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Los Angeles Press Club Honors KCET and PBS SoCal with 49 Nominations for 63rd Annual Southern California Journalism Awards

Combined total leads all other TV and radio broadcasters with 15 productions/series in 35 different categories.
August 12, 2021
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Burbank, Calif. – August 12, 2021 ­­– PBS SoCal and KCET, Southern California’s flagship PBS stations, announced today 49 nominations for the 63rd Annual Southern California Journalism Awards presented by the Los Angeles Press Club. Once again, the two PBS stations led all other L.A. broadcasters with the most nominations of any regional TV or Radio station. The nominations were spread across 35 different categories and honored 15 separate, locally produced series/productions from KCET and PBS SoCal. Winners will be announced in all categories presented during a ceremony on Saturday, October 16. A complete list of Finalists can be found at lapressclub.org

The locally produced investigative news series SOCAL CONNECTED received the most recognition with nine nominations. While two arts and culture series ARTBOUND and SOUTHLAND SESSIONS were nominated for six and seven awards respectively. The two stations also entirely swept one of the categories in the over 25-minute Feature Documentary category, with nominated programs EARTH FOCUS, TENDING NATURE, SOCAL CONNECTED and HOLLYWOOD’S ARCHITECT: The Paul R. Williams Story, ensuring at least one Southern California Journalism Award® win. Additional nominations included Eric Waldron for Photojournalist/Videographer of the Year and Leyna Nguyen for Anchor/Host for the informational series PROPS IN A MINUTE: Election 2020.

Nominations for KCET and PBS SoCal are listed below:

Feature Documentary, over 25 minutes

  • Juan Devis, Matthew Crotty, Jon Christensen, Eric Waldron and Jaime Morgan-Munoz, "EARTH FOCUS: The New West and the Politics of the Environment"
  • Juan Devis, Matthew Crotty, Laura Purdy, Anna Rau and Corbett Jones, "TENDING NATURE: Guarding Ancestral Grounds with the Wiyot"
  • Karen Foshay, Tori Edgar, Denise Chan, Michael Bloecher and Maya Craig, "SOCAL CONNECTED: The Fight to Know"
  • Royal Kennedy Rodgers, Kathy McCampbell Vance, Michelle Merker, Shirlyn A. Cesar and Niki Alilovic, PBS SoCal, "HOLLYWOOD’S ARCHITECT: The Paul R. Williams Story"
  • Gina Pollack, Andy Viner, Robert McDonnell, Helki Frantzen and Karen Foshay, "SOCAL CONNECTED: Fire Station 9"

Photojournalist/Videographer of the Year

  • Eric Waldron

Public Service News or Feature (All Media Platforms – Print, Radio, TV or Online)

  • Juan Devis, Justin Cram, Jaime Morgan-Munoz, Matthew Crotty and Cathy Hue, "POWER AND HEALTH"

Activism Journalism, Broadcast

  • Juan Devis, Matthew Crotty, Nicky Milne, Kim Spencer and Jon Christensen, "EARTH FOCUS: The Youth Climate Movement Around the World”
  • uan Devis, Matthew Crotty, Laura Purdy, Anna Rau and Corbett Jones, "TENDING NATURE: Guarding Ancestral Grounds with the Wiyot”

Medical/Health Reporting (All Media Platforms – Print, Radio, TV or Online)

  • Gina Pollack, Andy Viner, Robert McDonnell, Helki Frantzen and Karen Foshay, "SOCAL CONNECTED: Fire Station 9"

Science Reporting (All Media Platforms – Print, Radio, TV or Online)

  • Juan Devis, Matthew Crotty, Nicky Milne, Kim Spencer and Jon Christensen, "EARTH FOCUS: Coal Mining in South Africa"

Local Political/Government Reporting (TV)

  • Juan Devis, Justin Cram, Jaime Morgan-Munoz, Matthew Crotty and Cathy Hue, “CITY RISING: Youth & Democracy”
  • Juan Devis, Matthew Crotty, Omar Foglio, Jose Luis Figueroa and Ana Paola Rodriguez, “187: The Rise of the Latino Vote”
  • Karen Foshay, Tori Edgar, Denise Chan, Michael Bloecher and Maya Craig, “SOCAL CONNECTED: The Fight to Know”

National Political/Government Reporting (All Media Platforms – Print, Radio, TV or Online)

  • Camille Servan-Schreiber and Jason Andrew Cohn, "THE FIRST ANGRY MAN"

Educational Reporting (All Media Platforms – Print, Radio, TV or Online)

  • Juan Devis, Justin Cram, Jaime Morgan-Munoz, Matthew Crotty and Cathy Hue, "CITY RISING: Youth & Democracy"

Environmental Reporting, Broadcast

  • Juan Devis, Matthew Crotty, Jon Christensen, Eric Waldron and Jaime Morgan-Munoz, "EARTH FOCUS: The New West and the Politics of the Environment"
  • Juan Devis, Matthew Crotty, Laura Purdy, Anna Rau and Corbett Jones, "TENDING NATURE: Preserving the Desert with the Native American Land Conservancy"

Criticism of Theater/Performing Arts (All Media Platforms – Print, Radio, TV or Online)

  • Juan Devis, Angela Boisvert, Matthew Crotty, Jacqueline Reyno and Tamica Washington, "SOUTHLAND SESSIONS: Dance Break"

Criticism of Music (All Media Platforms – Print, Radio, TV or Online)

  • Dublab and Storyform, "ARTBOUND: The New West Coast Sound"

Art/Architecture/Design Criticism (All Media Platforms – Print, Radio, TV or Online)

  • Carol Cheh, "SOUTHLAND SESSIONS: Meditating Through Love and Hate: Mark Steven Greenfield’s Black Madonnas"
  • Juan Devis, Sue Ding, Travis LaBella, Jacqueline Reyno and Amanda Marie Pinedo, "ARTBOUND: Light and Space"

Criticism of Food/Culture (All Media Platforms – Print, Radio, TV or Online)

  • Juan Devis, Jacqueline Reyno, Matthew Crotty, Matt Bass and Amanda Marie Pinedo, "ARTBOUND: CURRENT:LA FOOD"

Race and Society, Online

  • Jean Trinh, "The Changing Demographics of Asian Americans"

Animation/Moving Graphic, Online

  • Henry Cram, "PROPS IN A MINUTE: Election 2020"

Humor/Satire Writing (Broadcast)

  • Richard Montoya, Ricardo Salinas and Herbert Siguenza, "SOUTHLAND SESSIONS: Culture Clash’s Totally Fake Latino News"

Solutions Journalism (Broadcast)

  • Juan Devis, Matthew Crotty, Jon Christensen, Eric Waldron and Jaime Morgan-Munoz, "EARTH FOCUS: The New West and the Politics of the Environment"

Race and Society, TV

  • Juan Devis, Jacqueline Reyno, Matthew Crotty, Doug Potts and Amanda Marie Pinedo, "ARTBOUND: The Watts Towers Arts Center"
  • Karen Foshay, Trevor Jackson, Michael Ray and Tori Edgar, "I WAS THERE"

Immigration Reporting (Broadcast)

  • Juan Devis, Matthew Crotty, Omar Foglio, Jose Luis Figueroa and Ana Paola Rodriguez, "187: The Rise of the Latino Vote"

Gender and Society (Broadcast)

  • Patsy Northcutt, Kim Spencer and Liz Canning, "GLOBAL MOSAIC: Young Women Rising"

Crime Reporting (Broadcast)

  • Karen Foshay, Tori Edgar, Denise Chan, Michael Bloecher and Maya Craig, "SOCAL CONNECTED: The Fight to Know"

Anchor/Host (TV/Film)

  • Leyna Nguyen, "PROPS IN A MINUTE: Election 2020"

Videographer

  • Corbett Jones, "TENDING NATURE: Guarding Ancestral Grounds with the Wiyot"
  • Travis LaBella, "ARTBOUND: Light and Space"
  • Eric Waldron, "EARTH FOCUS: The New West and the Politics of the Environment"

Investigative (TV/Film)

  • Karen Foshay, Tori Edgar, Denise Chan, Michael Bloecher and Maya Craig, "SOCAL CONNECTED: The Fight to Know"

News Feature, over 5 minutes (TV/Film)

  • Karen Foshay, Tori Edgar, Denise Chan, Michael Bloecher and Maya Craig, "SOCAL CONNECTED: The Fight to Know"

News Feature, under 5 minutes (TV/Film)

  • Karen Foshay, Trevor Jackson and Michael Ray, "I WAS THERE: Black Lives Matter Protests"
  • Karen Foshay, Michael Ray and Trevor Jackson, "I WAS THERE: LAPD Chokeholds"

Human Interest Feature, over 5 minutes (TV/Film)

  • Gina Pollack, Andy Viner, Robert McDonnell, Helki Frantzen and Karen Foshay, "SOCAL CONNECTED: Fire Station 9"

Lifestyle Feature (TV/Film)

  • Juan Devis, Matthew Crotty, Laura Purdy, Anna Rau and Corbett Jones, "TENDING NATURE: Reclaiming Agriculture with the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation"

Entertainment News or Feature, under 5 minutes (TV/Film)

  • Denise Chan, Michael Ray, Trevor Jackson and Karen Foshay, "SOCAL CONNECTED: Tour is Cancelled But COVID-19 Won’t Stop L.A.’s Las Cafeteras"

Entertainment Personality Profile/Interview (TV/Film)

  • Juan Devis, Thor Steingraber, Lauren Quinn, Angela Boisvert and Matthew Crotty, "SOUTHLAND SESSIONS: A Tribute to Linda Ronstadt at The Soraya"

Non-Entertainment Personality Profile/Interview (TV/Film)

  • Juan Devis, Sue Ding, Travis LaBella, Jacqueline Reyno and Amanda Marie Pinedo, "ARTBOUND: Light and Space (Profile of Helen Pashgian)"

Talk/Public Affairs (TV/Film)

  • Juan Devis, Angela Boisvert, Matthew Crotty, Jacqueline Reyno and Rosten Woo " SOUTHLAND SESSIONS: Civic Imagination"
  • KCET/PBS SoCal and KPCC/LAist teams, "REPORTER ROUNDUP"

Lifestyle Feature (Online)

  • Lisa Beebe, " SOUTHLAND SESSIONS: Why We Still Craft in this Digital (Pandemic) Age"

Entertainment Commentary on the Arts (Online)

  • Christina Campodonico, " SOUTHLAND SESSIONS: Jacob Jonas’ Creativity Soars Within Pandemic’s Restrictions"

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. 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 with works from Ken Burns; as well as educational content including PBS KIDS programs like DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD and CURIOUS GEORGE. KCET showcases the best of PBS and is a leading source for arts, culture, and news in Southern California. Through innovative storytelling, KCET explores and expresses our dynamic local communities helping residents understand and connect with the region's diverse communities and ideas. 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.

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