Los Angeles Press Club Honors PBS SoCal With Record Number of 62 Nominations for 67th Annual Southern California Journalism Awards, Spread Across 34 Different Categories
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Los Angeles, Calif. – May 14, 2025 – PBS SoCal, Southern California’s flagship PBS station, announced today a record number of 62 nominations for the 67th Annual Southern California Journalism Awards presented by the Los Angeles Press Club. The 62 nominations are the most that PBS SoCal has ever received from the LA Press Club and were spread across 34 different categories honoring a variety of locally produced series/productions from PBS SoCal. Three of PBS SoCal’s Original productions received the most number of nominations for the organization including arts and culture series ARTBOUND with ten, environmental series EARTH FOCUS with nine and regional history series LOST LA garnering seven nods. ART HAPPENS HERE WITH JOHN LITHGOW was nominated in five categories including education reporting, entertainment news/feature, host/anchor and for the award-winning actor’s own artwork in animation. PBS SoCal also has nominees in the prestigious Television Journalist of the Year and Photojournalist of the Year categories. Winners will be announced in all categories presented during a ceremony on Sunday, June 22 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.
Other PBS SoCal Original broadcast and digital series receiving multiple nominations included ROOTS OF COMEDY WITH JESUS TREJO, REBEL KITCHENS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, OUTSIDE THE LYRICS and STOP SAVING THE PLANET. Co-productions and acquisitions from PBS SoCal added significantly to the organization’s tally of nominations with programs that included UNDERSTANDING AUTISM, SNAPSHOTS OF CONFINEMENT, POSSIBLE SELVES, UNDER THE BATON and WOMEN OF FIRE in print, radio, podcast, TV and online categories.
All of the honorees’ work can be seen on pbssocal.org and on the free PBS video App.
A more comprehensive list of nominations for PBS SoCal is included below:
TELEVISION JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
- Angela Boisvert, PBS SoCal
PHOTOJOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
- Osceola Refetoff, PBS SoCal
FAITH/SPIRITUAL REPORTING
- Stephanie Ayanian, Joseph Myers, Mary McDermott, Greg Feinberg, PBS SoCal, “Whatever Dreams They Had”
- Matthew Crotty, Francesca Roth, Clarissa Guy, Angela Boisvert, Tamara Gould, PBS SoCal, “Earth Focus: YTT Tribe Reclaims Ancestral Land”
TRAVEL REPORTING
- Angela Boisvert, Matt Bass, Tamara Gould, Nathan Masters, Kathy Kasaba, PBS SoCal, “Lost LA: Hiking Trailblazers”
MULTIMEDIA PACKAGE
- Jack Eidt, Osceola Refetoff, PBS SoCal, “High & Dry: Slab City – Creative Homesteading in a Desert of Extremes”
PHOTO ESSAY (Single Topic), Culture/Entertainment
- Osceola Refetoff, PBS SoCal, “High & Dry: Slab City – Creative Homesteading in a Desert of Extremes”
PHOTO ESSAY (Single Topic), News/News Feature
- Osceola Refetoff, PBS SoCal, “The White Snake of Knowledge: A Lithium Boom at the Salton Sea”
ANIMATION/MOVING GRAPHIC
- John Lithgow, Adam Bankhead, PBS SoCal, “Art Happens Here with John Lithgow”
- Lucy Munger, PBS SoCal, “Earth Focus”
PUBLIC SERVICE NEWS or FEATURE
- Matthew Crotty, Francesca Roth, Clarissa Guy, Angela Boisvert, Tamara Gould, PBS SoCal, “Earth Focus: Reimagining the Los Angeles River”
- Clarissa Guy, Angela Boisvert, Tamara Gould, Matthew Pappas, Dan Leonard, PBS SoCal, “Earth Focus: Weathering the L.A. River Unsheltered”
- Shaun Kadlec, Jamie Wolf, Bill Resnick, Grace Zahrah, Doug Blush, PBS SoCal, “Possible Selves: Overcoming the Odds in Foster Care”
BUSINESS REPORTING
- Angela Boisvert, Matt Bass, Tamara Gould, Nathan Masters, Kathy Kasaba, PBS SoCal, “Lost LA: Fast Food and Car Culture”
MEDICAL/HEALTH REPORTING
- Angela Boisvert, Matt Bass, Tamara Gould, Nathan Masters, Kathy Kasaba, PBS SoCal, “Lost LA: Tuberculosis: The Forgotten Plague”
- Scott Steindorff, Zhara Astra, Dylan Russell, Hemant Taneja, Sonia Rockwell, PBS SoCal, “Understanding Autism”
SCIENCE REPORTING
- Richie Kulchar, Daniel Baghdasarian, Nic Cha Kim, Angela Boisvert, Ben Boyd, PBS SoCal, “Artbound: Blended Worlds: The Fusion of Art & Science at JPL”
NATIONAL POLITICAL/GOVERNMENT REPORTING
- Rae Wynn-Grant, Angela Boisvert, Jaime Morgan Munoz, Suzanne Mejean Pinney, Jenny Price, PBS SoCal Staff, PBS SoCal, “Stop Saving the Planet?”
ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING
- Matthew Crotty, Francesca Roth, Clarissa Guy, Angela Boisvert, Tamara Gould, PBS SoCal, “Earth Focus: The Tortoise, the Raven, and Us”
EDUCATION REPORTING
- John Lithgow, Perry Simon, Juan Devis, Angela Boisvert, Antonio Diaz, PBS SoCal, “Art Happens Here with John Lithgow”
SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM
- Matthew Crotty, Francesca Roth, Clarissa Guy, Angela Boisvert, Tamara Gould, PBS SoCal, “Earth Focus: Transforming the Los Angeles River”
- Rae Wynn-Grant, Angela Boisvert, Jaime Morgan Munoz, Suzanne Mejean Pinney, Jenny Price, PBS SoCal Staff, PBS SoCal, “Stop Saving the Planet?”
RACE AND SOCIETY REPORTING, Racial Histories
- Tadashi Nakamura, Quyên Nguyen-Le, Nic Cha Kim, Angela Boisvert, Iliana Garcia, PBS SoCal, “Artbound: Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement”
RACE AND SOCIETY REPORTING, Individual Profiles
- Angela Boisvert, Matt Bass, Tamara Gould, Nathan Masters, Kathy Kasaba, PBS SoCal, “Lost LA: Historic Filipinotown”
- Esteban Gómez, Whitney Peterson, Michelle Merker, J.D. Gonzales, Ian Marks, PBS SoCal, “Snapshots of Confinement”
- Bryant T. Griffin, Monesha Madison Lever, Carol Paik, Shannon Sun-Higginson, Nic Cha Kim, PBS SoCal, “Artbound: Black Art: A Brockman Gallery Legacy”
IMMIGRATION REPORTING
- Angela Boisvert, Matt Bass, Tamara Gould, Nathan Masters, Kathy Kasaba, PBS SoCal, “Lost LA: Historic Filipinotown”
- Antonio Diaz, Jaime Morgan Munoz, Angela Boisvert, Tamara Gould, Kathy Kasaba, PBS SoCal, “Rebel Kitchens Southern California”
GENDER AND SOCIETY REPORTING
- Tadashi Nakamura, Quyên Nguyen-Le, Nic Cha Kim, Angela Boisvert, Iliana Garcia, PBS SoCal, “Artbound: Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement”
- Jesus Trejo, Angela Boisvert, Donny Jackson, Juan Devis, Danny Lee, PBS SoCal, “Roots of Comedy with Jesus Trejo: Sierra Katow”
SPORTS
- Angela Boisvert, Matt Bass, Tamara Gould, Nathan Masters, Kathy Kasaba, PBS SoCal, “Lost LA: Hiking Trailblazers”
- Richard Yelland, Matthew Johnston, Robert Riemer, Will Jobe, Miles Masterson, PBS SoCal, “Birth of the Endless Summer”
ANCHOR/HOST
- Robeson Taj Frazier, PBS SoCal, “Outside the Lyrics”
- John Lithgow, PBS SoCal, “Art Happens Here with John Lithgow”
- Rae Wynn-Grant, PBS SoCal, “Stop Saving the Planet?”
VIDEOGRAPHER
- Ernesto Lomeli, PBS SoCal, “Roots of Comedy with Jesus Trejo”
- Christopher Low, PBS SoCal, “Art Happens Here with John Lithgow”
NEWS FEATURE (Over 5 Minutes)
- Matthew Crotty, Francesca Roth, Clarissa Guy, Angela Boisvert, Tamara Gould, PBS SoCal, “Earth Focus: What Joshua Tree's Social Media Presence Means for Tourism”
- Clarissa Guy, Angela Boisvert, Tamara Gould, Matthew Pappas, Dan Leonard, PBS SoCal, “Earth Focus: Weathering the L.A. River Unsheltered”
HUMAN INTEREST FEATURE (Over 5 Minutes)
- Varda Bar-Kar, Alessandra Pasquino, Nic Cha Kim, Angela Boisvert, Tamara Gould, PBS SoCal, “Artbound: Judy Baca and the Power of Murals in Los Angeles”
- Angela Boisvert, Matt Bass, Tamara Gould, Nathan Masters, Kathy Kasaba, PBS SoCal, “Lost LA: Helping Create Safe Spaces Outdoors for People of Color”
- Nic Cha Kim, Angela Boisvert, Tamara Gould, Matt Bass, Suzanne Mejean Pinney, PBS SoCal, “Artbound: The Legacy of the Paul Robeson Players in 1970s L.A. Black Theater”
HUMAN INTEREST FEATURE (Under 5 Minutes)
- Bryant T. Griffin, Monesha Madison Lever, Carol Paik, Shannon Sun-Higginson, Nic Cha Kim, PBS SoCal, “Artbound: '84 Olympic Freeway Mural Project Pulled Talent From Diverse L.A. Communities"
- Tadashi Nakamura, Quyên Nguyen-Le, Nic Cha Kim, Angela Boisvert, Iliana Garcia, PBS SoCal, “Artbound: From Internment to Independence: Nobuko Miyamoto’s Journey”
LIFESTYLE FEATURE
- Antonio Diaz, Jaime Morgan Munoz, Angela Boisvert, Tamara Gould, Kathy Kasaba, PBS SoCal, “Rebel Kitchens Southern California: The Chef Bringing Korean Side Dishes to the Main Course”
- Robeson Taj Frazier, Jaime Morgan Munoz, Colin Taylor, Angela Boisvert, Daniel Leonard, PBS SoCal, “Outside the Lyrics: The Surprising Origins of Streetwear”
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS or FEATURE (Over 5 Minutes)
- Maria Hall-Brown, Paul Hodgins, Al Magallon, Kevin King, PBS SoCal, “Under the Baton: Pacific Symphony's Carl St. Clair”
- Nic Cha Kim, Angela Boisvert, Tamara Gould, Matt Bass, Suzanne Mejean Pinney, PBS SoCal, “Artbound: The Legacy of the Paul Robeson Players in 1970s L.A. Black Theater”
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS or FEATURE (Under 5 Minutes)
- John Lithgow, Perry Simon, Juan Devis, Angela Boisvert, Antonio Diaz, PBS SoCal, “Art Happens Here: John Lithgow Dances Dunham with Debbie Allen Dance Academy”
- Jesus Trejo, Angela Boisvert, Donny Jackson, Juan Devis, Danny Lee, PBS SoCal Staff, PBS SoCal, “Roots of Comedy with Jesus Trejo: Tatanka Means”
ENTERTAINMENT PERSONALITY PROFILE/INTERVIEW
- Bridget Murnane, PBS SoCal, “Bella"
- Jesus Trejo, Angela Boisvert, Donny Jackson, Juan Devis, Danny Lee, PBS SoCal Staff, PBS SoCal, “Roots of Comedy with Jesus Trejo: Tatanka Means”
NON-ENTERTAINMENT PERSONALITY PROFILE/INTERVIEW
- Antonio Diaz, Jaime Morgan Munoz, Angela Boisvert, Tamara Gould, Kathy Kasaba, PBS SoCal, “Rebel Kitchens Southern California: This Nigerian Chef Wants to Make the Ultimate Jolof”
- Robeson Taj Frazier, Jaime Morgan Munoz, Colin Taylor, Angela Boisvert, Daniel Leonard, PBS SoCal, “Outside the Lyrics”
FEATURE DOCUMENTARY (Over 25 Minutes)
- Varda Bar-Kar, Alessandra Pasquino, Nic Cha Kim, Angela Boisvert, Tamara Gould, PBS SoCal, “Artbound: The Cheech”
- Esteban Gómez, Whitney Peterson, Michelle Merker, J.D. Gonzales, Ian Marks, PBS SoCal, “Snapshots of Confinement”
- Scott Steindorff, Zhara Astra, Dylan Russell, Hemant Taneja, Sonia Rockwell, PBS SoCal, “Understanding Autism”
DOCUMENTARY SHORT (Under 25 Minutes)
- Robeson Taj Frazier, Jaime Morgan Munoz, Colin Taylor, Angela Boisvert, Daniel Leonard, PBS SoCal, “Outside the Lyrics”
- Michelle Merker, Georg Kallert, Moses Norton, Maris Malejs, Anna Agadjanyan, PBS SoCal, “Women of Fire”
About PBS SoCal
PBS SoCal uses the power of public media for good, strengthening the civic fabric of Southern California and providing our community with an essential connection to a wider world. As a local, donor/member-supported non-profit organization, PBS SoCal programming is available to viewers on all key streaming platforms via the free PBS App and PBS KIDS App as well as over-the-air, via seven channels — including 2 primary broadcast channels, PBS SoCal and PBS SoCal Plus. With a commitment to make content available anytime and anywhere for free, PBS SoCal reaches nearly 19M viewers in the region with programming that reflects the diversity of Southern California and showcases the full schedule of beloved and trusted PBS content spanning Education, News, Environment and Arts & Culture. PBS SoCal also sparks the sharing of ideas at in-person cultural events and community conversations as well as prepares children for kindergarten and beyond by bringing bilingual, hands-on learning experiences to the community for free.