Channels 2, 4 Share Golden Mikes Limelight : Broadcasting: In the radio category, 11 of the annual awards honoring local news programs went to KNX-AM.

KNBC Channel 4 and KCBS Channel 2 split top television honors at the 40th annual Golden Mike Awards presented Friday for excellence in locally produced broadcast news. KNBC’s news team won six honors including best 30-minute newscast, while KCBS captured five including best 60-minute newscast.

KNX-AM (1070) again swept the radio portion of the ceremony, capturing 11 awards including best radio newscast. No other radio station received more than 3 awards.

For the second straight year KNBC was honored for its 11 p.m. newscast. The station also earned awards for Fred Roggin’s sports segment, its documentary on education and for special coverage of the San Francisco earthquake. KCBS’ 5 p.m. newscast won for the third consecutive year. Channel 2 was also congratulated for its investigation into allegations of police brutality and racism in Long Beach and for Judd McIlvain’s “troubleshooter” segment.

KABC Channel 7, which was shut out of the Golden Mikes last year, garnered three awards Friday for best newscast writing, best news series reporting for its multi-parter called “Medical Gridlock” and for Bill Press’ news commentary.

KCET Channel 28 and KCOP Channel 13 also won three statuettes. KCET’s documentary “Taking Back the Streets” was honored as was KCOP’s investigative report on “Cudahy.” KTLA Channel 5, the top-rated independent news, won two awards, while Fox-owned KTTV Channel 11 and Disney-owned KCAL Channel 9 were shut out.

The late Bill Stout, veteran reporter and commentator for Channel 2, was honored with a Memorial Resolution acknowledging his enormous contributions to local television journalism.

Local radio stations KCSN-FM, KFI-AM and KHAY-FM in Ventura were all also commended for excellence in their daily newscasts.

The Golden Mikes are presented annually by the Radio and Television News Assn. of Southern California. Some awards are presented in several divisions to accommodate the large discrepancy in the size of various station’s full-time news staffs.

Television winners include:

News Broadcast 60 Minutes, Division B: KGTV (San Diego). Division C: KERO (Bakersfield).

News Broadcast 30 Minutes, Division B: KFMB (San Diego). Division C: KEYT (Santa Barbara).

Sports Segment, Division A: Fred Roggin, KNBC. Division B: Ted Leitner, KFMB. Division C: David James, KEYT.

Newscast Writing: “Eyewitness News Tonight,” KABC.

Individual Writing: “Granada Hills Fire,” KNBC.

Sports Reporting: “The Greatest Catch,” KCOP.

Spot News Reporting, Division A: “San Bernardino Fire,” KCBS. Division B: “Irvine Chase,” KNSD (San Diego). Division C: “Southern Pacific Derailment,” KERO.

Live Coverage of News Story, Division B: “Farmer’s Market Fire,” KGTV. Division C: “Rincon Fire,” KEYT.

News Commentary: Bill Press, “Santa Monica Mountains,” KABC.

Documentary, Division A: “Education Special,” KNBC. Division B: “Homeless--Choice or Chance,” KFMB. Division C: “Taking Back the Streets,” KCET.

News Reporting: “Allegations of Police Racism and Brutality in Long Beach,” KCBS.

News Series Reporting, Division A: “Medical Gridlock,” KABC. Division B: “Border Series,” KCOP. Division C: “In the Year 2000,” KCET.

Investigative Reporting, Division B: “Cudahy,” KCOP. Division C: “In Poor Health,” KCET.

Feature Reporting: “The Last Right--In the Year 2000,” KCET.

Specialized Segment, Division A: “Troubleshooter,” KCBS. Division B: “Sunday Heroes,” KTLA. Division C: “Kurt at Night,” KERO.

Special News Programming, Division A: “Earthquake--The Personal Aftershock,” KNBC. Division B: “Earthquake--Special Report,” KTLA. Division C: “Amroc Rocket Launch,” KEYT.

News Film or Videotape: “T-Ball,” KNBC.

Editing: “Emergency Rooms,” KCBS.

Editorials: “Special Purchase: AK-47 Buy,” KNSD.

Radio winners include:

Newscast Over 15 Minutes, Division A: KNX. Division B: KCSN.

Newscast Under 15 Minutes, Division A: KFI. Division B: KHAY.

Newscast Writing: “Nighttime News,” KNX.

Sports Segment: “Fred Gallagher’s Sports,” KNX.

Sports Reporting: “Los Angeles Marathon 1989,” KNX.

News Commentary: “Abortion Life, Liberty and the Law,” KNX.

Station Editorials: “Counsel for the Councilman,” KNX.

Spot News Story, Division A: “San Bernardino Explosion,” KFWB, Division B: “Granada Hills Fire,” KCSN.

Documentary, Division A: “Abortion, Life, Liberty and the Law,” KNX. Division B: “Carmelitos Housing Project,” KLON.

News Reporting: “Oscar & Marta-Amnesty Windfall,” KLON.

News Series Reporting, Division A: “China Syndrome,” KFWB. Division B: “The Right to Kill,” KTNQ.

Investigative Reporting: “Equity Loans, Borrower Beware,” KNX.

Feature Reporting: “Drummer Boy,” KNX.

Specialized Segment: “A Day in the Life of . . . “ KYXY (San Diego).

Special News Broadcast, Division A: “Prop 103: Getting the Go Ahead,” KNX. Division B: “Los Angeles Teachers’ Strike,” KCSN.

Use of Feature Sound: “Drummer Boy,” KNX.