Golden Mike Award

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Golden Mike Award
Awarded forDistinguished achievement in television news and radio news
CountryUnited States
Presented byRadio and Television News Association of Southern California
First awarded1950;74 years ago (1950)
Website www.rtnasocal.org

The Golden Mike Award is a broadcast journalism award presented by the Radio and Television News Association (RTNA) of Southern California. Awards are given in the categories of television news and radio news. Eligibility is limited to a select group of Southern California counties. [1] Golden Mike (i.e., "microphone") Awards are presented at a gala dinner in Hollywood every January.

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History

The RTNA started out as the Southern California Newscasters Association.[ citation needed ] Golden Mike Awards were first given out in 1950. [2]

Award details

Eligibility for a Golden Mike Award is limited to a select group of Southern California counties, namely Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Fresno, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, and Tulare. [1]

The awards are divided into two categories: TV and Radio. Depending on the size of the station in question, each award is divided into two categories, A and B. In the television category, Division A comprises stations with 50 or more full-time news staff members, while Division B comprises stations with fewer than 50 full-time news staff members. In the radio category, Division A is made up of stations with 6 or more full-time news staff members, and Division B is made up of stations with 5 or fewer full-time news staff members. [1]

Not every category (or division) is necessarily awarded each year. As stated on the Golden Mike Award website, "if the judges decide that no entry in a category meets the 'Standard of Excellence,' then no award is given in that category.... As a result, Golden Mike Award winners know that their work has been judged to be 'excellent', as well as the 'best'." [1]

TV categories

Radio categories

Recipients

Individual recipients of the Golden Mike Award include Robert Kovacik, Keith Olberman, Frank Mottek, Carlos Amezcua, Joan Van Ark, Greg Barron, Richard Beebe, Bill Bertka, Sam Chu Lin, Leila Feinstein, Laurie Fernandez, Michael Finney, Christina Gonzalez, Henry Goren, Bill Griffeth, Maria Hall-Brown, Mike Hodel, Sharon Ito, Patricia Janiot, Sharon Janis, Jaime Jarrín, Sandra Maas, Paul Magers, John Mattes, Felicitas Méndez, Sylvia Mendez, Tracey Miller, Byron Miranda, Conan Nolan, Dallas Raines, Rick Reiff, Sam Rubin, Michele Ruiz, [3] Marta Russell, Cara Santa Maria, Matt Schrader, Mark Steines, D Stevens, Marcos Villatoro, and Marta Waller.

Golden Mike Lifetime Achievement and "Broadcast Legend" Award-winners include Larry King, [4] Regis Philbin, [5] and Bob Miller. [6]

With 12 wins, [7] TV reporter Robert Kovacik has collected the most Golden Mike Awards, with Keith Olberman coming in second with 11 Golden Mikes. [8] Frank Mottek has also won the award multiple times, with five Golden Mikes.

Between 2001 and 2010, KCLU-FM won more than 60 Golden Mike Awards. [9]

Other Golden Mike/Mic awards

Over the years, a number of organizations in the U.S., the Far East, and South Asia have given out so-called "Golden Mike Awards", for journalists, broadcasters, and public speakers (with "mike" or "mic" referring to a microphone). For example:

In addition, the Billboard Music Awards presents a trophy in the shape of a golden microphone to each winner. [12]

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