Long Beach's elected leaders and officials aren't just politicians or administrators, they're also becoming local TV stars in their own right.
The city of Long Beach's cable channel LBTV, Channel 8, received nine government programming STAR awards at the states of California and Nevada National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors annual conference in Santa Monica this month, city officials said.
LBTV received first-place STAR Awards for "Pulse of the Port," a co-production with the Port of Long Beach, in the Magazine and non-English categories, and for "SportsBreak" in the Sports Show category. Second place awards were received for "Heart of the City" (Talk Show); "Inside Long Beach" (Economic Development); Parks, Recreation & Marine (PSA); coverage of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach (Community Event); and for the station's Web site. A third place award was received in the Public/Community Meetings category for LBTV's coverage of City Council meetings.
Check the shows out for yourself at on Charter Communications' cable channel 8, Verizon's FiOS TV Channel 21, and on the Internet at www.LBTV8.com.
Paul Eakins reports on Long Beach City Hall, and local and regional
politics. A newcomer to the Press-
Kris Hanson reports on the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles,
covering environmental issues, economic triumphs and
pitfalls and trade trends of America’s largest port.
He also writes a weekly column “On The Waterfront”,
appearing Tuesdays, and also produces an occassional video
and column titled “On The Job,” which follows the hard-working
men and women who keep Southern California’s economy humming.
Karen Robes Meeks came to work for the Press-
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