Tickets Now on Sale for Distinguished Journalist Awards Banquet
Tickets are now on sale for SPJ/LA’s 48th Annual Distinguished Journalist Awards banquet, which will be held Wednesday, Oct. 23 at Castaway Restaurant in Burbank. The event will honor and celebrate the outstanding careers of seven local journalists, a journalism educator and two student journalists.
Honorees are Louis Sahagun, reporter, formerly with the Los Angeles Times; Toni Sciacqua, managing editor, Southern California News Group; H. Susan Henderson, publisher/editor, Mountain Views News; Salvador Duran, national correspondent, Univision; Margaret Carrero, anchor, KNX; Ashley Alvarado, vice president of community engagement, LAist; Francine Orr, photojournalist, formerly with the Los Angeles Times; and Adriana Chavira, journalism advisor, Daniel Pearl Magnet High School.
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. This year’s outstanding students are Cebelihle Hlatshwayo, Santa Monica College, and Anne To, California State University, Los Angeles.
The Distinguished Journalist Awards, created in 1976, honor journalists who have achieved an impressive record of accomplishments in print, television, radio, visual and digital media over their careers.
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The banquet will begin at 6 p.m. with a no-host bar followed by a sit-down dinner, our soon-to-be-announced keynote speaker and lots of great stories.
Early bird tickets will be on sale from August 1st to September 5. Early bird price is $125 for SPJ/LA members and $150 for non-members. Prices will increase September 6 to $145 for SPJ/LA members and $170 for non-members.
Ticket sales will end Oct. 11. Any tickets bought after the deadline will incur a 10% surcharge.
Those interested in buying tables of 10 or sponsoring the event, which helps support SPJ/LA’s annual student scholarships, should contact spjlosangeles@gmail.com.
Tickets may be purchased on Eventbrite by clicking here.