KCSN-FM 88.5, Cal State Northridge’s public radio station, received two more Golden Mike awards from the Radio Television News Association of Southern California.
The winners, broadcast journalism students Matt Johnson and Jason Rose, were presented with their awards last week at the Universal Hilton. Johnson, who graduated in December, received an award in the category of “Best News Reporting” for his story on “Teacher Layoffs and Education Cuts,” while Rose, a graduating senior, received his Golden Mike in the category of “Best Business and Consumer Reporting” for his story on “Bartering in a Tough Economy.”
“These awards demonstrate that the student radio journalists working at KCSN News are capable of consistently doing professional quality work,” said Keith Goldstein, KCSN news director. The stories appeared on “The Evening Update,” KCSN’s 30-minute newscast broadcast at 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The awards were in Division B, which includes stations with five or fewer-full time employees in their news division. KCSN’s news division is made up of only one full-time employee, Goldstein, and Northridge students majoring in broadcast journalism.
Johnson and Rose beat out professionals employed in radio markets such as Ventura, Palm Springs, Bakersfield, San Luis Obispo, and other regional cities in Southern California.
“Both stories indicate a unique depth of coverage with interviews with multiple expert sources and creative use of natural sound,” said Goldstein. “Jason Rose truly came up with a unique topic that fit very well into the Business and Consumer Reporting’ category. Matt Johnson’s story meets the highest standards of quality writing, interviewing, and announcing.”
These two awards bring KCSN’s total number of Golden Mikes to 58.
KCSN-FM 88.5 is a nonprofit, member-supported public radio station broadcasting live from the campus of CSUN. Since 1987, the station’s news division has won more than 400 awards in national, state and regional competitions against professional broadcasts and other university students. KCSN has been recognized by Los Angeles magazine as the area’s best university-sponsored public radio station.
To learn more about KCSN-FM 88.5, go to the Web site www.kcsn.org.