Twelve current and past Press-Telegram staff members, as well as one
contributor, were recognized with Los Angeles Press Club
awards tonight at the Sheraton Universal Hotel.
P-T videographer Robert Meeks, Online Editor Chris Berry, former
content manager Joseph Dickson and graphic artist Paul Penzella of
the Daily Breeze won first place in Online Presentation for "Kids
and Crime: Inside Juvenile Justice," which examined the tenuous relationship children have with the legal system.
Bob Keisser took first place in Sports Writing for "A Century of
Dominance" on the long tradition of winning at Poly High School.
St. Mary Medical Center Dr. Mauricio Heilbron Jr. won first place
in Opinion Writing for "A Heart That Can't Be Mended," an op-ed piece
he wrote for the P-T after trying to save an 11-year-old gunshot
victim's life.
Staff Writer Greg Mellen took second place in the News Feature
category for "Davik's Heart," a series of stories about a girl who
traveled from a hut in Cambodia to a Los Angeles hospital for heart.
Tim Grobaty received an honorable mention in the Column category for
four pieces he submitted from 2008.
Mellen and staff writer Tracy Manzer and former staff writer
Wendy Thomas Russell received an honorable mention in the
Investigative/Series category for the print version of the "Kids and
Crime" series.
Staff Writer Karen Robes Meeks won honorable mention in Business
Writing for her series, "Pain on Pine," which looked at the economic
problems in Long Beach's downtown.
Staff photographer Jeff Gritchen was a finalist in the Photo Essay
category for images he took of Davik.
contributor, were recognized with Los Angeles Press Club
awards tonight at the Sheraton Universal Hotel.
P-T videographer Robert Meeks, Online Editor Chris Berry, former
content manager Joseph Dickson and graphic artist Paul Penzella of
the Daily Breeze won first place in Online Presentation for "Kids
and Crime: Inside Juvenile Justice," which examined the tenuous relationship children have with the legal system.
Bob Keisser took first place in Sports Writing for "A Century of
Dominance" on the long tradition of winning at Poly High School.
St. Mary Medical Center Dr. Mauricio Heilbron Jr. won first place
in Opinion Writing for "A Heart That Can't Be Mended," an op-ed piece
he wrote for the P-T after trying to save an 11-year-old gunshot
victim's life.
Staff Writer Greg Mellen took second place in the News Feature
category for "Davik's Heart," a series of stories about a girl who
traveled from a hut in Cambodia to a Los Angeles hospital for heart.
Tim Grobaty received an honorable mention in the Column category for
four pieces he submitted from 2008.
Mellen and staff writer Tracy Manzer and former staff writer
Wendy Thomas Russell received an honorable mention in the
Investigative/Series category for the print version of the "Kids and
Crime" series.
Staff Writer Karen Robes Meeks won honorable mention in Business
Writing for her series, "Pain on Pine," which looked at the economic
problems in Long Beach's downtown.
Staff photographer Jeff Gritchen was a finalist in the Photo Essay
category for images he took of Davik.
And, finally, I was a finalist in Business Writing for a series of
Canalis Report columns, "Watch Your Step," on why it's difficult to
get sidewalk repairs done in Long Beach.
The P-T competed as a finalist in eight categories for newspapers
with print circulations of less than 100,000.
Canalis Report columns, "Watch Your Step," on why it's difficult to
get sidewalk repairs done in Long Beach.
The P-T competed as a finalist in eight categories for newspapers
with print circulations of less than 100,000.
I am a former LB resident and want to offer my congratulations to Chris Berry. A good job by all, but Chris is an incredible young man.