Los Angeles News Talk radio station 790 KABC swept the 68th Annual RTNA Golden Mike Awards on Saturday, January 27, capturing top honors in all five categories in which the station was nominated. The station has won nine Golden Mike Awards in the past two years and sportscaster Randy Wang brought home his second consecutive win this year. 790 KABC received Golden Mike Awards in the following categories:
- Best Newscast Under 15 Minutes: Leeann Tweeden, Anchor; Sharon Reardon, Editor
- Best Sports Segment: Randy Wang
- Best Government and Political Reporting: James Rojas
- Best Traffic Reporter: Bill Thomas
- Best News Reporting by Radio Network or Content Syndicator: Jim Roope
Dawn Girocco, Vice President/Market Manager, Cumulus Media-Los Angeles, said, “We thank and congratulate 790 KABC’s Drew Hayes, Nathan Baker, Doug Mcintyre, Leeann Tweeden, Randy Wang, Les Seigel, Tim Winebrenner, Bill Thomas, Sandy Wells, Sharon Reardon, James Rojas, and Jim Roope for their professionalism, dedication, and hard work in delivering award-winning news reporting and coverage to our listeners and community.”
The Golden Mike Awards are presented each year by the RTNA, a nonprofit organization representing broadcast news professionals throughout Southern California.
