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KPCC's newsroom won for Best Hard News Series, Best Feature News Series, Best News Special, Best News Reporting, Best Serious Feature, Best Individual Writing, Best Sports News Reporting, and Best Use of Feature Sound.
"The KPCC news team continues to shine as an example of first-rate journalism in southern California," said News Director Paul Glickman. "These awards mean a lot to us, because they're recognition by our peers that we're doing something special."
Rachael Myrow's Stories
Reporter Rachael Myrow garnered three Golden Mikes: for Best News Reporting, for a story she did on the aftermath of the Santa Monica Farmers Market crash; for Best Individual Writing, for a story on the Cinespia society, which shows old films at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery; and for her reporting on workers compensation as part of the Best News Special.
Trying to Fix California's Workers Comp System
Fraud in California's Workers Comp System
Will Workers Comp Reform Make a Difference?
The Cinespia Society
Ilsa Setziol's Stories
Reporter Ilsa Setziol won two Golden Mikes: for Best Feature News Series, for a collection of stories she did about various water issues; and for Best Serious Feature, for a story on the Colorado River Delta.
Baja California needs more Colorado River Water
Perchlorate: What's In Our Water?
Plastic a Major Ocean Pollution Problem
Heal the Bay's "Stream Team" Visits Malibu Creek
Frank Stoltze's Stories
Reporter Frank Stoltze won Best Hard News Series, for his coverage of the California recall campaign.
New Allegations of Sexual misconduct Against Schwartzenegger
Flynt Enters Race to Succeed Davis
Jon Rabe's Story
Reporter John Rabe won for Best Use of Feature Sound, for a story about the songwriter Carl Sigman.
The Musical Legacy of Carl Sigman
Steve Julian's Story
Morning Edition Host Steve Julian won an award for Best Sports News Reporting, for a feature about the Farsi-language broadcasts of the Lakers games.
Broadcasting the Lakers in Farsi
Talk of The City
KPCC's public affairs programs, AirTalk and Talk of the City, also shared the award for Best News Special, for their coverage of the workers comp issue.
Workers Comp (June 16, 2003)
California has the highest premium rates for workers compensation insurance in the entire nation. Benefits for injured workers remain in the lower third of all states. High premiums and spiraling medical costs in the tenuous economy are combining to create a crisis situation. State Insurance Commissioner Garamendi has proposed changes to system to avoid a total collapse. But not everyone agrees on where the problem lies. Kitty also speaks with Sacramento Bee columnist Dan Walters; American Insurance Association Vice President Mark Sektnan; and former workers compensation insurance company CEO, Don Dressler.
LA City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo on Work's Comp Fraud (July 23, 2003)
To follow up on our focus on what's wrong with Workers Compensation in southern California, Kitty speaks with City Attn Rocky Delgadillo on his emphasis on fraudulent claims. According to his office, as much as 30 percent of claims may be bogus. He has wrestled $450,000 from the mayors office to assemble a team to investigate these claims.
Workers Comp: Whose Fault is It? (Sept. 3, 2003)
A new audit report is blaming state officials for the workers compensation crisis. Conducted by an independent auditor, the report concludes that officials ignored warning signs as costs to employers ballooned to $29 billion this year. State Auditor Elaine M. Howle and Herb K. Schultz, the Acting Secretary of the Labor and Workforce Development Agency join Kitty to discuss the 153-page report.
Arizona Workers Compensation System (Sept. 25, 2003)
In the debate last night and in previous debates, State Senator and Gubernatorial candidate Tom McClintock referred several times to ArizonaÕs workers compensation program as a model to replace California's beleaguered system. Kitty asks Larry Etchechury, Director of the Industrial Commission of Arizona, how exactly Arizona's workers compensation program works and if it would be a feasible replacement for our system.
AirTalk
Workers' Compensation Reform
The rising cost of treating injured workers is forcing businesses to leave California as workers' compensation premiums soar. The California legislature is responding to the crisis with legislation that must be written before September 9th. Host Larry Mantle talks about the worker's compensation crisis in California with KPCC Reporter Rachael Myrow, Tom Rankin, President of the CA Labor Federation, AFL/CIO, Charles Bacchi, Legislative Advocate for workers' compensation for the California Chamber of Commerce, Richard Wooley, President of the California's Applicant's Attorneys Association, and Daniel Zingale, Cabinet Secretary and point man for Governor Davis on workers' compensation.
All links are in RealAudio format.
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