PBS SoCal Receives 33 Nominations For Los Angeles Press Club's Annual Southern California Journalism Awards From More Than 2,300 Entries Submitted This Year
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Los Angeles, Calif. – May 10, 2024 – PBS SoCal, Southern California’s flagship PBS organization, announced today 33 nominations for the 66th Annual Southern California Journalism Awards presented by the Los Angeles Press Club. The nominations were spread across nine different programs/series in 24 categories and honored a variety of locally produced series/productions including 10 DAYS IN WATTS, ARTBOUND, SOCAL WANDERER, UNIDAD and HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT GREG? from PBS SoCal. Winners in all print, radio, podcast, TV and online categories (from more than 2,300 entries submitted this year) will be announced in all categories presented during a ceremony on Sunday, June 23rd at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles. The honorees’ work can be seen on pbssocal.org and on the free PBS video App.
The 14th season of the original Emmy® award-winning arts and culture series ARTBOUND led the organization’s tally with 10 nominations, followed by six nominations for actor and filmmaker Raphael Sbarge’s (Once Upon a Time, Murder in the First) urban garden docuseries 10 DAYS IN WATTS with five nods going to the “Saving Moms” special from BONNIE BOSWELL PRESENTS.
PBS SoCal received four out of the five nominations in the prestigious "Feature Documentary" category for acclaimed arts and culture series ARTBOUND with three documentaries (“East West Players,” “Chinatown Punk Wars” and “América Tropical”) that premiered in the fall of 2023 as well as the LGBTQ+ Pride Heritage Month program DEAR IKE: LOST LETTERS TO A TEEN IDOL that debuted last June. The organization’s MEMORIAL DAY MASSACRE: Workers Die, Film Buried” was also nominated in the category honoring reporting on misinformation and disinformation.
Yesterday’s nominations from the LA Press Club also recognized ARTBOUND producer Nic Cha Kim who is nominated once again as Television Journalist of the Year as well as both Bonnie Boswell (BONNIE BOSWELL PRESENTS) and Robeson “Taj” Frazier (“HIP-HOP AND THE METAVERSE”) who were nominated in the Anchor/Host Category.
The full list of nominations for PBS SoCal are as follows:
Television Journalist
- Nic Cha Kim (“Artbound”)
Anchor/Host
- Bonnie Boswell (“Bonnie Boswell Presents”)
- Robeson Taj Frazier (“Hip-Hop and the Metaverse”)
Feature Documentary (Over 25 Minutes)
- Yu Gu, Tamara Gould, Angela Boisvert, Nic Cha Kim, “Artbound: East West Players: A Home on Stage”
- Steven Kochones, Daniel Sollinger, Tamara Gould, Angela Boisvert, Nic Cha Kim, “Artbound: Chinatown Punk Wars”
- Dion Labriola, Andy Steinlen, Michelle Merker, “Dear Ike: Lost Letters to a Teen Idol”
- Ana Paola Rodriguez, Jose Luis Figueroa, Omar Foglio, Angela Boisvert, Nic Cha Kim, “Artbound: América Tropical: The Martyr Mural of Siqueiros”
Documentary Short (Under 25 Minutes)
- Robeson Taj Frazier, Angela Boisvert, Marguerite de Bourgoing, Jaime Morgan Muñoz, Colin Taylor, “Hip-Hop and the Metaverse”
- Raphael Sbarge, Saga Elmohtaseb, Rick Pratt, Jenna DeAngeles, Angela Boisvert, “10 Days in Watts”
News Feature (Over 5 Minutes)
- Bonnie Boswell, Angela Boisvert, Phil Hughes, Taylor Hamilton, Kathy Kasaba, “Bonnie Boswell Presents: Saving Moms”
Public Service News or Feature
- Bonnie Boswell, Angela Boisvert, Phil Hughes, Taylor Hamilton, Kathy Kasaba, “Bonnie Boswell Presents: Saving Moms”
- Raphael Sbarge, Saga Elmohtaseb, Rick Pratt, Jenna DeAngeles, Felipe Vara De Rey, “10 Days in Watts: Legacy”
A-Mark Prize for Reporting on Misinformation and Disinformation
- Greg Mitchell, Lyn Goldfarb, Michelle Merker, “Memorial Day Massacre: Workers Die, Film Buried”
Human Interest Feature (Over 5 Minutes)
- Nic Cha Kim, Tamara Gould, Angela Boisvert, Suzanne Mejean Pinney, Marley Lister, “Artbound: Little Amal”
Entertainment News or Feature (Over 5 Minutes)
- Yu Gu, Tamara Gould, Angela Boisvert, Nic Cha Kim, “Artbound: East West Players: A Home on Stage”
Entertainment News or Feature (Under 5 Minutes)
- Brendan Bubion, Paula Kiley, Sarah Quinones Wolfson, Dan Leonard, “Weekly Arts: Funk Freaks is Keeping Funk Alive in Orange County”
Environmental Reporting
- Raphael Sbarge, Saga Elmohtaseb, Rick Pratt, Jenna DeAngeles, Felipe Vara De Rey, “10 Days in Watts: Watts Pride”
Educational Reporting
- Kitty Hu, Nic Cha Kim, Shannon Sun-Higginson, Carol Paik, Bryant Griffin, “Artbound: L.A. Rebellion: A Cinematic Movement”
Activism Journalism
- Raphael Sbarge, Saga Elmohtaseb, Rick Pratt, Jenna DeAngeles, Felipe Vara De Rey, “10 Days in Watts: A Garden Grows in Watts”
Solutions Journalism
- Raphael Sbarge, Saga Elmohtaseb, Rick Pratt, Jenna DeAngeles, Angela Boisvert, “10 Days in Watts”
Race and Society Reporting
- Bonnie Boswell, Angela Boisvert, Phil Hughes, Taylor Hamilton, Kathy Kasaba, “Bonnie Boswell Presents: Saving Moms”
Immigration Reporting
- Nic Cha Kim, Tamara Gould, Angela Boisvert, Suzanne Mejean Pinney, Marley Lister, “Artbound: Puppet of 10-Yr-Old Syrian Refugee, Little Amal, Learns ASL”
Gender and Society Reporting
- Brendan Bubion, Paula Kiley, “Weekly Arts: Michael Shayan Reclaims His Iranian American Identity in New Play ‘avaaz’”
- Gregorio Dàvila, Roland Palencia, Mario J. Novoa, Michelle Merker, “UNIDAD: Gay & Lesbian Latinos Unidos”
National Political/Government Reporting
- Greg Mitchell, Lyn Goldfarb, Michelle Merker, “Memorial Day Massacre: Workers Die, Film Buried”
Medical/Health Reporting
- Bonnie Boswell, Angela Boisvert, Phil Hughes, Taylor Hamilton, Kathy Kasaba, “Bonnie Boswell Presents: Saving Moms”
- Steve Ecclesine, “Have You Heard About Greg? A Journey Through Alzheimer's”
Science Reporting
- Raphael Sbarge, Saga Elmohtaseb, Rick Pratt, Jenna DeAngeles, Felipe Vara De Rey, “10 Days in Watts: How Student Scientists Are Healing Communities”
Non-Entertainment Personality Profile/Interview
- Brendan Bubion, Paula Kiley, Justin Cram, Suzanne Mejean Pinney, Noah Gutteriez, “Weekly Arts: Ramsess' Portraits Honor Historic Figures in Black History”
Faith/Spiritual Reporting
- Justin Cram, Brendan Bubion, Paula Kiley, Daniel Leonard, “Weekly Arts: Sisters InfoShop Highlights Nuns' Activism and Aims to Spark Conversation”
Lifestyle Feature
- Rosey Alvero, Jaime Morgan Muñoz, Marley Lister, Angela Boisvert, Robert McDonnell, “SoCal Wanderer: Alchemy Craft: Beers and Wine in Montebello”
Videographer
- Gionatan Tecle, “Artbound: L.A. Rebellion: A Cinematic Movement”
- Vincent Venturella, “Artbound: Artists-In-Residence”
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