Los Angeles (July 25, 2006) - 89.3 KPCC reporters have won two more national awards, this time from the Public Radio News Directors, Inc., or PRNDI. This raises 89.3 KPCC's award total for 2006 to twenty-five.

Adolfo Guzman Lopez won First Place in the News Feature category, for his report on an undocumented family's daily life in Los Angeles. His story was part of KPCC's special week of coverage on illegal immigration in June, 2005.

Environment Reporter Ilsa Setziol won Second Place in the Writing category, for her report on the Arroyo Toad. Both stories can be heard at www.kpcc.org.

"We're very happy to be honored by our colleagues in public radio," said News Director Paul Glickman. It's further validation of the KPCC newsroom's strong work."

89.3 KPCC has won more awards for excellence in journalism over the last six years than any other radio station in Southern California. The station has enjoyed one of its most successful years in 2006. Prior to the PRNDI Awards, 89.KPCC received eleven LA Press Club Awards, nine Golden Mike Awards, two Mark Twain Awards (given by the AP Television-Radio Association of California-Nevada), and one Murrow Award (Radio-Television News Directors Association of Southern California).

89.3 KPCC is the flagship station of Southern California Public Radio. In the past six years KPCC has won more awards for excellence in journalism than any other radio station in Southern California. KPCC is also one of the fastest-growing public radio stations in the country, airing the signature public radio news and talk programs from NPR, along with "AirTalk" with Larry Mantle weekdays from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, and "Patt Morrison" weekdays from 2 to 3 p.m. Visit www.scpr.org for more information.