Last Chance to RSVP for SPJ/LA’s 40th annual Distinguished Journalists Awards Banquet
Don’t miss your chance to attend the 40th annual Distinguished Journalists Awards Banquet hosted by the Greater Los Angeles chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
The dinner will be held on Thursday, April 14 at the Omni Los Angeles Hotel in downtown. The cocktail hour will begin at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m.
Zillow Group CEO Spencer Rascoff will be the event’s speaker. Longtime journalist Sandy Banks will be the mistress of ceremonies.
The event will honor five local journalists, a First Amendment lawyer, the founder of a radio news website and a former reporter and longtime journalism teacher at its 40th annual awards banquet.This year, the Distinguished Journalist honorees are: Steve Loeper, West Coast entertainment editor at the Associated Press; Frank Suraci, city editor of the Daily Breeze; Frank Mottek, business news anchor at KNX; David Ono, co-anchor for ABC7 Eyewitness News; and Adrian Glick Kudler, senior editor of Curbed LA.
The Freedom of Information award will go to Theodore Boutrous, a partner in the law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.
The chapter will also recognize Don Barrett, who chronicled the personalities behind Los Angeles radio news for nearly 20 years on LARadio.com, and longtime journalism instructor Kathleen Neumeyer, a former reporter with United Press International and a freelance writer.
Tickets for the event are $100 for members, $140 for non-members; tables of 10 are $1000. To make a reservation, contact Alice Walton at AliceMWalton@gmail.com or (310) 595-5612.
RSVPs are due Friday, April 8.
SPJ/LA would like to thank the banquet sponsors for their generous support:
Platinum sponsor: Gibson Dunn
Gold sponsor: Time Warner Cable
Silver sponsor: City National Bank
