face Uncertainty and Financial Insecurity" (News & Community)
ACTIVISM JOURNALISM - Broadcast
- Juan Devis, Suzanne Mejean Pinney, Amanda Marie Pinedo, Angela Boisvert, Kathy Kasaba, KCET, "Emory Douglas: The Black Panther Artist" (Artbound)
EDUCATIONAL REPORTING - Broadcast
- Angela Boisvert, Matt Bass, Juan Devis, Jacqueline Reyno and Kathy Kasaba, KCET, "Arts Education" (Artbound)
IMMIGRATION REPORTING
- Juan Devis, Suzanne Mejean Pinney, Amanda Marie Pinedo, Angela Boisvert and Kathy Kasaba, KCET, "Dignidad Rebelde: Art Is Protest" (Artbound)
GENDER AND SOCIETY (includes LGBTQ reporting)
- Juan Devis, Nic Cha Kim, Julieta Messmer, Marianne Amelinckx and Angela Boisvert, KCET, "Mustache Mondays" (Artbound)
HUMAN INTEREST FEATURE, over 5 minutes
- Juan Devis, Suzanne Mejean Pinney, Amanda Marie Pinedo, Angela Boisvert and Kathy Kasaba, KCET, "Corita Kent: The Pop Art Nun" (Artbound)
- Juan Devis, Jaime Morgan Munoz, Rosey Alvero, Marley Lister and Robert McDonnell, KCET, "SoCal Wanderer: Mingles Tea Bar"
- Don Hahn, Juan Devis, Laura Hull, Georgie Kajer and Lori Korngiebel, KCET, "Life Centered: The Helen Jean Taylor Story" (Artbound)
LIFESTYLE FEATURE
- Juan Devis, Jaime Morgan Munoz, Rosey Alvero, Marley Lister and Robert McDonnell, KCET, "SoCal Wanderer: Crème Caramel LA"
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS or FEATURE, over 5 minutes
- Juan Devis, Nic Cha Kim, Julieta Messmer, Marianne Amelinckx and Angela Boisvert, KCET, "Mustache Mondays" (Artbound)
- Juan Devis, Suzanne Mejean Pinney, Amanda Marie Pinedo, Angela Boisvert and Kathy Kasaba, KCET, "Endless Summer" (Artbound)
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS or FEATURE, under 5 minutes
- Juan Devis, Ruben Guevara III, Dan Kwong, Nic Cha Kim, Mike Vargas and Moni Vargas, KCET, "The Story of Rubén Guevara and Frank Zappa" (Artbound)
ENTERTAINMENT PERSONALITY PROFILE/INTERVIEW
- Juan Devis, Ruben Guevara III, Dan Kwong, Nic Cha Kim and Mike & Moni Vargas, KCET, "Con Safos" (Artbound)
NON-ENTERTAINMENT PERSONALITY PROFILE/INTERVIEW
- Juan Devis, Suzanne Mejean Pinney, Amanda Marie Pinedo, Angela Boisvert and Kathy Kasaba, KCET, "Emory Douglas: The Black Panther Artist" (Artbound)
- Juan Devis, Jaime Morgan-Munoz, Rosey Alvero, Marley Lister and Robert McDonnell, KCET, "SoCal Wanderer: Dora Herrera of Yuca's Tacos"
LIFESTYLE FEATURE
- Cynthia Rebolledo and Jason Williams, KCET, "How Pico Rivera Became the Epicenter of Charrerı́a and Mexican Ranch Life in L.A." (Artbound)
PANDEMIC REPORTING
- Gabriel San Roman, KCET, "Santa Ana Activists Argue More Green Space and Affordable Housing Are Key to Fighting Pandemic’s Spread" (Power & Health)
About Artbound
The critically acclaimed weekly television series and online destination ARTBOUND captures the spirit of the burgeoning arts and culture community in California and explores how it's shaping California as the creative capital of the world. The KCET Original series explores and illuminates the cultural issues of our times, providing critical in-depth analysis of how arts and culture affect society. The series and the online stories that are found at kcet.org/artbound are the result of cultural tastemakers throughout the region and 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, Golden Mike awards and a National Entertainment Journalism award, among others. ARTBOUND has been recognized with the prestigious ASCAP Foundation Deems Taylor / Virgil Thomson Multimedia Award for outstanding music.
About PBS SoCal and KCET
PBS SoCal and KCET are both part of the donor-supported community institution, the Public Media Group of Southern California, which was formed by the merger of PBS SoCal and KCETLink Media Group. PBS SoCal is the flagship PBS station for diverse people across California and delivers content and experiences that inspire, inform and educate. PBS SoCal offers the full slate of beloved PBS programs including MASTERPIECE, NOVA, PBS NewsHour, FRONTLINE, and a broad library of documentary films including works from Ken Burns; as well as educational content including PBS KIDS programs including DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD and CURIOUS GEORGE. KCET is on-air, online and in the community, and plays a vital role in the cultural enrichment of Southern California. KCET offers a wide range of award-winning local programming as well as the finest public television programs from around the world. Throughout its history, KCET has won hundreds of major awards for its local and regional news and public affairs programming, its national drama and documentary productions and its website, kcet.org. For additional information about both KCET and PBS SoCal productions, web-exclusive content, programming schedules and community events, please visit kcet.org and pbssocal.org KCET Originals and PBS programming are available to stream on the FREE PBS App on iOS and Android devices, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Android TV, Samsung Smart TV, and Chromecast. KCET is also available to watch live on YouTube TV, Amazon and Roku platforms. For more information please visit kcet.org/apps.
