The FORGOTTEN HOLLYWOOD Blog has just been named a FINALIST at the upcoming Los Angeles Press Club 54th Annual Southern California Journalism Awards.  The 2012 award winners will be announced at a ceremony at the Biltmore Hotel on Sunday, June 24th.

I realize I’m up against extraordinary competition. How amazing to be named in the same company with top journalists in the #2 Market in the nation associated with television, radio, newspaper, magazines, print, and internet-related news journalism. This is my FIRST award nomination in my broadcasting career, spanning three decades. What a true honor for the short time the FORGOTTEN HOLLYWOOD Blog has existed. And, it’s a fabulous promotion for my Book Series.

According to their website, the Los Angeles Press Club is the largest and oldest journalistic fraternity in Southern California. According to Finalist press release:

CATEGORY (2012)  

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* DANIELLE BERRIN – THE JEWISH JOURNAL  “HOLLYWOOD JEW”

* JOANIE A. HARMON – GIRL MEETS SOUP  “FLIPPING FOR OLIVE OIL PANCAKES”

*TED JOHNSON – VARIETY  “WILSHIRE AND WASHINGTON: GOP & HOLLYWOOD”

* SANDRA MITCHELL – KCAL 9 / CBS 2  “1 IN 8″

* MANNY PACHECO – SPA RADIO NETWORK  “FORGOTTEN HOLLYWOOD”

* RICHARD STELLAR – THE WRAP “ONLINE JOURNALIST EFFECTS SOCIAL CHANGE” 

I share this nomination with my radio co-host Gary Lycan, who also serves as my writing mentor; and my nephew Matthew Vandewouwer, who designed the look and feel of the FORGOTTEN HOLLYWOOD Blog. The site link is www.forgottenhollywood.com. 

Lifetime Achievement accolades will be presented to former Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, and the family of the late Daniel Pearl, who worked for the Wall Street Journal. The Daniel Pearl Foundation was created by his relations in his memory to further the ideals that inspired Daniel’s life and work.

Below you can find the complete list of this year’s Southern California Journalism Award Finalists:

http://lapressclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Finalist_Socal_2012.pdf

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