KNX 1070’s Frank Mottek to MC SPJ/LA’s Distinguished Journalists Awards Banquet
KNX 1070’s business news anchor Frank Mottek will be the master of ceremonies at the March 25 Distinguished Journalists Awards Banquet sponsored by the Greater Los Angeles Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
The event, which will take place at the Omni Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, honors journalists in print, broadcast and digital media.
The evening’s keynote speaker will be New York Times National Political Correspondent Jennifer Medina.
An award-winning broadcast journalist with more than 30 years of experience, Mottek currently anchors the morning drive Your Money reports on KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO and hosts the one-hour business and consumer news program "Mottek On Money," which is also a podcast. He provided daily coverage of the 2008 financial crisis, the Great Recession and stock market updates.
Since joining CBS in Los Angeles in 1992, Mottek served as reporter and anchor on KNX as well as business anchor on KCAL9-TV and spot reporter for KCBS-TV CBS2. For 10 years, he also worked as reporter and business news anchor on the KTLA Channel 5 News @ 10 and the KTLA Morning News.
He is frequently called to lead some of the highest-profile business discussions, including economic forecast events for the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation, the Milken Institute, UCLA Anderson School of Management and the Association for Corporate Growth.
This year’s Distinguished Journalist honorees are: Southern California News Group senior editor Tom Bray; Los Angeles Times Metro reporter Maria L. La Ganga; retired KNX1070 reporter and anchor Diane Thompson; KTLA assignment manager Vance Scott; and Lynell George, journalist and essayist.
The Freedom of Information award will go to David Snyder, executive director of the First Amendment Coalition.
The Distinguished Journalists Awards banquet will be held on Wednesday, March 25 at the Omni Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. A no-host cocktail reception will begin at 6 p.m. Dinner will be served at 7 p.m.
Tickets for the event are:
$100 for SPJ/LA members
$140 for non-members
$80 for students
Tables of 10 are available for $1,000. Table sponsors are listed in the program.
Sponsorship opportunities are also available. The three levels of sponsorship are:
Platinum ($5,000): Acknowledgement in the banquet program, event signage, logo included on banquet website and in emails, one complimentary table at the event.
Gold ($2,500): Acknowledgement in the banquet program, logo included on banquet website and in emails, five complimentary tickets to the event.
Silver ($1,500): Acknowledgement in the banquet program, logo included on banquet website and in emails, two complimentary tickets to the event.
You can also support SPJ/LA by purchasing an ad in the banquet program:
Full page ad inside program: $350
Half-page ad inside program: $250
Quarter-page ad inside program: $150
For details on sponsorship or to make a reservation, please contact Sarah Favot at sarah.favot@gmail.com or 617-756-5643.