| TV CATEGORIES | RADIO CATEGORIES |
| BEST NEWS BROADCAST - 60 MINUTES | DIV. A | XETV-TV |
| Airing between 4 PM and Midnight only | DIV. B | NO AWARD |
| BEST NEWS BROADCAST - 30 MINUTES OR LESS | DIV. A | KNBC-TV |
| Airing between 4 PM and Midnight only | DIV. B | KSWB-TV |
| BEST DAYTIME NEWS BROADCAST - ANY LENGTH | DIV. A | KNBC-TV |
| Airing between Midnight and 4 PM | DIV. B | NO AWARD |
| BEST SPORTS SEGMENT | DIV. A | KTTV-TV | "Rick Garcia Sports" |
| DIV. B | NO AWARD |
| BEST WEATHER SEGMENT | DIV. A | KCBS-TV | "Byron's Weather" |
| DIV. B | KSBY-TV | "Dave Hovde Weather" |
| BEST TRAFFIC REPORT | DIV. A | KTLA-TV | "Traffic with Jennifer York" |
| DIV. B | NO AWARD |
| BEST NEWSCAST WRITING | DIV. A | KCBS-TV | "CBS-2 News at 11" |
| DIV. B | KWHY-TV | "Noticias a las 10" |
| BEST INDIVIDUAL WRITING | DIV. A | KNBC-TV | "Kiki" |
| DIV. B | KPBS-TV | "Alternative Energy" |
| BEST SPORTS NEWS REPORTING | DIV. A | KTTV-TV | "Legless Coach" |
| DIV. B | NO AWARD |
| BEST SPORTS FEATURE REPORTING | DIV. A | XETV-TV | "Badside" |
| DIV. B | KSWB-TV | "Women's Cycling Team" |
| BEST SPOT NEWS REPORTING | DIV. A | KTLA-TV | "Plane into Building" |
| DIV. B | KCOY-TV | "Shark Attack" |
| BEST LIVE COVERAGE OF A NEWS STORY | DIV. A | KNBC-TV | "Runaway Train" |
| DIV. B | NO AWARD |
| BEST ORIGINAL NEWS COMMENTARY, NEWS ANALYSIS, STATION EDITORIAL OR SERIES OF EDITORIALS | DIV. A | KTLA-TV | "California Recall" |
| DIV. B | NO AWARD |
| BEST DOCUMENTARY | DIV. A | COX-4 | "Coy Watson: The Keystone Kid" |
| DIV. B | NO AWARD |
| BEST NEWS REPORTING | DIV. A | KNBC-TV | "Fields of Shame" |
| DIV. B | KSWB-TV | "Daredevil Bikers" |
| BEST NEWS REPORTING BY A CABLE OR BROADCAST NETWORK | ONE DIVISION | CNBC | "Graphic Novels" |
| BEST HARD NEWS SERIES REPORTING | DIV. A | KTTV-TV | "77th Street Gang" |
| DIV. B | KSBY-TV | "Vision of Hope" |
| BEST LIGHT NEWS SERIES REPORTING | DIV. A | KCBS-TV | "A Protester's Perch" |
| DIV. B | KCOY-TV | "Channel Island Series" |
| BEST NEWS SPECIAL | DIV. A | KCET-TV | "California Connected: The Big One" |
| DIV. B | KWHY-TV | "Earthquake in Colima" |
| BEST INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING | DIV. A | KCBS-TV | "Toxic School" |
| TIE | DIV. A | KNBC-TV & KVEA-TV |
"Clean Cars, Dirty Business" |
| DIV. B | KSWB-TV | "Guardrails that Fail" | |
| Merit Award | DIV. A | KCBS-TV | "Dirty Bathrooms" |
| Merit Award | DIV. A | KNBC-TV | "Disciplined Doctors" |
| BEST SERIOUS FEATURE REPORTING | DIV. A | XETV-TV | "Homeless for Healthcare" |
| TIE | DIV. A | KNBC-TV | "One Gun" |
| DIV. B | KSWB-TV | "Inside San Quentin" | |
| Merit Award | DIV. A | KNBC-TV | "Beat the Train" |
| Merit Award | DIV. A | KCET-TV | "California Connected: Autism Dads" |
| BEST LIGHT FEATURE REPORTING | DIV. A | XETV-TV | "Handicapped Filmmaker" |
| DIV. B | KWHY-TV | "Glassblower" |
| BEST ENTERTAINMENT REPORTING | DIV. A | KCBS-TV | "We Love Lucy" |
| DIV. B | BTV-6 | "Kevin Bacon Film Festival" |
| BEST ECONOMIC REPORTING | DIV. A | KTLA-TV | "J-Lo vs. Glow" |
| Merit Award | DIV. A | XETV-TV | "Hoa Money" |
| Merit Award | DIV. A | KNBC-TV | "Top Cash" |
| DIV. B | NO AWARD |
| BEST NEWS VIDEOGRAPHY OF A SINGLE HARD NEWS STORY | DIV. A | KVEA-TV | "Glendale Shooting" |
| DIV. B | KSWB-TV | "Daredevil Bikers" |
| BEST NEWS VIDEOGRAPHY OF A HARD NEWS SERIES OR SPECIAL | DIV. A | XETV-TV | "Handicapped Filmmaker" |
| DIV. B | KSBY-TV | "Vision of Hope" |
| BEST NEWS VIDEOGRAPHY OF A SINGLE FEATURE STORY | DIV. A | XETV-TV | "Parole" |
| DIV. B | NO AWARD |
| BEST NEWS VIDEOGRAPHY OF A FEATURE SERIES OR SPECIAL | DIV. A | XETV-TV | "Africa" |
| DIV. B | NO AWARD |
| BEST VIDEOTAPE EDITING OF A SINGLE HARD NEWS STORY | DIV. A | XETV-TV | "Overkill" |
| DIV. B | NO AWARD |
| BEST VIDEOTAPE EDITING OF A HARD NEWS SERIES OR SPECIAL | DIV. A | XETV-TV | "School Spending" |
| DIV. B | KWHY-TV | "A Scream in the Desert" |
| BEST VIDEOTAPE EDITING OF A SINGLE FEATURE STORY | DIV. A | XETV-TV | "Homeless for Healthcare" |
| DIV. B | NO AWARD |
| BEST VIDEOTAPE EDITING OF A FEATURE SERIES OR SPECIAL | DIV. A | KVEA-TV | "Don't Be Fooled" |
| DIV. B | BTV-6 | "The Battle for Burbank" |
| BEST NEWS BROADCAST OVER 15 MINUTES |
DIV. A | KFWB-AM |
| DIV. B | NO AWARD |
| BEST NEWS BROADCAST | DIV. A | NO AWARD |
| UNDER 15 MINUTES | DIV. B | KUZZ-FM |
| BEST NEWS BROADCAST BY ONE-PERSON NEWS DEPARTMENT |
NO AWARD |
| BEST NEWSCAST WRITING OVER 15 MINUTES |
DIV. A | NO AWARD | |
| DIV. B | KCSN-FM | "The Evening Update" |
| BEST NEWSCAST WRITING UNDER 15 MINUTES |
DIV. A | NO AWARD | |
| DIV. B | NO AWARD |
| BEST SPORTS SEGMENT | DIV. A | KNX-AM | "Steve Grad Sports" |
| DIV. B | NO AWARD |
| BEST TRAFFIC REPORT | DIV. A | KFWB-AM | "Traffic on the Ones" |
| DIV. B | NO AWARD |
| BEST INDIVIDUAL WRITING | DIV. A | KPCC-FM | "Cinespia" |
| DIV. B | KCLU-FM | "Dance Legend" |
| BEST SPORTS NEWS REPORTING | DIV. A | KPCC-FM | "Lakers in Farsi" |
| DIV. B | KUZZ-FM | "Harvick Comes Home" |
| BEST SPORTS FEATURE REPORTING | DIV. A | KFWB-AM | "Corked Bat" |
| DIV. B | KCLU-FM | "U.S. Field Hockey Team" |
| BEST ORIGINAL NEWS COMMENTARY, ANALYSIS, STATION EDITORIAL OR SERIES OF EDITORIALS | DIV. A | KOGO-AM | "Cliff Notes on the News: ...and the Winner Is" |
| DIV. B | KCLU-FM | "Lance's Bus Ride" |
| BEST SPOT NEWS STORY | DIV. A | NO AWARD | |
| DIV. B | NO AWARD |
| BEST LIVE COVERAGE OF A NEWS STORY | DIV. A | KFWB-AM | "Fairfax Plance Crash" |
| DIV. B | KUZZ-FM | "Community Activist Shot to Death" |
| BEST DOCUMENTARY | ONE DIVISION | KNX-AM | "Child Molester: Profile of a Predator" |
| BEST NEWS REPORTING | DIV. A | KPCC-FM | "Market" |
| DIV. B | KCLU-FM | "Matriculas Consular" |
| BEST NEWS REPORTING BY A RADIO NETWORK | ONE DIVISION | CNN | "Friday the 13th" |
| BEST HARD NEWS SERIES REPORTING | DIV. A | KPCC-FM | "California Recall" |
| DIV. B | KCLU-FM | "Ahmanson Ranch" |
| BEST FEATURE NEWS SERIES REPORTING | DIV. A | KPCC-FM | "Water Issues" |
| DIV. B | KCLU-FM | "Surviving the Holocaust" |
| BEST INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING | DIV. A | KPBS-FM | "Chinese Maquiladora Factory Workers" |
| DIV. B | KCSN-FM | "Immigration Processing Delays" |
| BEST SERIOUS FEATURE REPORTING | DIV. A | KPCC-FM | "Colorado Delta" |
| DIV. B | KCLU-FM | "St. Francis Dam Disaster" |
| BEST LIGHT FEATURE REPORTING | DIV. A | KFI-AM | "What a Girl Wants" |
| DIV. B | KUZZ-FM | "Farm Day in the City" |
| BEST NEWS SPECIAL | DIV. A | KPCC-FM | "Workers Comp Coverage" |
| DIV. B | KCLU-FM | "Election 2002 Special" |
| BEST ENTERTAINMENT REPORTING | DIV. A | KFWB-AM | "Long Beach Blues Festival"" |
| DIV. B | KCLU-FM | "Miss Saigon" |
| BEST ECONOMIC REPORTING | DIV. A | KNX-AM | "Inside the Business Hour - The Interviews" |
| DIV. B | NO AWARD |
| BEST USE OF SPOT SOUND | DIV. A | KPBS-FM | "Iraqi Soccer" |
| DIV. B | KCLU-FM | "Cancer Walk" |
| BEST USE OF FEATURE SOUND | DIV. A | KPCC-FM | "Carl Sigman, Songwriter" |
| DIV. B | NO AWARD |
Last Updated: 01/25/03
