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Annual Contest Winners

June 12, 2020Khai Le

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Student Multimedia Journalist of the Year

Runner Up - “Baller” by Evan Reinhardt / Moorpark College

Winner - Inglewood” by Omar Rashad / El Camino College

Student Photojournalist of the Year - Sponsored by Nikon NPS

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Kevin Lendio / Pierce College

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Kevin Lendio / Pierce College

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Kevin Lendio / Pierce College

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Kevin Lendio / Pierce College

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Kevin Lendio / Pierce College

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Scott Eyer sprays water to a hill at the Porter Ranch neighborhood in Los Angeles, Calif. to cool off the remaining hot ashes during the Saddleridge Fire, on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. (Photo by Kevin Lendio)

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Kevin Lendio / Pierce College

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Kevin Lendio / Pierce College

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Kevin Lendio / Pierce College

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Kevin Lendio / Pierce College

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Kevin Lendio / Pierce College

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Kevin Lendio / Pierce College

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Kevin Lendio / Pierce College

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Kevin Lendio / Pierce College

Winner - Yasamin Tehrani / Santa Monica College

Best UCLA Sports Photo - Sponsored by the Stan Troutman Endowment Fund

Winner

Katharine Lotze / Getty Images

Best Still Animal - Sponsored by The Don Brinn Endowment Fund

1st Place

Mindy Schauer / Orange County Register

2nd Place

Ringo Chiu / Freelance

3rd Place

Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise

Best Video Animal - Sponsored by The Don Brinn Endowment Fund

Dennis Lahti / KNBC

2nd Place - Sean Browning / KNBC

3rd Place: Ernesto Torres/ KNBC

Best Still Portrait

1st Place

Karen Quincy Loberg / Freelance

2nd Place

Thomas R Cordova / Long Beach Post

3rd Place

Thomas R Cordova / Long Beach Post

Best Video Live Coverage

1st Place - Alex Vasquez / KNBC

2nd Place: Ernesto Torres / KNBC

3rd Place: Matthew Halla / KNBC

Best Video Breaking News - Sponsored by The Bill Knight Endowment Fund

1st Place: Joel Fallon CBS2 KCAL9

2nd Place: Halie Cook / KNBC

3rd Place - Joel Fallon / CBS2 KCAL9

Best Still Breaking News - Given in Memory of Jerry Clark by Retired LA Times members

1st Place

Will Lester / Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

2nd Place

Michael Coons / The Acorn Newspapers

3rd Place

Dan Watson / The Santa Clarita Valley Signal

Best Still Fire - Sponsored by The United Firefighters of Los Angeles City / IAFF Local 112 AFL-CIO

1st Place

Hans Gutknecht / Los Angeles Daily News

2nd Place

Mike Meadows / Freelance

3rd Place

Mindy Schauer / Orange County Register

Best Video Fire - Sponsored by The United Firefighters of Los Angeles City / IAFF Local 112 AFL-CIO

Ernesto Torres / KNBC

2nd Place: Francisco Vasquez / KMEX

3rd Place: Arturo Quezada / KMEX

Best Still Feature

1st Place

Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times

3rd Place

Will Lester Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

2nd Place

Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times

Best Web News Feature

Apu Gomes / CNN

2nd Place: Francisco Vasquez / KMEX

3rd Place: Alex Vasquez / KNBC

Best Video Feature - Day of Air

1st Place: Sean Browning / KNBC

2nd Place: Sean Browning / KNBC

3rd Place: Francisco Vasquez / KMEX

Best Video Feature - Evergreen

1st Place: Andres Bonilla / KMEX

2nd Place: Arturo Quezada / KMEX

3rd Place: Arturo Quezada / KMEX

Honorary Member

Captain Erik Scott, LAFD

Best Still Sports Action

1st Place

John McCoy / Getty Images

2nd Place

Keith Birmingham / Pasadena Star-News

3rd Place

Terry Pierson / The Press-Enterprise

Best Still Sports Feature

1st Place

Amy Gaskin / Blood-Horse Magazine

2nd Place

Jeff Gritchen / Orange County Register

3rd Place

Will Lester / Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

Best Web Sports Feature

1st Place: Gina Ferazzi / LA Times

2nd Place: Thomas R. Cordova / Long Beach Post

3rd Place: Arturo Quezada / KMEX

Best Sports Action - Day of Air

1st Place: Alex Vasquez KNBC

Best Video Sports Feature - Evergreen

1st Place: Arturo Quezada / KMEX

2nd Place: Sean Browning / KNBC

3rd Place - Juan Hernandez / KMEX

Best Video Sports Feature - Day of Air

1st Place: Alex Vasquez / KMEX

2nd Place: Hector Gonzalez /KMEX

3rd Place: Halie Cook / KNBC

Best Still Music & Performing Arts - Sponsored by The Otto Rothschild Endowment Fund

1st Place

Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times

2nd Place

Mindy Schauer / Orange County Register

3rd Place

Thomas Cordova / Long Beach Post

Best Video In-Depth

1st Place: Andres Bonilla / KMEX

2nd Place: Art Quezada / KMEX

3rd Place: Andres Pruna / KMEX

Best Web General News

1st Place: Thomas R. Cordova / Long Beach Post

Best Still Photo Essay - Sponsored by Think Tank Photo

1st Place - Francine Orr / LA Times

2nd Place - Gina Ferazzi / LA Times

3rd Place - Katharine Lotze / Getty Images

Best Still General News

1st Place

Will Lester / Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

2nd Place

Gina Ferazzi / LA Times

3rd Place

Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise

Best Web In Depth Feature

1st Place: Gina Ferazzi / LA Times

Best Video General News

1st Place: Francisco Vasquez / KMEX

2nd Place: Juan Guerra / KVEA

3rd Place: Art Quezada / KMEX

Best Video Multi-Camera

1st Place: Sean Browning, Alex Vasquez / KNBC

2nd Place: Ernesto Torres, Tony Shin / KNBC

3rd Place: Arturo Quezada, Juan Hernandez / KMEX

Videographer of the Year - Sponsored by Canon USA

Winner: Sean Browning / KNBC

Photojournalist of the Year - Sponsored by Nikon NPS

Winner - Terry Pierson/ The Press Enterprise

Boxer Carlos Saucedo, 23, of Fontana spends some quite time with girlfriend Crystal Munoz, 21, at M.T.C. Boxing Club four days before the his fight after his nightly workout in San Bernardino on Tuesday, February 12, 2019. PUBLISHED Feb. 21, 2019

Takis Dancer Liz Legrande, center teaches steps to members of Rancho Verde High's Mustang Dance Company during High School Nation, a music festival tour at Rancho Verde High in Moreno Valley on Wednesday, March 20, 2019.

A single family home burns as San Bernardino County Fire Captain Bob Kittleman, Station 71, is silhouetted against a wall of flames during the late afternoon fire reported just after 5p.m. on North Tamarind Avenue between BaselineRoad and Walnut Ave

Traffic is moving on the I -10 freeway as the crossover lane is closed as seen through Old Glory on the Wabash Avenue in Redlands on Monday, April 1, 2019.

Classic Physique competitors from left Justin McDonald, Alex Bryant and Bronson Richardson competes in the Southern California Natural Bodybuilding & Fitness Championships at Civic Center Theater in Corona on Saturday, June 22, 2019.

People come together as they call for a ban on assault-style rifles for personal use with the help of United Church of the Valley during a candlelight vigil to mourn the victims of the recent mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio, El Paso, and Gilroy at th

With her eyes in the stars Orange County School of the Arts senior, Isabella Madrigal wrote, Menil and Her Heart: A Cahuilla Play to bring awareness to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls as the play is in dress rehearsal at University o

Los Angeles Chargers running back Melvin Gordon #25 gets upended by Pittsburgh Steelers free safety Minkah Fitzpatrick #39 in the first half of the AFC matchup at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson on Sunday, Oct 13, 2019.

Los Angeles Area Television Station of the Year - KNBC

categories Year End Contest

2018 Year End Contest

April 02, 2019Khai Le

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Student Photojournalist of the Year

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Matthew Martin / Santa Monica College

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Matthew Martin / Santa Monica College

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Matthew Martin / Santa Monica College

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Matthew Martin / Santa Monica College

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Matthew Martin / Santa Monica College

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Matthew Martin / Santa Monica College

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Matthew Martin / Santa Monica College

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Matthew Martin / Santa Monica College

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Matthew Martin / Santa Monica College

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Matthew Martin / Santa Monica College

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Matthew Martin / Santa Monica College

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Matthew Martin / Santa Monica College

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Matthew Martin / Santa Monica College

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Matthew Martin / Santa Monica College

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Zane Meyer-Thornton / Santa Monica College

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Zane Meyer-Thornton / Santa Monica College

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Zane Meyer-Thornton / Santa Monica College

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Zane Meyer-Thornton / Santa Monica College

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Zane Meyer-Thornton / Santa Monica College

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Zane Meyer-Thornton / Santa Monica College

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Zane Meyer-Thornton / Santa Monica College

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Zane Meyer-Thornton / Santa Monica College

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Zane Meyer-Thornton / Santa Monica College

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Zane Meyer-Thornton / Santa Monica College

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Zane Meyer-Thornton / Santa Monica College

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Zane Meyer-Thornton / Santa Monica College

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Zane Meyer-Thornton / Santa Monica College

Best UCLA Sports Photo - Sponsored by the Stan Troutman Endowment Fund

Winner

Katharine Lotze / Getty Images

Best Still Animal - Sponsored by The Don Brinn Endowment Fund

1st Place

Will Lester / Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

2nd Place

Mindy Schauer / The Orange County Register

3rd Place

Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise

Best Video Animal - Sponsored by The Don Brinn Endowment Fund

1st place: Sean Browning / KNBC “Foster kittens”

Alex Vasquez / KNBC “Pitbull adoptions”

Ernesto Torres / KNBC “Face Justice”

Best Still Portrait

1st Place

Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise

2nd Place

Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise

3rd Place

Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise

Best Video Live Coverage

1st place: Sam Dubin / KTTV: “Woolsey Fire”

Ernesto Torres / KNBC: “Flames have erupted”

Ernesto Torres / KNBC: “Move Forward”

Best Video Breaking News - Sponsored by The Bill Knight Endowment Fund

1st place: Art Quezada / KMEX “Woolsey Fire”

2nd place: Ernesto Torres / KNBC “They are ferocious”

3rd place: Francisco Vasquez / KMEX “Ice Protest”

Best Still Breaking News - Sponsored by The Old Farts Society Endowment Fund

1st Place

Mindy Schauer/The Orange County Register

2nd Place

Jerry Soifer/Freelance

3rd Place

Ringo Chiu / Los Angeles Business Journal/Freelance

Best Still Fire - Sponsored by The United Firefighters of Los Angeles City / IAFF Local 112 AFL-CIO

1st Place

Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise

2nd Place

Will Lester / Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

3rd Place

Jennifer Cappuccio Maher / Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

Best Video Fire - Sponsored by The United Firefighters of Los Angeles City / IAFF Local 112 AFL-CIO

1st place: Ernesto Torres / KNBC “An Inferno”

2nd place: Alex Vasquez / KNBC “Woolsey fire hope”

3rd place: Ernesto Torres / KNBC “Fire is raging”

Best Still Feature

1st Place

Will Lester / Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

2nd Place

Mindy Schauer / The Orange County Register

3rd Place

Will Lester / Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

Best Web News Feature

1st place: Gina Ferazzi / LA Times “A soldiers Story his last journey home”

2nd place: Alex Vasquez / KNBC “Students meet veterans”

3rd place: Thomas R Cordova / Long Beach Post “Igors Aley”

Best Video Feature - Day of Air

1st place: Sean Browning KNBC / “Santa’s Village”

2nd place: Joel Fallon CBS2 / KCAL9 “Lebron James Pizza”

3rd place: Francisco Vasquez / KMEX “Mexican Chile”

Best Video Feature - Evergreen

1st place: Juan Hernandez / KMEX “300 Metros De Musica”

2nd place: Kenny Holmes / KNBC “Inside the the DMZ”

Uploaded by Press Photographer's Association of Greater Los Angeles on 2019-01-27.

Lifetime Achievement

Walt Mancini

Carl Stein

Best Still Sports Action

Will Lester / Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

2nd Place

Reed Saxon / AP

3rd Place

Will Lester / Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

Best Still Sports Feature

1st Place

Keith Birmingham / Pasadena Star-News

2nd Place

Paul Rodriguez / Freelance

3rd Place

Will Lester / Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

Best Video Sports Action - “Day of Air”

1st place: Alex Vasquez/KNBC “South Hills wins championship”

Best Web Sports Feature

1st place: Alex Vasquez/KNBC “Honky Tonk Man WWE Legend”

2nd place: Thomas Cordova/Long Beach Post “Monster”

3rd place: Alex Vasquez/Telemundo “Nascar weekend”

Best Video Sports Feature - Evergreen

2nd place: Kenny Holmes/KNBC “Serving up success”

3rd place: Art Quezada/KMEX “Legado Karateca”

Best Video Sports Feature - Day of Air

1st place: Andres Bonilla/KMEX “El Derecho A La Salud”

2nd place: Alex Vasquez/KNBC “Superbowl experience”

3rd place: Kenny Holmes/KNBC “Olympic Outfit”

Best Still Music & Performing Arts - Sponsored by The Otto Rothschild Endowment Fund

1st Place

Mindy Schauer/ Orange County Register

2nd Place

Ronen Tivony / Freelance

3rd Place

Thomas R. Cordova / Long Beach Post

Best Video In-Depth

1st place: Andres Pruna / KMEX “Secrets of the Amazon”

2nd place: Andres Pruna / KMEX “Somos Mas”

3rd place: Francisco Vasquez / KMEX “Autism Evictions”

Best Web News / In-Depth / Profile

1st place: Gina Ferazzi / LA Times “The notebook”

2nd place: Thomas R. Cordova / Long Beach Post “Ten Hundred”

3rd place: Thomas R. Cordova / Long Beach Post “Narsiso Martinez”

Best Still Photo Essay

1st Place - Gina Ferazzi / LA Times

Horn Blower Jay Cohen performs during horse racing at Santa Anita Park on Wednesday, December 26, 2018 in Arcadia, California.

Jockey Joel Rosario riding Gift Box wins the San Antonio Stakes (Grade II) during horse racing at Santa Anita Park on Wednesday, December 26, 2018 in Arcadia, California.

Jockey Mike Smith riding McKinzie wins the Malibu Stakes (Grade 1) race during horse racing at Santa Anita Park on Wednesday, December 26, 2018 in Arcadia, California.

2nd Place - Keith Birmingham / Pasadena Star-News

Former presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton watch the casket of Sen. John McCain leave the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. The McCain family is gathered on the other side of the aisle. Obama and Bush, who both ran again

3rd Place - David Hume Kennerly / Freelance

Best Still General News

1st Place

Brian Vander Brug / LA Times

2nd Place

Will Lester / Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

3rd Place

Sarah Reingewirtz / Pasadena Star-News

Best Web General News

1st place: Thomas R. Cordova/ Long Beach Post “Danno”

2nd place Alex Vasquez/ KNBC “September 11 Students remember”

3rd place: Thomas R. Cordova/ Long Beach Post “Balloon Lady”

Best Video General News - Sponsored by the Bill Knight Endowment Fund

1st place: Art Quezada / KMEX “Immigrant caravan”

2nd place: Hector V Gonzalez / KMEX “Gang Task Force”

3rd place: Alex Vazquez / KNBC “Holiday Boat DUI enforcement”

Best Video Multi-Camera

1st place: Ernesto Torres, Rene Luna, Gustavo Barrios, Tony Shin / KNBC “Still Alive”

2nd place: Joel Fallon, John Schreiber / CBS2 KCAL9 “Hot Weather”

3rd place: Azucena Varela, Sean Browning / KNBC “Topanga Canyon Mudslide Drone”

Videographer of the Year - Sponsored by Canon USA

Alex Vasquez / KNBC

Uploaded by Press Photographer's Association of Greater Los Angeles on 2019-04-01.

Photojournalist of the Year - Sponsored by Nikon

Running enthusiasts race through clouds of colorful powder thrown by volunteers during the Color Run at the StubHub Center, Saturday, June 23, 2018 in Carson, California.

A woman walks by a art installation at an art event BoldPas, in Pasadena, California, the United States, May 12, 2018. BoldPas is a vibrant, one-day art event featuring 13 selected, large-scale installations in historic alleyways throughout Old Pasa

An Elvis Presley's fan with painted face participates in the 19th annual Elvis Festival to tribute the King of Rock N' Roll on Sunday August 26, 2018 in Garden Grove, California, the United States.

Los Angeles Clippers’ Montrezl Harrell (5) yells in an NBA basketball game between Los Angeles Clippers and Dallas Mavericks om Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018, in Los Angeles. The Clippers won 125-121.

Stormy Daniels, center, speaks during a ceremony for her receiving a City Proclamation and Key to the City on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 in West Hollywood, Calif.

People eat watermelon at the 56th Annual California Watermelon Festival in Los Angeles, Saturday, July 28, 2018.

Los Angeles Clippers’ Boban Marjanovic (51) goes up to the basket agains Oklahoma City Thunder’s Jerami Grant (9) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Oct. 19, 2018, in Los Angeles. Clipper won 108-92.

Witnesses comfort each other outside the Borderline Bar and Grill where a gunman injured 11 people in Thousand Oaks, California, the United State, November 8, 2018.

Members of Los Angeles All District High School Honor Band perform along Colorado Boulevard during 129th Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, the United States, Monday, Jan. 1, 2018.

A young fan asks Sean 'Diddy' Combs for an autograph as he attends the ceremony honoring Mary J. Blige with a Star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame held on January 11, 2018 in Hollywood, California.

A rare celestial occurrence called a 'Super Blue Blood Moon' is seen behind the flags of U.S. and California State at Santa Monica Beach in Santa Monica, California, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018.

A young opera artist is applied a makeup before a performance during the Children's Cantonese Opera 2018 at Rosemead High School on Jan. 13, 2018.

Fans of Georgia Bulldogs show their supports during the Rose Bowl NCAA college football game against Oklahoma Sooners Monday, Jan. 1, 2018, in Pasadena, California, the United States. Georgia Bulldogs won 54-48 in overtime.

A woman with her face covered in blood after being assaulted by a man (white top in the back) in downtown Los Angeles, Wednesday, Jan 24, 2018. The suspect was taken into custody and it is believed he and the victim knew each other so this was not a

Participants run during the ``Happy Birthday L.A. 5K 2018'' to commemorate the Los Angeles City's 237th birthday, on Sept. 2, 2018.

Winner - Ringo Chiu/ Los Angeles Business Journal/ Freelance

Los Angeles Area Television Station of the Year - KNBC

categories Year End Contest

2017 Year End Contest

April 29, 2018Khai Le

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Student Photojournalist of the Year

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Taylor Arthur / Los Angeles Pierce College

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Taylor Arthur / Los Angeles Pierce College

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Taylor Arthur / Los Angeles Pierce College

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Taylor Arthur / Los Angeles Pierce College

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Taylor Arthur / Los Angeles Pierce College

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Taylor Arthur / Los Angeles Pierce College

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Taylor Arthur / Los Angeles Pierce College

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Taylor Arthur / Los Angeles Pierce College

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Taylor Arthur / Los Angeles Pierce College

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Taylor Arthur / Los Angeles Pierce College

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Taylor Arthur / Los Angeles Pierce College

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Taylor Arthur / Los Angeles Pierce College

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Taylor Arthur / Los Angeles Pierce College

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Taylor Arthur / Los Angeles Pierce College

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Taylor Arthur / Los Angeles Pierce College

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Jayrol San Jose/ Santa Monica College

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Jayrol San Jose/ Santa Monica College

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Jayrol San Jose/ Santa Monica College

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Jayrol San Jose/ Santa Monica College

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Jayrol San Jose/ Santa Monica College

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Jayrol San Jose/ Santa Monica College

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Jayrol San Jose/ Santa Monica College

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Jayrol San Jose/ Santa Monica College

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Jayrol San Jose/ Santa Monica College

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Jayrol San Jose/ Santa Monica College

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Jayrol San Jose/ Santa Monica College

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Jayrol San Jose/ Santa Monica College

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Jayrol San Jose/ Santa Monica College

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Jayrol San Jose/ Santa Monica College

Best UCLA Sports Photo - Sponsored by the Stan Troutman Endowment Fund

Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press

Best Still Animal - Sponsored by The Don Brinn Endowment Fund

1st

Ronen Tivony / Freelance

2nd

Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise

3rd

Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times

Best Video Animal - Sponsored by The Don Brinn Endowment Fund

1st Raul Gutierrez/KMEX: Caballo De Charros

Joel Fallon/ CBS2 KCAL9: Pet Sanctuary

3rd - Joel Fallon / KCBS & KCAL-TV

Best Still Portrait

1st

Jay L Clendenin / Los Angeles Times

2nd

Christina House / Los Angeles Times

3rd

Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times

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HOLLYWOOD, CA JUNE 9, 2017: Jazz drummer Steve Hideg, 85, gets dressed in his apartment Hollywood, CA June 9, 2017. Steve Hideg lives what he calls his ‚Äúbeautiful struggle.‚Äù Hideg, is blind in one eye and deaf in one ear. Lately the good eye isn‚Äôt so good. His rent is roughly $1,000 a month, and his Social Security income is about $900 a month. Yet ‚ÄúIt doesn‚Äôt cost money, he says, to hold your head high.‚Äù (Francine Orr/ Los Angeles Times)

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Best Video Live Coverage

1st Joel Fallion / CBS2 KCAL9 Severe Flooding

2nd Joel Fallon / CBS2 KCAL9: Canyon Fire Day 1

3rd Ernesto Torres / KNBC: Heartfelt Reunion

Best Video Breaking News - Sponsored by The Bill Knight Endowment Fund

1st Joel Fallon/CBS2 KCAL 9: Severe flooding

2nd Art Quezada/ KMEX: Laguna Beach Protest Fights

3rd Joel Fallon/ CBS2 KCAL9: Trump Protests

Best Still Breaking News - Sponsored by The Old Farts Society Endowment Fund

1st

Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times

2nd

Joe Fanaselle / Freelance

3rd

Michael Owen Baker / Freelance

Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times

Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times

Paul Rodriguez / Orange County Register

Best Still Fire - Sponsored by The United Firefighters of Los Angeles City / IAFF Local 112 AFL-CIO

1st

Will Lester / Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

2nd

Ringo Chiu / LA Business Journal

3rd

Michael Owen Baker / Freelance

Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times

Jay L Clendenin / Los Angeles Times

Karen Quincy Loberg / Freelance

Best Video Fire - Sponsored by The United Firefighters of Los Angeles City / IAFF Local 112 AFL-CIO

1st Edwin Calderon/ KNBC: Thomas Fire

2nd Joel Fallon/ CBS2 KCAL9: Canyon Fire Day 2

3rd Sean Browning/KNBC: Burbank Fire Scare

Best Still Feature

1st

Mindy Schauer / The Orange County Register

2nd

Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times

3rd

Micah Escamilla / San Bernardino Sun

Ringo Chiu / LA Business Journal

Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times

Best Web News Feature

1st Gina Ferazzi/LA Times: Women Wildfire Training

2nd Gina Ferazzi/ LA Times: Roadsters

3rd Allen Schaben/ LA Times: Homeless Move

Best Video Feature - Day of Air

1st Dennis Lahti /KNBC: Ortho High School Student

2nd Ernesto Torres /KNBC: Frank Cut the Turkey

3rd Dennis Lahti /KNBC: Detention facility tour

Best Video Feature - Evergreen

1st Sean Browning/ KNBC: Hero Band Diretor Air

2nd Raul Gutierrez/ KMEX: RC Cars

3rd Hector Gonzalez/ KMEX: Ghostbusters

Lifetime Achievement

David Fernandez

Nick Ut

Best Still Sports Action

1st

Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise

Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press

3rd

Jayne Kamin-Oncea / USA TODAY Sports

Katharine Lotze / Santa Clarita Valley Signal

2nd

Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press

Thomas R. Cordova / Daily Breeze / Press-Telegram

Best Still Sports Feature

1st

Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise

2nd

Jayne Kamin-Oncea / USA TODAY Sports

3rd

Micah Escamilla / SCNG

Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise

Paul Rodriguez / Orange County Register

Thomas R. Cordova / Daily Breeze / Press-Telegram

Best Web Sports Feature

Best Video Sports Action - “Day of Air”

1st Alex Vasquez / KNBC: Rancho Cucamonga vs Los Osos

Best Video Sports Feature - Evergreen

1st Art Quezada / KMEX: Golf Para Los Ninos

2nd Raul Gutierrez / KMEX: Porristas

3rd Alex Vasquez / KNBC: Boxing Champ Struggles

Best Video Sports Feature - Day of Air

1st Hector Gonzalez/ KMEX: Future Olympian

Best Still Music & Performing Arts - Sponsored by The Otto Rothschild Endowment Fund

1st

Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise

2nd

Hans Gutknecht / Los Angeles Daily News

Jennifer Cappuccio Maher / Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

3rd

Thomas R. Cordova / Daily Breeze / Press-Telegram

Hans Gutknecht / Los Angeles Daily News

Best Video In-Depth

1st Andres Bonilla/ KMEX: Steel Picasso

2nd Joel Falon/ CBS2 KCAL9; Intubation

3rd Art Quezada/ KMEX: Neon Los Angeles

Best Web News / In-Depth / Profile

1st Jeff Gritchen/ Orange County Register: sifting through the rubble

Best Still Photo Essay

Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times

Hans Gutknecht / Los Angeles Daily News

Mindy Schauer / Orange County Register

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Jay L Clendenin / Los Angeles Times

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Jay L Clendenin / Los Angeles Times

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Jay L Clendenin / Los Angeles Times

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Jay L Clendenin / Los Angeles Times

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Jay L Clendenin / Los Angeles Times

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Jay L Clendenin / Los Angeles Times

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Jay L Clendenin / Los Angeles Times

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Jay L Clendenin / Los Angeles Times

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Jay L Clendenin / Los Angeles Times

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Jay L Clendenin / Los Angeles Times

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Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times

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Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times

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Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times

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Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times

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Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times

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Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times

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Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times

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Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times

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Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times

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Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times

Best Still General News

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Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times

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Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times

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Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times

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Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times

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Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times

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Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times

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Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times

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Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times

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Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times

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Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times

Best Web General News

1st Karen Quincy Loberg / Freelance: Trump Puppet

2nd James Wulff / KNBC: Roosevelt High Make over

3rd Alex Vasquez / KNBC: Valentines Day cupcakes

Best Web In-Depth

1st Gina Ferazzi / LA Times: Gold Fever

2nd Jeff Gritchen / OC Register: Deans Story

3rd Christina House / LA Times: Boxer

Best Video General News

1st Edwin Calderon / KNBC: Trump in Phoenix

2nd Joel Fallon / CBS2 KCAL9: Eclipse

3rd Art Quezada / KMEX: May 1st Marches

Best Video Multi-Camera

1st Matthew Halla, Scott Weber, Tommy Bravo, Jorge Diaz, Dan Przygoda / KNBC: Undercover Libraries

2nd Ellion Mendoza, Kenny Holmes / KNBC: Pit Manuevers

3rd Fabian Rodriguez, David Biggar/ KNBC : Students Fishing Expedition

Videographer of the Year - Sponsored by Canon USA

Joel Fallon / CBS2 KCAL9

Photojournalist of the Year - Sponsored by Nikon

Santiago's Levents Horvath gets off the blocks to start his leg of the Boy's 400 Yard Freestyle Relay during a Big VIII swim meet in Corona, CA. Wednesday, Mar. 15, 2017.

Giovanny Lizardi, 5, of San Bernardino enjoys a ride on a real horse as he reaches for a flag as he enjoys Challenged Children's Rodeo for special needs kids at Ingalls Park in Norco, CA. Sunday, Apr. 23, 2017.

Riverside County/CAL Fire Engine 3 firefighters mop up hot spots on the side of a hill behind homes on Box Springs Mountain Road during the Opera Fire in Moreno Valley, CA. Sunday, Apr. 30, 2017.

Riverside Poly swimmer Levi Murtaugh, 17, is the Bears' top sprinter at 6'4" the junior is only getting faster in Riverside, CA. Thursday, Apr. 27, 2017.

Riverside police officers with guns drawn have a suspect walk backwards to them after he and three others were ordered to leave a black sedan at gun point in the parking lot of Bakers restaurant on Main Street south of the east bound 60fwy off ramp around 1:40p.m. Tuesday in Riverside, CA. July 11, 2017. TERRY PIERSON,THE PRESS-ENTERPRISE/SCNG

A fan crowd surfs as Dropkick Murphys perform on the main stage at It's Not Dead 2! at Glen Helen Amphitheater Saturday in Devore, CA. August 26, 2017.

Nicolas Eduardo Nicolas Pedro, 6, from Guatemala and now of Riverside is an unaccompanied minor getting a green card to stay in the USA with the help of Immigration Law Offices of Hadley Bajramovic Thursday in Riverside, CA. August 17, 2017.

Rob Zombie performs during day two of Ozzfest Meets Knotfest at Glen Helen Amphitheater Sunday in Devore, CA. November 5, 2017.

Ken Schwartz plays Jingles the elf as he sings and dances for guests on the train during "Take a Train to Santa’s Workshop" at Orange Empire Railway Museum Sunday in Perris, CA. December 3, 2017.

A inmate brush crew makes their way through the heavy smoke as they head to fight the Riverbottom fire Thursday in Riverside, CA. December 21, 2017.

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April 02, 2019Khai Le

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2017 Year End Contest

April 29, 2018Khai Le