Investigative News Program, SoCal Connected Earns 11 Nominations;
Southern California Arts and Culture Series, Artbound Garners Four
Burbank, Calif. - May 23, 2013 - KCET, the nations largest independent television station serving Southern and Central California, is proud to announce that it has received 15 nominations for the 55th Annual Southern California Journalism Awards presented by the Los Angeles Press Club. The stations nominations include 11 for its investigative news program, SoCal Connected and four for its transmedia arts and culture series, Artbound. The 55th Annual Southern California Journalism Awards will be presented on June 23 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel.
The 55th Annual Southern California Journalism Awards nominations for KCET include:
NEWS
SoCal Connected - Courting Disaster
Bret Marcus, Executive Producer; Justine Schmidt, Co-Executive Producer; Karen Foshay, Producer; Jennifer London, Correspondent; Michael Bloecher, Editor
SoCal Connected - Prop 37
Bret Marcus, Executive Producer; Rebecca Haggerty, Co-Executive Producer; Dina Demetrius, Producer; Cathy Hue, Associate Producer; Jennifer London, Correspondent; Michael Bloecher, Editor
SoCal Connected - Orange Countys Homeless
Bret Marcus, Executive Producer; Rebecca Haggerty, Co-Executive Producer; Karen Foshay, Producer; Cathy Hue, Associate Producer; Brian Rooney, Correspondent; Michael Bloecher, Editor
FEATURE
SoCal Connected - The App Economy
Bret Marcus, Executive Producer; Rebecca Haggerty, Co-Executive Producer; Angela Shelley, Producer; Alicia Clark, Associate Producer; Brian Rooney, Correspondent; Alberto Arce, Editor
SoCal Connected - History Political Ad Campaigns
Bret Marcus, Executive Producer; Rebecca Haggerty, Co-Executive Producer; Rick Wilkinson, Producer; Benjamin Gottlieb, Associate Producer; Judy Muller, Correspondent; Alberto Arce, Editor
INVESTIGATIVE
SoCal Connected - The F Word
Bret Marcus, Executive Producer; Justine Schmidt, Co-Executive Producer; Dina Demetrius and Rebecca Haggerty, Producers; Latya Pandya, Associate Producer; Jennifer London, Correspondent; Alberto Arce, Editor
SoCal Connected - Family Ties
Bret Marcus, Executive Producer; Rebecca Haggerty, Co-Executive Producer; Karen Foshay, Producer; Benjamin Gottlieb, Associate Producer; Vince Gonzales, Correspondent; Jack Moody, Editor
SPORTS
SoCal Connected - Head Games
Bret Marcus, Executive Producer; Rebecca Haggerty, Co-Executive Producer; Angela Shelley, Producer; Alicia Clark, Associate Producer; John Ridley, Correspondent; Jack Moody, Editor
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS OR FEATURE
Artbound - Date Farmers
Juan Devis, Executive Producer; Bruce Dickson Director/Producer; Drew Tewksbury, Managing Editor; Justin Cram, Creative Director
SoCal Connected - Geena Davis and Women in Media
Bret Marcus, Executive Producer; Rebecca Haggerty, Co-Executive Producer; Kat Keeney, Producer; Val Zavala, Correspondent; Jack Moody, Editor
TALK/PUBLIC AFFAIRS
SoCal Connected - Season 5: Orange Countys Homeless/Paula Poundstone
Bret Marcus, Executive Producer; Rebecca Haggerty, Co-Executive Producer; Karen Foshay, Producer; Brian Rooney, Correspondent; Val Zavala and Madeline Brand, Anchors
SoCal Connected - Season 4: Big Oil/Kickstarter
Bret Marcus, Executive Producer; Justine Schmidt, Co-Executive Producer; Karen Foshay and Rick Wilkinson, Producers; Vince Gonzales, Correspondent; Val Zavala, Anchor
FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
Artbound - Episode 1
Juan Devis, Executive Producer; Bruce Dickson Director/Producer; Drew Tewksbury, Managing Editor; Justin Cram, Creative Director
ENTERTAINMENT FEATURE
Artbound - Gerald Clarke, Jr.: The Contemporary Indian Experience Through Art
Juan Devis, Executive Producer; Drew Tewksbury, Managing Editor; Gordon Johnson, Writer
WEBSITE, NEWS ORGANIZATION, EXCLUSIVE TO THE INTERNET
Artbound
Juan Devis, Executive Producer; Bruce Dickson Director/Producer; Drew Tewksbury, Managing Editor; Justin Cram, Creative Director
ABOUT KCET
On-air, online and in the community, KCET plays a vital role in the cultural and educational enrichment of Southern and Central California. KCET offers a wide range of award-winning local programming as well as the finest public television programs from around the world. KCET currently produces the Emmy , duPont-Columbia and Peabody Award-winning SoCal Connected, a hard-hitting prime-time nightly television news program that examines the issues and people of Southern California. Throughout its 48-year history, KCET has won hundreds of major awards for its local and regional news and public affairs programming, its national drama and documentary productions, its quality educational family and childrens programs, its outreach and community services and its website, kcet.org. KCET is a donor-supported community institution. For additional information about KCET productions, web-exclusive content, programming schedules and community events, please visit kcet.org.
ABOUT SOCAL CONNECTED
SoCal Connected, winner of a Peabody and two duPont Awards, 17 Emmy Awards, 19 Golden Mikes, 41 LA Press Club Awards, two Gracie Awards, and three regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, including Best News Documentary and Los Angeles Magazines Best New Local TV Program of 2009, airs nightly at 5:30 p.m. with encores at 10 p.m. exclusively on KCET. For more information, to view episodes online or to leave comments, please visit www.socalconnected.org.
SoCal Connected is made possible through the generous support of The Ahmanson Foundation serving the Los Angeles community since 1952; Jim and Anne Rothenberg; the Maddocks Brown Foundation; The John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation; The California Endowment and UCLA.
ABOUT ARTBOUND
Artbound is an award-winning transmedia arts and culture journalism series that explores diverse artistic practices throughout Southern California.
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