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Radio & Television News Association of Southern California (RTNA)

The Radio & Television News Association of Southern California (RTNA) is a non-profit organization o

RTNA Board of Directors
Chris Little KFI-FM President
Paul Glickman KPCC-FM 1st Vice President
Paul Button KCBS/KCAL 2nd Vice President
Ernie Castelo Freelance Secretary

Active Members
Jeff Baugh KFI-AM
Oswaldo Borraez KMEX-TV
Paul Button KCBS/KCAL
Ernie

Castelo Freelance Producer
Ken Charles KNX-AM
Salvador Duran Univision Network
Don Fair Stringr Inc
Christina Gonzalez KTTV-TV
Paul Glickman KPCC-FM
Steve Gregory KFI-AM
Frank Mottek KNX-AM
Jodie Mena KNBC/KVEA
Lance Orozco KCLU-AM

Associate Members
Howard Fine Fine Satellites & Fiber
Michael Hollander Strategic TV
Nico Melendez Former TSA
Rick Martinez Anaheim PD Retired
June Lockhart Actor/Speaker

Don Zachary Law Offices of Donald L. Zachary

General Counsel
Royal Oakes Barger & Wolen, LLP

Scholarship Program
Ernie Castelo President

03/10/2025

🏆 76th GOLDEN MIKE AWARDS®
Deadline Extended! Share with your colleagues!
Early Entry Deadline
Friday, October 10, 2025
Late Entry Deadline
Friday, October 17, 2025
Eligibility/Contest Period
RTNA Service Area
Sept. 21, 2024 to Sept.20, 2025
Eligibility/Contest Period
Statewide, Digital/Streaming, and Podcast
Sept. 1, 2024 to Oct. 3, 2025
Enter your best work today!
www.rtnasocal.org
📺🎙️📻📡🎥🖥️ Awards

23/09/2025

🏆 76th GOLDEN MIKE AWARDS®
Deadline Approaching! Enter your best work today!
www.rtnasocal.org
Share with your colleagues!
Entry Period
Monday, September 1 to Friday, October 3, 2025
Late Entry Deadline
Friday, October 10, 2025
Eligibility/Contest Period
RTNA Service Area
Sept. 21, 2024 to Sept.20, 2025
Eligibility/Contest Period
Statewide, Digital/Streaming, and Podcast
Sept. 1, 2024 to Oct. 3, 2025
📺🎙️📻📡🎥🖥️ Awards

03/09/2025

🏆 76th GOLDEN MIKE AWARDS®
CONTEST IS UNDERWAY!
SUBMIT YOUR BEST WORK TODAY!
Complete rules and procedures are now available at www.rtnasocal.org
the home page of the Radio & Television News Assn. of Southern California.
ENTRY PERIOD BEGINS
Monday, September 1 to Friday, October 3, 2025
EARLY ENTRY DEADLINE
Friday, October 3, 2025
LATE ENTRY DEADLINE
Friday, October 10, 2025
Share with your colleagues! 🏆
📺🎙️📻📡🎥🖥️ Awards

26/08/2025

🏆 76th GOLDEN MIKE AWARDS®
Complete rules and procedures are now available at www.rtnasocal.org
Prepare your best work!
Share with your colleagues!
Entry Period
Monday, September 1 to Friday, October 3, 2025
Late Entry Deadline
Friday, October 10, 2025
Eligibility/Contest Period
RTNA Service Area
Sept. 21, 2024 to Sept.20, 2025
Eligibility/Contest Period
Statewide, Digital/Streaming, and Podcast
Sept. 1, 2024 to Oct. 3, 2025
📺🎙️📻📡🎥🖥️ Awards

09/05/2025

76TH GOLDEN MIKE AWARDS® 🏆
Honoring Excellence in Broadcast News

DESIGNATED NEWS WEEK AND WEEKEND
All entries in the Best News Broadcast categories must have been originally broadcast during the “Designated News Day”

DESIGNATED NEWS WEEK
Monday, May 19, through Friday, May 23, 2025

DESIGNATED NEWS WEEKEND
Saturday, May 24 and Sunday May 25, 2025

Official notification of the “Designated News Day” will be Tuesday, May 27th, 2025

Contest Period
September 21, 2024 to September 20, 2025

Complete rules and procedures for the
76TH GOLDEN MIKE AWARDS®
Designated News Week will be available at www.rtnasocal.org the home page of the Radio & Television News Assn. of Southern California. Broadcast news personnel from Fresno to San Diego—including personnel at cable news and network bureaus—are eligible for the contest. For more details please visit www.rtnasocal.org

22/04/2025

Join our colleagues of the PPAGLA at their Photo Night Los Angeles Wild Fires at the RSVP today Max 50 people https://www.ppagla.org/events/2025/4/26/canon-photo-night-los-angeles-wild-fires 🎥

04/04/2025

🏆Thank you to the Los Angeles Football Club Organization and Heads Up Foundation for congratulating Rob Fukuzaki on his Lifetime Achievement on the 75th Golden Mike Awards® and sponsoring the Radio & Television News Association of SoCal. 📺🎙️📡🎥🏆⚾️

04/04/2025

🏆 75th Golden Mike Awards® Congratulations to Pete Demetriou on the 2025 RTNA Lifetime Achievement Award 🎊

04/04/2025

🏆Thank you to the Angels Organization for congratulating Rob Fukuzaki on his Lifetime Achievement on the 75th Golden Mike Awards® and sponsoring the Radio & Television News Association of SoCal. 📺🎙️📡🎥🏆⚾️

04/04/2025

🏆 75th Golden Mike Awards® Congratulations to Joel Grover on the 2025 RTNA Lifetime Achievement Award 🏆🎊

04/04/2025

🏆 75th Golden Mike Awards® Congratulations to Rob Fukuzaki on his RTNA 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award 🏆🎊🏀🏈⚾️🏉⚽️🎾🥎

04/04/2025

Thank you SAG-AFTRA for supporting The 75th Golden Mike Awards® Radio and The Radio and Television News Assn. of SoCal.

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RTNA Mission Statement

The Radio & Television News Association of Southern California (RTNA) is a non-profit organization of professional broadcast journalists dedicated to:

Protecting the public's right-to-know and First Amendment rights of a free press through our advocacy efforts with government;

Facilitating effective and unobtrusive media coverage of important news events through our efforts coordinating pool cameras;

Promoting excellence in local broadcast journalism through our "Golden Mike Awards®";

Providing a collegial forum for discussion of relevant issues facing the broadcast news industry through our special events;

Encouraging the development of excellent student journalists through our scholarship program;

Providing a valuable work tool via our Website (www.rtna.org) that contains handy research links, job postings, and events listings.

RTNA Board of Directors Chris Little KFI-AM Vice President Paul Glickman KPCC-FM 1st Vice President Paul Button KCBS/KCAL-TV 2nd Vice President Ernie Castelo Freelance Secretary Kerry Brace KTLA Treasurer Active Members Jeff Baugh KFI-AM Oswaldo Borraez KMEX-TV Kerry Brace KTLA-TV Ken Charles KNX-AM Salvador Duran Univision 34 Don Fair FOX News Channel Christina Gonzalez KTTV-TV Steve Gregory KFI-AM Frank Mottek KNX-AM Lanze Orozco KCLU-FM/AM Marina Perelman KNBC-TV

Associate Members Tony Catenacci SoCalGas Lisa Derderina Pasadena Fire Department Howard Fine The Switch/Pacific TV Center June Lockhart Associate Member Emeritus Rick Martinez Anaheim PD (Retired) General Counsel Royal Oakes Barger & Wolen, LLP Scholarship Program Ernie Castelo President

Executive Director Maydie Encinas KMEX-TV Univision