Winners

APTRA IMPACT AWARDS (ONE CLASS)
KMEX, Los Angeles
“34 A Su Lado”
KMEX Staff

APTRA IMPACT AWARDS (ONE CLASS)
KFBK, Sacramento
“Freedom Flight”
Ken Kohl, Alan Eisenson, Chris Lane, Kelly Brothers, Susan Wells, Shannon Farren, KFBK Staff

RADIO CLASSES

R-1 BILL STOUT MEMORIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN ENTERPRISE NEWS COVERAGE (ONE CLASS)
KNX, Los Angeles
“Green Acres?”
Michael Linder

R-2 BILL STOUT MEMORIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN STATION SPOT NEWS (ONE CLASS
KCBS, San Francisco
“Pipeline Fire”
KCBS News Team

CLASS ONE RADIO

R-3 BEST RADIO NEWS BROADCAST (MORE THAN 15 MINUTES)
(Nominees)
KNX, Los Angeles “Southern California’s Morning News”
Dave Williams, Vicky Moore, David Singer, Laraine Herman
KGO, San Francisco “KGO Radio Morning News”
Ed Baxter, Jennifer Jones, KGO News Team
KCBS, San Francisco “KCBS 2PM News”
KCBS News Team

R-4 BEST RADIO NEWS BROADCAST (LESS THAN 15 MINUTES)
(Winner)
KPBS, San Diego
“KPBS News At 4:30 PM”
KPBS Staff

R-6 BEST RADIO NEWSWRITING
KPBS, San Diego
“Military Bread Line”
Beth Ford

R-7 BEST RADIO SPORTS SEGMENT
KNX, Los Angeles
“Randy Kerdoon Sports”
Randy Kerdoon

R-8 LIVE COVERAGE OF A NEWS EVENT
KGO, San Francisco
“Guilty In The First Degree”
KGO Radio News Team

R-9 BEST SPOT NEWS STORY
KCBS, San Francisco
“Pipeline Fire”
Doug Sovern

R-10 BEST RADIO INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
KNX, Los Angeles
“Green Acres?”
Michael Linder

R-11 BEST RADIO SERIES
KCBS, San Francisco
“Innocence For Sale”
Holly Quan

R-12 BEST RADIO DOCUMENTARY OR SPECIAL PROGRAMMING
KCBS, San Francisco
“Battle Scars”
Doug Sovern

R-13 BEST RADIO SERIOUS FEATURE
KPCC, Pasadena
“Bathhouses”
Jordan Davis

R-14 BEST RADIO LIGHT FEATURE
KCBS, San Francisco
“Prom Night”
Matt Bigler

R-15 BEST REGULARLY SCHEDULED FEATURE SEGMENT
KNX, Los Angeles
“Citizen Of The Week”
Jack Salvatore

R-16 BEST RADIO SPORTS REPORTING
KCBS, San Francisco
“Tour de France”
Doug Sovern

R-17 BEST RADIO USE OF SOUND-SERIOUS OR HARD NEWS
KCBS, San Francisco
“BoeddekerPark”
Doug Sovern

R-18 BEST RADIO USE OF SOUND-FEATURE
KNX, Los Angeles
“Working Your Way Down!”
Diane Thompson

R-19 BEST RADIO ANCHOR, OR ANCHOR TEAM
KNX, Los Angeles
“Southern California Morning News”
Dave Williams, Vicky Moore

R-20 PAT DAVIS RADIO REPORTER OF THE YEAR
KCBS, San Francisco
Doug Sovern

RADIO CLASSES

CLASS TWO RADIO

R-3 BEST RADIO NEWS BROADCAST (MORE THAN 15 MINUTES)
(Nominees)
KCSN, Northridge “The Evening Update”
KCSN Staff
KNCO, GrassValley “KNCO Local News, Sports, And Weather”
Rita Stevens, Jim Kerr, JoAnn Chartier, Tom Fitzsimmons

R-4 BEST RADIO NEWS BROADCAST (LESS THAN 15 MINUTES)
(Nominees)
KUZZ, Bakersfield “5:54 AM News”
Mark Howell
KUZZ, Bakersfield “4:53 PM News”
Tammy Brown

R-6 BEST NEWSWRITING
No Award

R-7 BEST RADIO SPORTS SEGMENT
KNCO, GrassValley
“KNCO Sports Report”
Tom Fitzsimmons

R-8 BEST RADIO LIVE COVERAGE OF A NEWS EVENT
KCLU, Thousand Oaks/Santa Barbara
“Ronald Reagan’s Final Journey Home”
Jim Rondeau, Lance Orozco, Ken Borgers, Brian Webb

R-9 BEST RADIO SPOT NEWS COVERAGE
KCLU, Thousand Oaks/Santa Barbara
“Ronald Reagan’s Final Motorcade”
Lance Orozco

R-10 BEST RADIO INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
KCSN, Northridge
“Baby Product Recall”
Britt McCormick

R-11 BEST RADIO SERIES
KCLU, Thousand Oaks/Santa Barbara
“Ronald Reagan Remembered”
Lance Orozco

R-12 BEST RADIO DOCUMENTARY OR SPECIAL PROGRAMMING
KCSN, Northridge
“Operation Read: The Road To Literacy”
Kaitlyn Van Diepen

R-13 BEST RADIO SERIOUS FEATURE
KCSN, Northridge
“Emergency Room and TraumaCenter Closings”
Betsy Lambert

R-14 BEST RADIO LIGHT FEATURE
KCLU, Thousand Oaks/Santa Barbara
“Shakespeare For Kids”
Lance Orozco

R-15 BEST REGULARLY SCHEDULED FEATURE SEGMENT
KCLU, Thousand Oaks/Santa Barbara
“Arts In The Schools”
Lance Orozco

R-16 BEST RADIO SPORTS REPORTING
KUZZ, Bakersfield
“NASCAR Stars”
Peter J. Rudy

R-17 BEST RADIO USE OF SOUND-SERIOUS OR HARD NEWS
KUZZ, Bakersfield
“Harper Family Memorial”
Tammy Brown

R-18 BEST RADIO USE OF SOUND-FEATURE
KCLU, Thousand Oaks/Santa Barbara
“Floating Classroom”
Lance Orozco

R-19 BEST ANCHOR, OR ANCHOR TEAM
KUZZ, Bakersfield
Mark Howell

R-20 PAT DAVIS REPORTER OF THE YEAR
KCLU, Thousand Oaks/Santa Barbara
Lance Orozco

OPEN CLASS

T-1 BILL STOUT MEMORIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN ENTERPRISE NEWS COVERAGE (ONE CLASS)
KVBC, Las Vegas
“Guardian Gauging”
Darcy Spears, Ken Johnson

T-2 BILL STOUT MEMORIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN STATION SPOT NEWS (ONE CLASS)
KEYT, Santa Barbara
“Gaviota Fire”
KEYT News Team

T-3 BEST NEWS BROADCAST-60 MINUTES
(Nominees)
KPIX, San Francisco “Eyewitness News At 5”
Dan Rosenheim, Mariel Myers, Stephanie John
KTLA, Los Angeles “KTLA Morning News”
Jeff Wald, Marcia Brandwynne
KCAL, Los Angeles “KCAL 9 News At 10 PM”
KCAL 9 News Team

T-4 BEST NEWS BROADCAST-30 MINUTES
(Nominees)
KCBS, Los Angeles “CBS 2 News At 11 PM”
KCBS Staff
KMEX, Los Angeles “Noticas Univision Solo A Las 11”
KMEX Staff
KTVU, San Francisco “KTVU Channel 2 News At 6 PM”
Ed Chapuis, Claudia Lombana, Angie Morefield, Janice Gin

T-5 BEST NEWSWRITING
KTLA, Los Angeles
“News At 10 Writers”
Ryan Cowan, Scott Aulerich, Diana Chi, Patrick O’Connor, Shawn McGinnis, Susan Haag, Christine Miceli, Kim Rouggie, Hal Fishman

T-6 BEST SPORTS SEGMENT
KTLA, Los Angeles
“Sports With Damon Andrews”
Damon Andrews, Ted Green, Thomas Klimasz

T-7 BEST WEATHERCAST SEGMENT
KPIX, San Francisco
“Weather Where You Live”
Roberta Gonzales, Billy Poon

T-8 BEST LIVE COVERAGE OF A NEWS EVENT
KTLA, Los Angeles
“Hostage Standoff At The Mexican Consulate”
Jeff L.Wald, Marcia Brandwynne

T-9 BEST SPOT NEWS STORY
KTLA, Los Angeles
“JPL Van Crash”
Warren Wilson

T-10 BEST INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
KNBC, Los Angeles
“Tow Truck Pirates”
Ana Garcia, Fred Mamoun, Mark James, Ty Kim, Dave Fernandez, Martin Proctor, Michael Dodds, James Hourani

T-11 BEST SERIES
KPIX, San Francisco
“How Aaron Hull Slipped Through The Cracks”
Robbi Peele
Joe Riordan
John Lobertini

T-12 BEST DOCUMENTARY OR SPECIAL PROGRAMMING
KNTV, San Jose
“Pot And Politics: California vs. The United States”
Dana Nachman, Donald Hardy, Barton Bishoff, Brad Williams, Jim Sanders, Lisa Kim, Allen Denton

T-13 BEST SERIOUS FEATURE
(TIE)
KNTV, San Jose
“Soldier Portraits”
Garvin Thomas, Donald Hardy
KTTV, Los Angeles
“Wrong Man?”
Chris Blatchford

T-14 BEST LIGHT FEATURE
KVEA, Los Angeles
“No Se Deje”
Salvador Morales, Diego Carro, Gustavo Gutierrez, Manuel Amaya

T-15 BEST REGULARLY SCHEDULED FEATURE
KRON, San Francisco
“Consumer Composite”
Abby Sterling Vasquez, Joe Ducey, Stan Drury

T-16 BEST SPORTS REPORTING
KGO, San Francisco
“The Ghost”
Mike Shumann, Lynn Friedman, Abe Mendoza

T-17 BEST VIDEOGRAPHY OF HARD NEWS
KNBC, Los Angeles
“A Night At Station #27”
Sean Browning

T-18 BEST VIDEOGRAPHY OF A NEWS FEATURE
KNTV, San Jose
“Meet Thomas Arvid”
Mark Oltz

T-19 BEST VIDEOGRAPHY OF SPORTS
KGO, San Francisco
“The Empire Strikes Back”
Abe Mendoza

T-20 BEST HARD NEWS EDITING
KNBC, Los Angeles
“St. Francis ER”
Sean Browning

T-21 BEST FEATURE EDITING
KMEX, Los Angeles
“Drummers”
Salvador Solorio

T-22 DICK TERRY VIDEOGRPAHER OF THE YEAR
KPIX, San Francisco
Joe Rojas

T-23 BEST ANCHOR, OR ANCHOR TEAM
KTVU, Oakland
Leslie Griffith

T-24 CHRIS HARRIS TELEVISION REPORTER OF THE YEAR
KPIX, San Francisco
Manue1 Ramos

TELEVISION CLASSES

CLASS TWO TELEVISION

T-3 BEST NEWS BROADCAST (60 MINUTES)
No Award

T-4 BEST NEWS BROADCAST (30 MINUTES)
Nominees:
KDTV, San Francisco "Noticias Univision 14 A Las Seis"
Sandra Thomas, Mahelda Rodriguez, Vicenta Jauregui, Tony Spagna
KSBY-TV, San Luis Obispo “KSBY 6 Action News Live At 5”
Melissa Figueroa, Brandon Downing, Tony Cipolla, Wendy Thies
KEYT, Santa Barbara “Key News At 6”
KEYT News Team

T-5 BEST NEWSWRITING
KSEE, Fresno
“Three Strikes”
Monte Francis

T-6 BEST SPORTS SEGMENT
No Award

T-7 BEST WEATHERCAST SEGMENT
No Award

T-8 BEST LIVE COVERAGE OF A NEWS EVENT
No Award

T-9 BEST SPOT NEWS STORY
No Award

T-10 BEST INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
No Award

T-11 BEST SERIES
KSEE, Fresno
“Three Strikes: A Criminal Crisis”
Monte Francis, Justin Davis, George Garnica

T-12 BEST DOCUMENTARY OR SPECIAL PROGRAMMING
KFTY, Santa Rosa
“Dr. Sam Shepard: Trial By Newspaper”
Shane Calvert, Ben Aronoff

T-13 BEST SERIOUS FEATURE
KSWB, San Diego
“Narco-Saint”
Bryan Black

T-14 BEST LIGHT FEATURE
KSWB, San Diego
“The Nice Test”
David Carlin

T-15 BEST REGULARLY SCHEDULED FEATURE SEGMENT
KFTY, Santa Rosa
“North Bay Trails”
Curtiss Kim, Ben Aronoff

T-16 BEST SPORTS REPORTING
KSWB, San Diego
“Poker Popularity”
Ryan Yamamoto

T-17 BEST VIDEOGRAPHY OF HARD NEWS
No Award

T-18 BEST VIDEOGRAPHY OF A NEWS FEATURE
KFTY, Santa Rosa
“Pumpkin Carver”
Chris Bollini

T-19 BEST VIDEOGRAPHY OF SPORTS
No Award

T-20 BEST HARD NEWS EDITING
KSWB, San Diego
“Dirty Laundry”
Dennis Funes

T-21 BEST FEATURE EDITING
KUVS, Sacramento
“Fight For Boxing”
Felix Mendoza

T-22 DICK TERRY VIDEOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
KSWB, San Diego
Dennis Funes

T-23 BEST ANCHOR, OR ANCHOR TEAM
KDTV, San Francisco
Maria Leticia Gomez

T-24 CHRIS HARRIS REPORTER OF THE YEAR
KFSN, Fresno
Dale Yurong

KVML-AM was named Station of the Year by The Associated Press Television-Radio Association of California & Nevada during the organization's 58th Annual Convention.

The station, based in Sonora, Calif., was honored for its contributions to the AP report throughout 2004.

Other winners announced during the banquet on April 9:

• BEST RADIO NEWS BROADCAST CLASS ONE(MORE THAN 15 MINUTES) KGO, San Francisco “KGO Radio Morning News” Ed Baxter, Jennifer Jones, KGO News Team

• BEST RADIO NEWS BROADCAST (MORE THAN 15 MINUTES)
CLASS TWO: KCSN, Northridge “The Evening Update”
KNCO, GrassValley “KNCO Local News, Sports, And Weather”
Rita Stevens, Jim Kerr, JoAnn Chartier, Tom Fitzsimmons

• BEST RADIO NEWS BROADCAST (LESS THAN 15 MINUTES)
CLASS TWO
KUZZ, Bakersfield “5:54 AM News”
Mark Howell

• BEST NEWS BROADCAST-60 MINUTES
CLASS ONE
KTLA, Los Angeles “KTLA Morning News”
Jeff Wald, Marcia Brandwynne

• BEST NEWS BROADCAST-30 MINUTES
CLASS ONE
KCBS, Los Angeles “CBS 2 News At 11 PM”
KCBS Staff

• BEST NEWS BROADCAST (30 MINUTES)
CLASS TWO
KEYT, Santa Barbara “Key News At 6”
Angela Kye, Paul Vercammen, Debby Davison

• KGO Radio, San Francisco
Best News Broadcast
2004

• KCSN, Northridge
Best News Broadcast
2004

• KUZZ, Bakersfield
Best News Broadcast
2004

• KTLA, Los Angeles
Best News Broadcast
2004

• KCBS-TV, Los Angeles
Best News Broadcast
2004

• KEYT, Santa Barbara
• Best Broadcast
• 2004

• KPBS Radio, San Diego
Best News Broadcast
2004