 Big Winner: 2008 Peninsula Press Club Awards
FIRST PLACE FOR:
The KCBS News Team in the Breaking News category for "Tiger Attack."
From the judges: "Great job of mobilizing the newsroom on Christmas Day."
On-scene reporting by Margie Shafer at the zoo and Mike Sugerman and Susan Kennedy at SF General.
Anchoring by Susan Kennedy and Bryan Goebel; editing/producing by Joe Rogers, Megan Goldsby and Debra Ingerson.
Doug Sovern in the Special Program category for "When the Levee Breaks."
From the judges: "Clear. Concise. Compelling. Good use of actualities and natural sound. Well sourced. I could picture the area/levee system--even though I've never been there. Outstanding production values."
Mike Sugerman in the Light Feature category for "Cable Car Fares."
From the judges: "Excellent writing and production. Fast pace. Holds listener interest."
Doug Sovern in the Sports Feature category for "Green Grass," about the groundskeeping at AT&T Park.
From the judges: "Nice 'all-American' feature story. Good use of sound. Interesting details. Well written. Solid production values."
Doug Sovern in the Use of Sound cagegory for "Sgt. Pepper Anniversary."
From the judges: "Actualities and natural sound/music weaved together nicely to tell a story. Mix of sounds is appropriate, not forced. A clean, concise presentation. Well written."
**Doug also won second place awards for "Keeping the Faith" in the Documentary category and "Alvord Lake" in the Serious Feature category.
 The Radio-TV News Directors Association announces that KCBS has been named the winner of four regional Edward R. Murrow Awards.
The KCBS News Staff has been honored for Overall Excellence in broadcast journalism.
The KCBS News and Website Staff was given the nod for Best Broadcast News Website.
KCBS reporter Doug Sovern got top honors in the Best Writing Category for "Sgt. Pepper", a feature marking the 40th anniversary of the release of the Beatles album.
And, Doug Sovern and the "Not Ready for Drivetime Singers" (Angela Corral, Mark Seelig & Janice Wright) won for Best Feature Reporting for "Supercali", a song about the presidential primary season.
Competition came in from stations throughout California, Nevada, Hawaii and Guam. The winners in our region now compete with the winners in the 13 other RTNDA regions for the national Edward R. Murrow Award in each category.
National Headliners Awards go to KCBS
Competing with radio newsrooms around the nation, KCBS has been recognized as a winner in several categories of the National Headliners 2007 Awards. Our morning team's coverage of the Cosco Busan oil spill in San Francisco Bay garnered a win in the Best Radio Newscast category, while KCBS's coverage of the tragic Virginia Tech campus shootings was given the nod as Best Network Newscast and Best Network Breaking News. KCBS's Doug Sovern was singled out in the Best Radio Documentary category, taking second place with "Keeping the Faith", looking at local conservative sects of the Roman Catholic Church.
 Click here to listen to Doug's "Keeping the Faith"
KCBS's Holly Quan Wins Gracie Allen Award
When the America Women in Radio & Television announced the 33rd Annual Gracies in February 2008, KCBS's Holly Quan was among the winners of  this esteemed award which recognizes exemplary stories and programs for women, by women and about women. Holly's KCBS Cover Story Series about the ravages of eating disorders, Starving for Perfection, was singled out for its superior quality in writing, and production.
Click here to listen to the award winning series Starving for Perfection
 
Two Longtime KCBS Broadcasters Inducted Into the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame.
Lyons Mozley
Former KCBS Anchor and News Director Don Mozley and the late KCBS Traffic Anchor Ron Lyons were inducted into the Hall of Fame during a special ceremony on Wednesday, December 12th.
Ron Lyons passed away on August 3rd after a battle with cancer. Ron's natural talent as a broadcaster made him a star in all formats, from music to talk to news.
At KCBS, Ron helped thousands of listeners negotiate their commute every morning. He kept them smiling on both the good and bad traffic days. A stall on the Bay Bridge might have "traffic backed up to Omaha." A particular route might be "slower than your first marriage."
Don Mozley worked in radio for sixty two years and was news director at KCBS for fifteen. In those years he covered hundreds of major stories both local and national. He tells us that one of the most memorable was being THE closest human being to the first atomic bomb test at Bikini Atoll, but as he said "lots of radiation, but I'm still here."
Congratulations.
Click here for the official Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame site.
KCBS Wins 10 Awards for Excellence from Northern California News Directors Association
From Best Newscast to Best Feature Reporting the KCBS News team dominated the NORCAL RTNDA's annual awards dinner on November 3rd by picking up 10 of the possible 16 awards for radio news coverage.
The Winners:
KCBS Wins Three National Edward R. Murrow Awards!
(SAN FRANCISCO, Calif) -- Following up on the eight Regional Murrow Awards that KCBS won in March, the Radio Television News Directors Association has awarded KCBS three National Murrow awards.
Todd Smoot, Associate Director of News and Programming, said "It is especially gratifying that these awards honor our team effort in covering news... whether in a scheduled newscast, during breaking news, or on the website."
The Radio-Television News Directors Association has been honoring outstanding achievements in electronic journalism with the Edward R. Murrow Awards since 1971.
KCBS won:
-- It was the 9AM hour from the morning following a foiled terror plot aimed at airliners flying from Britain to the US. Anchored by Stan Bunger and Susan L. Taylor. Edited by Frni Beyer and produced by Jennifer Seeling. KCBS Team coverage included live reports from Holly Quan, Bob Melrose, Matt Bigler, among others.
-- For team coverage of a hit-n-run driver tearing through a San Francisco neighborhood. Our entry included live reports from Janice Wright, Mike Sugerman, Mark Seelig, Tim Ryan and Margie Shafer.
KCBS WINS EIGHT REGIONAL MURROW AWARDS
(3/28/07) SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- The Radio-Television News Directors Association has named KCBS-AM San Francisco the winner of eight regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for excellence in electronic journalism, including the top honor for Overall Excellence.
In all, the RTNDA judges selected 12 entries for awards in the region that includes California, Nevada, Hawaii and Guam. The eight KCBS winners are:
The KCBS News Staff for Overall Excellence.
The KCBS News Staff for Best Newscast. The winning entry was anchored by Stan Bunger and Susan Leigh Taylor, edited/produced by Frni Beyer and Jennifer Seelig, and written by Diana Shook; with live reporting by Bob Melrose, Matt Bigler, Holly Quan, Henry Mulak and Marc Sandalow.
The KCBS News Staff for Continuing Coverage of the Kim family ordeal, with extensive live reporting by Chris Filippi in Oregon.
The KCBS News Staff for Spot News Coverage of the SF hit-and-run rampage, with live reporting by Janice Wright, Mark Seelig, Mike Sugerman and Tim Ryan; live interviews by Rebecca Corral, Patti Reising and Jeff Bell; and edited/produced by Tom Lippi and Melissa Culross.
The KCBS Website Staff and News Staff for Best Website.
Holly Quan for News Series for "Starving for Perfection."
Doug Sovern for his Investigative Reporting of the abuse of disabled placards.
Doug Sovern for his Sports Feature about baseball fans and Barry Bonds on opening day.
RTNDA has been honoring outstanding achievement in electronic journalism with the Murrow Awards since 1971. Radio and television news managers from markets across the country judged the 3,150 entries from 14 regions earlier this month.
RTNDA is the world’s largest professional organization devoted exclusively to electronic journalism. RTNDA represents local and network news executives in broadcasting, cable and other electronic media in more than 30 countries.
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