Jun 30, 2009 3:03 pm US/Pacific
CBS 5 WINS 9 APTRA AWARDS
CBS 5 WINS 9 APTRA AWARDS
For Immediate Release June 30, 2009
San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose-- CBS 5 (KPIX-TV) Eyewitness News won 9 Associated Press Television-Radio Association (APTRA) awards (http://www.aptra.org) in this year's APTRA competition for California, Nevada, Hawaii, Arizona, New Mexico, Washington, and Idaho. The awards were presented on June 27, 2009 at The Globe Theater, Universal Studios Hollywood. The winners include:
Hall of Fame inductees for Lifetime Achievement – Don Sharp and (former KPIXer Dave McElhatton was also recognized)
Chris Harris Reporter of the Year: CBS 5 Political Editor Hank Plante
Stan Chambers Award for Extraordinary Achievement – Wendy Tokuda, "Students Rising Above" (Javier Valencia formerly of KRON was also recognized for his contributions to SRA)
Best Sports Segment: Dennis O'Donnell, Anthony Catchatoorian
Best Serious Feature: "The Quiet Room," Anna Werner, Abigail Sterling, Gerard Watson, Greg Marasso.
Best use of a News Website, CBS5.com, Jim Parker, Carlos Castaneda, Bill Disbrow, Tim Fang, Brittney Gilbert, Janice Mabry, Suzzanah Luhn.
Best Web Breaking News Coverage: "Gay Marriage," CBS5.com Staff
Best Webcast: "Election Night Webcast," Mariel Myers, Jim Parker
Best Blog/Serious: cbs5.com "Eye On Blogs," Brittney Gilbert, Jim Parker
A complete list of winners can be found at http://www.aptra.org.
CBS 5/The CW 44cable 12 are part of the CBS Television Stations, a division of CBS Corporation (http:// www.cbscorporation.com ).
CBS 5 (http://www.cbs5.com) began in 1948 as the first television station in Northern California. The CW 44cable 12(www.kbcwtv.com) began in 1968 as the first UHF station in the Bay area. The two stations became a duopoly in 2002.
Media contact: Akilah Bolden-Monifa, Director of Communications, 415 765 8842, amonifa@cbs.com
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