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The winning streak continues for KCETs weekly news program, SoCal Connected, with seven Golden Mike Award wins - more than any other television news outlet in Southern California for the second consecutive year. Described by the award committee as a powerhouse, SoCal Connecteds Golden Mike wins include: Best News Public Affairs Program, Best News Special, Best Business and Consumer Reporting and Best Original News Commentary.
Formally announced at the award ceremony on January 22, the Radio & Television News Association of Southern Californias (RTNDA) Golden Mike Award honors excellence in broadcast journalism. Last year, KCETs SoCal Connected received eight Golden Mikes - more than any other station. In 2011, the hard-hitting program once again surpassed other local stations.
SoCal Connected, winner of the Peabody and duPont-Columbia awards, has also won 11 Emmy Awards, a total of 15 Golden Mikes, including two for Best News Public Affairs Show, 18 LA Press Club Awards for journalism, the Edward R. Murrow Award for Best News Documentary and Los Angeles Magazines Best New Local TV Program of 2009.
Below is a complete list of SoCal Connecteds 2011 Golden Mike Award wins, along with links to segments, descriptions and names of the individual winners in each category:
Best News Public Affairs Program
Cannabis Cowboys/Up In Smoke
In Cannabis Cowboys, SoCal Connected Correspondent John Larson joins officers from The Campaign Against Marijuana Planting (C.A.M.P.) as their strike forces descends upon illegal marijuana farms in Riverside County. In a 36-hour sting operation, C.A.M.P.--the largest law enforcement task force in the United States--seeks to destroy five separate marijuana-growing operations worth nearly $90 million. Executive Producer: Bret Marcus; Senior Producer: Justine Schmidt; Anchor: Val Zavala; Producers: Rick Wilkinson & Karen Foshay; Correspondents: John Larson & Judy Muller; Commentator: Marcos Villatoro; Editors Alberto Arce & Michael Bloecher; Associate Producer: Alexandria Gales; Supervising Producer: Linda Burns; Broadcast Producer Kathryn Keeney; On-Line Editor: Gregory Katz.
Link (Cannabis Cowboys):
http://www.kcet.org/shows/socal_connected/content/episodes/season-2/lopez-gets-legal-cannabis-cowboys-r.html
In Up in Smoke, SoCal Connected asks if some clinics are taking advantage of loopholes in the law; Are city officials unwilling or unable to enforce their own ban
on new medical marijuana clinics? And why are city officials so unwilling to talk about the issue? Reported by Correspondent Judy Muller and produced by Karen Foshay. Bret Marcus is executive producer of SoCal Connected; Val Zavala serves as anchor.
Link (Up In Smoke): http://www.kcet.org/shows/socal_connected/content/in-the-news/up-in-smoke.html
Best News Special
Protected or Neglected
A six month SoCal Connected investigation of Californias workplace watchdog - Cal-Osha (The California Occupational Safety and Health Administration) - exposes a state agency that critics charge is understaffed, overwhelmed, and jeopardizes the safety of Californias 16 million workers. Executive Producer: Bret Marcus; Senior Producer: Justine Schmidt; Producer: Karen Foshay; Correspondent: Vince Gonzales; Associate Producer: Lata Pandya; Editor Alberto Arce; Anchor: Val Zavala; Supervising Producer: Linda Burns; Broadcast Producer: Kathryn Keeney.
Link: http://www.kcet.org/shows/socal_connected/content/politics/protected-or-neglected-workplace-safety-r-1.html
Best Serious Feature Reporting
Separated By War
SoCal Connected Correspondent and Los Angeles Times Columnist Steve Lopez profiles a family at Camp Pendleton separated this week by deployment overseas. Married for ten years and a father of three young children, Tim Gallagher, a U.S. Marine, is on his second tour - first in Iraq, now in Afghanistan- and he and his family are dealing with the toll that long periods of separation from one another takes on their daily lives. Executive Producer: Bret Marcus; Senior Producer: Justine Schmidt; Producer: Angela Shelley; Correspondent: Steve Lopez; Editor: Michael Bloecher; Associate Producer: Christal Smith; Videographer: Brett Wood.
Link: http://www.kcet.org/shows/socal_connected/content/culture/military-families-separated-by-war.html
Best Light Feature Reporting
Putting on Ayers
SoCal Connected Correspondent and Los Angeles Times Columnist Steve Lopez catches up with his friend, cellist Nathaniel Ayers, subject of Lopez acclaimed novel The Soloist and a movie by the same name, at a recording session for Putting On Ayers, his debut CD. Executive Producer: Bret Marcus; Senior Producer: Justine Schmidt; Producer: Rick Wilkinson; Correspondent: Steve Lopez; Editor: Alberto Arce; Videographer: Kenny Gioseffi.
Link: http://www.kcet.org/shows/socal_connected/content/culture/the-soloist-putting-on-ayers.html
Best Individual Writing
The Doctor Is In
Award-winning Los Angeles Times columnist and author Steve Lopez investigates what it takes to legally obtain medical marijuana in Southern California, visiting Mary Jane physicians who offer consultations and assist Los Angeles area residents in granting permission to buy medical marijuana- despite the concerns the Medical Board of California have over this practice. Writer/Correspondent Steve Lopez; Producer Rick Wilkinson.
Link: http://www.kcet.org/shows/socal_connected/content/culture/the-doctor-is-in.html
Best Business and Consumer Reporting
The Price of Power
SoCal Connected Anchor Val Zavala looks into how the DWP stays immune from L.A.s fiscal problems, examining the controversial salary increases they have received in the midst of the current financial crisis, and why some L.A. residents utility bills might soon exceed their monthly mortgage. Executive Producer: Bret Marcus; Senior Producer: Justine Schmidt; Producer: Karen
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