Anderson Cooper, Dave Bryan & Anne Garrels

CNN's Anderson Cooper, NPR's Anne Garrels and CBS2 reporter Dave Bryan to receive top honors at 52nd Annual Southern California Journalism Awards

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Tuesday, March 9, 2010
For Immediate Release
Edward Headington, Publicist
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Diana Ljungaeus, Executive Director
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LOS ANGELES, CA - CNN anchor Anderson Cooper, NPR Senior Correspondent Anne Garrels and KCBS-TV reporter Dave Bryan will receive the Los Angeles Press Club's highest honors at the 52nd Annual Southern California Journalism Awards on Sunday, June 27th.

They will be among hundreds of media professionals taking part in the Southland's oldest and most distinguished journalism gala.

Cooper will receive the President's Award, for his impact on the media. He was the first American TV reporter on the scene in Haiti, following the devastating earthquake in January. Since the launch of Anderson Cooper 360° in 2003, Cooper has covered nearly all of the major news events around the world, often reporting from the scene.

Bryan, a TV reporter for more than 30 years at KTTV and now at CBS2News, will receive the Joseph M. Quinn Award for lifetime achievement.

Anne Garrels is the 2010 recipient of the Daniel Pearl Award for courage in recognition of her selflessness in pursuing difficult, often dangerous stories over the years around the world. The award will be presented by Judea Pearl, father of the late Wall Street Journal reporter killed by Pakistani extremists in 2002.

"It's a great lineup for a great night in Southern California journalism," says the new Press Club President Will Lewis, a public radio veteran based at KCRW-FM. "It proves the point that outstanding journalism continues despite unprecedented difficulties for all news media."

The Club will honor quality reporting in print, radio, TV and online in Southern California for 2009. For the first time, it will offer a $1,000 check for "Best of Show" Journalist of the Year.

Deadline for entries is March 31. Rules, entry forms and categories are available at http://lapressclub.org.

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