Times Community News receives record 16 nominations in statewide contest

I’m proud to announce that the Glendale News-Press, Burbank Leader, La Cañada Valley Sun and Pasadena Sun received nominations in 16 categories in the annual California Newspaper Publishers Association contest. As far as I can tell, this is a record for us, and I’m pretty excited about it.

The nominations mean the papers will receive either first or second place in those categories, with the winners to be announced May 5 at the CNPA conference in San Jose.

The nominations run the gamut, from news to investigative, features to photo, and columns to sports coverage. Also, three of the four papers received finalist nominations for their respective websites. Finally, I want to note that the Pasadena Sun received a nomination for the CNPA’s highest award in its category: General Excellence.

This is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our staff. I’m proud to be a part of this organization. Congratulations!

-- Dan Evans, Times Community News

Pasadena Sun
General Excellence (Staff) - Finalist
Best Website (Staff) – Finalist

La Cañada Valley Sun
Sports Coverage (Grant Gordon, Gabriel Rizk, Charles Rich, Andrew Campa, Andrew Shortall) - Finalist
Website (Staff) – Finalist
Columns (Carol Cormaci) - Finalist
News Photo (Firefighters stop fire, Tim Berger) - Finalist
Art/Nature (Tangled Web, Raul Roa) - Finalist

Burbank Leader
Government Coverage (Bonuses) - Finalist
Sports Coverage (Jeff Tully/Grant Gordon) – Finalist
Layout and Design (Matt Wilkes, Mike Swanson, Jon Thompson, Erik Haugli) – Finalist
First Amendment (Bonuses) - Finalist
Website (Staff) – Finalist

Glendale News-Press
Government Coverage (ADI, Melanie Hicken) - Finalist
Feature Story (Brand family, Megan O’Neil) - Finalist
Columns (Dan Evans) - Finalist
Art/Nature Photo (Duck!, Raul Roa)