Join the Society of Professional Journalists Los Angeles chapter for the 47th Annual Distinguished Journalist Awards Banquet Oct. 25 at the Omni Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.

SPJ/LA will gather to honor six local journalists for their outstanding contributions across print, television, radio, visual and digital media. The chapter will also recognize two students — one from a two-year college and one from a four-year university — who show promise as emerging journalists.

Our honorees include: Patt Morrison, columnist, Los Angeles Times; Gwen Muranaka, senior editor, The Rafu Shimpo; Michaela Pereira, freelance journalist and TV host; Ben Camacho, photographer and journalist, Knock LA; Dean Musgrove, photo editor, Southern California News Group; and Paul Glickman, senior editor (ret.), KPCC/LAist. This year’s outstanding students are Jackson Tammariello, Santa Monica College, and Alexandra Najera, California State University, Northridge.

The event will begin at 6 p.m. with a no-host cocktail hour and will continue with a sit-down dinner and plenty of great storytelling at the Omni, 251 South Olive St., Los Angeles, CA. 90012. We hope you will join us for what promises to be a memorable evening.

SPJ/LA thanks the Los Angeles Times, Southern California News Group, Santa Monica College and Cal State Northridge for stepping up to sponsor the event, which helps to raise money for the chapter's six student scholarships. If you would like to become a sponsor, please contact Elizabeth Marcellino at eliz.marcellino@gmail.com.

To RSVP and purchase a ticket click here. The deadline to RSVP is Oct. 19.