63rd ANNUAL
GOLDEN MIKE AWARDS®
2012 PRELIMINARY WINNERS LIST
NOTICE:
FOR INFORMATION ONLY!
MAY NOT BE PROMOTED UNTIL
AFTER THE
GOLDEN MIKE AWARDS® DINNER
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
| Steve Edwards |
| TV CATEGORIES | RADIO CATEGORIES |
TV WINNERS
| TV-1 BEST NEWS BROADCAST - 60 MINUTES Airing between 4 PM and Midnight only |
DIV. A | FINALISTS KCBS-TV KNBC-TV KTTV-TV |
FINALISTS "CBS2 News at 5" "NBC4 News at 5 PM" "FOX11 10 o'Clock News" |
| DIV. B | NO AWARD |
| TV-2 BEST NEWS BROADCAST - 30 MINUTES OR LESS Airing between 4 PM and Midnight only |
DIV. A | FINALISTS KMEX-TV KNBC-TV KNSD-TV |
FINALISTS "NOTICIAS 34 a las seis" "NBC4 News at 11 PM" "NBC7 News at 11 PM" |
| DIV. B | NO AWARD |
| TV-3 BEST DAYTIME NEWS BROADCAST - ANY LENGTH Airing between Midnight and 4 PM |
DIV. A | FINALISTS KCBS-TV KNBC-TV KTTV-TV |
FINALISTS "CBS2 News at 5 AM" "NBC4 Today in LA at 6 AM" "Good Day LA" |
| DIV. B | NO AWARD |
| TV-4 - BEST SPORTS SEGMENT | DIV. A | NO AWARD | |
| DIV. B | KEYT-TV | "Sports with Joe Buttitta" |
| TV-5 - BEST WEATHER SEGMENT | DIV. A | KSWB-TV | "Kyle Hunter Weather" |
| DIV. B | KSBY-TV | "Dave Hovde Weather" |
| TV-6 - BEST TRAFFIC REPORT | DIV. A | NO AWARD | |
| DIV. B | NO AWARD |
| TV-7 - BEST NEWSCAST WRITING | DIV. A | NO AWARD | |
| DIV. B | NO AWARD |
| TV-8 - BEST INDIVIDUAL WRITING | DIV. A | NO AWARD | |
| DIV. B | NO AWARD |
| TV-9 - BEST SPORTS REPORTING | DIV. A | NO AWARD | |
| DIV. B | BURBANK CHANNEL | "The Burroughs High School Mountain Biking Team" |
| TV-10 - BEST SPOT NEWS REPORTING | DIV. A | KCBS-TV | "Anaheim Police Shooting" |
| DIV. B | NO AWARD |
| TV-11 - BEST LIVE COVERAGE OF A NEWS STORY | DIV. A | NO AWARD | |
| DIV. B | NO AWARD |
| TV-12 - BEST ORIGINAL NEWS COMMENTARY, NEWS ANALYSIS, STATION EDITORIAL OR SERIES OF EDITORIALS | ONE DIVISION | NO AWARD |
| TV-13 - BEST DOCUMENTARY | DIV. A | NO AWARD | |
| DIV. B | KOCE-TV | "Be Brave: Samantha's Story" |
| TV-14 - BEST NEWS PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM | DIV. A | KCET-TV | "SoCal Connected" |
| DIV. B | KOCE-TV | "SoCal Insider with Rick Reiff" |
| TV-15 - BEST NEWS REPORTING | DIV. A | KNBC-TV | "Riverside Teen Trapped in Tijuana Brothel" |
| DIV. B | NO AWARD |
| TV-16 - BEST NEWS REPORTING BY A CABLE OR BROADCAST NETWORK | ONE DIVISION | NO AWARD |
| TV-17 - BEST HARD NEWS SERIES REPORTING | DIV. A | KMEX-TV | "Los Picaderos" |
| DIV. B | KSBY-TV | "A Rise in Valley Fever" |
| TV-18 - BEST LIGHT NEWS SERIES REPORTING | DIV. A | KMEX-TV | "Benedicto XVI: Encuentro con America" |
| DIV. B | KABE-TV | "Elderly Lamont Couple Living in Poverty" |
| TV-19 - BEST NEWS SPECIAL | DIV. A | KNBC-TV | "LA Riots: 20 Years Later" |
| DIV. B | NO AWARD |
| TV-20 - BEST INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING | DIV. A | KCET-TV | "Show Me the Money: HACLA Investigation" |
| DIV. B | KSBY-TV | "Chief under Fire" |
| TV-21 - BEST SERIOUS FEATURE REPORTING | DIV. A | KTTV-TV | "Mexican Mafia, U.S.A." |
| DIV. B | KERO-TV | "ABCs in Poverty" |
| TV-22 - BEST LIGHT FEATURE REPORTING | DIV. A | KCAL-TV | "Big Band Alumni" |
| DIV. B | NO AWARD |
| TV-23 - BEST ENTERTAINMENT REPORTING | DIV. A | KCET-TV | "Artbound Episode 1" |
| DIV. B | NO AWARD |
| TV-24 - BEST BUSINESS AND CONSUMER REPORTING | DIV. A | KNBC-TV | "Unscrupulous Landscaper" |
| DIV. B | NO AWARD |
| TV-25 - BEST NEWS VIDEOGRAPHY OF A HARD NEWS STORY, SERIES OR SPECIAL | DIV. A | KCBS-TV | "Anaheim Police Shooting" |
| DIV. B | Burbank Channel | "Man's Inhumanity to Man" |
| TV-26 - BEST NEWS VIDEOGRAPHY OF A FEATURE STORY, SERIES OR SPECIAL | DIV. A | NO AWARD | |
| DIV. B | BURBANK CHANNEL | "The Burroughs High School Mountain Biking Team" |
| TV-27 - BEST VIDEO EDITING OF A HARD NEWS STORY, SERIES OR SPECIAL | DIV. A | KCBS-TV | "Anaheim Police Shooting" |
| DIV. B | BURBANK CHANNEL | "Man's Inhumanity to Man" |
| TV-28 - BEST VIDEO EDITING OF A FEATURE STORY, SERIES OR SPECIAL | DIV. A | KMEX-TV | "The Vaqueros" |
| DIV. B | BURBANK CHANNEL | "The Burroughs High School Mountain Biking Team" |
| TV-29 - BEST INTERNET NEWS REPORTING | DIV. A | KCET-TV | "Date Farmers" |
| DIV. B | NO AWARD |
RADIO WINNERS
| R-1 BEST NEWS BROADCAST OVER 15 MINUTES |
DIV. A | FINALISTS KFWB-AM KNX-AM |
FINALISTS "LA's Morning News at 5:30" "KNX Afternoon News" |
| DIV. B | NO AWARD |
| R-2 BEST NEWS BROADCAST UNDER 15 MINUTES |
DIV. A | FINALISTS KFI-AM KPCC-FM |
FINALISTS "1 PM News on KFI" "KPCC News at 4 PM" |
| DIV. B | FINALISTS KABC-AM KCLU-AM/FM KVTA-AM |
FINALISTS "KABC News" "KCLU News with Jim Rondeau" "KVTA 8 AM News" |
| R-3 - BEST NEWSCAST WRITING | DIV. A | KFI-AM | "Noon News" |
| DIV. B | KCSN-FM | "The Evening Update at 6 PM" |
| R-4 - BEST SPORTS SEGMENT | DIV. A | KFWB-AM | "The 7:15 Sports" |
| DIV. B | NO AWARD |
| R-5 - BEST TRAFFIC REPORT | DIV. A | KNX-AM | "KNX Traffic on the Fives" |
| DIV. B | NO AWARD |
| R-6 - BEST INDIVIDUAL WRITING | DIV. A | KPCC-FM | "LACMA Rock" |
| DIV. B | KCLU-AM/FM | "My Cancer" |
| R-7 - BEST SPORTS REPORTING | DIV. A | KPCC-FM | "Paralympic Runner" |
| DIV. B | KCSN-FM | "Basketball and Cancer"" |
| R-8 - BEST ORIGINAL NEWS COMMENTARY, ANALYSIS, STATION EDITORIAL OR SERIES OF EDITORIALS | ONE DIVISION | KCLU-AM/FM | "My Cancer" |
| R-9 - BEST "SPOT" NEWS REPORTING | DIV. A | KNX-AM | "Shutdown Occupy LA" |
| DIV. B | KABC-AM | "Occupy LA's Last Night" |
| R-10 - BEST "LIVE" COVERAGE OF A NEWS STORY | DIV. A | KPCC-FM | "Aurora Shooting" |
| DIV. B | KABC-AM | "Bank Hostage Standoff" |
| R-11 - BEST DOCUMENTARY | ONE DIVISION | KCLU-AM/FM | "Bullying: Kids In Crisis" |
| R-12 - BEST NEWS PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM | DIV. A | KPCC-FM | "Off-Ramp" |
| DIV. B | KSAK-FM | "Interchange" |
| R-13 - BEST NEWS REPORTING | DIV. A | KPCC-FM | "Anaheim Violence" |
| DIV. B | KCLU-AM/FM | "The Long Goodbye" |
| R-14 - BEST NEWS REPORTING BY A RADIO NETWORK | ONE DIVISION | CNN RADIO | "Bacon Bummer" |
| R-15 - BEST HARD NEWS SERIES REPORTING | ONE DIVISION | KNX-AM | "Tales of the LA Riots" |
| R-16 - BEST FEATURE NEWS SERIES REPORTING | ONE DIVISION | KNX-AM | "KNX On Your Corner" |
| R-17 - BEST INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING | DIV. A | NO AWARD | |
| DIV. B | NO AWARD |
| R-18 - BEST SERIOUS FEATURE REPORTING | ONE DIVISION | KPCC-FM | "Gang Truce" |
| R-19 - BEST LIGHT FEATURE REPORTING | ONE DIVISION | KPCC-FM | "Urban Mushing" |
| R-20 - BEST NEWS SPECIAL | DIV. A | KPCC-FM | "LA Riots" |
| DIV. B | KCLU-AM/FM | "Medical Marijuana and the Cannabis Controversy" |
| R-21 - BEST ENTERTAINMENT REPORTING | DIV. A | KPCC-FM | "Movie Trailers" |
| DIV. B | KCLU-AM/FM | "The Rat Pack Is Back" |
| R-22 - BEST BUSINESS AND CONSUMER REPORTING | DIV. A | KNX-AM | "KNX Money 101" |
| DIV. B | KCLU-AM/FM | "The Hidden Household Danger" |
| R-23 - BEST USE OF SOUND | DIV. A | KPCC-FM | "Movie Trailers" |
| DIV. B | KABC-AM | "The Funeral" |
| R-24 - BEST INTERNET NEWS REPORTING | DIV. A | NO AWARD | |
| DIV. B | NO AWARD |
Last Updated: 12/12/12