Honors & Awards
Notable community acknowledgements include:
- Women’s International Center: The Living Legacy Award.
- National Association of Women Business Owners: San Diego Woman of the Year.
- Daughters of the American Revolution: Person of the Year.
- San Diego Merchant’s Association: Media Person of the Year.
- San Diego Health Care Association: Better Living Award.
- San Diego County Aging and Independent Services: Starfish Award.
- Area Agency on Aging: Director’s Award for Excellence.
- YMCA: President’s Round Table.
- United States Attorney: Outstanding Service to Victims of Crime.
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Outstanding Public Education to Keep Roads and Drivers Safe.
- Consumer Attorneys of San Diego: Media Person of the Year.
- San Diego Hotel Motel Association: Community Service.
- Toastmasters: Communicator of the Year.
- YMCA Youth and Family Services: Champion of the Year.
- California Environmental Health Association: Recognition for Efforts to Promote Public Awareness of Environmental Health.
- San Diego City College: President’s Circle.
- San Diego City and County Commendations for Volunteerism.
- San Diego, State and Congressional Commendations for the Come Clean San Diego Campaign to clean up trash in neighborhoods, roadways and canyons.
Professional Recognition:
- The National Press Club: Best Consumer Reporting in the United States.
- Best of the West: Best Consumer Reporting in the Western United States.
- The California Bar Association: Reporting on Legal Issues.
- The San Diego County Bar Association: Six annual awards for Community Service and Reporting on Legal Issues.
- San Diego County District Attorney’s Association: Outstanding Reporting on Consumer Fraud.
- The San Diego Press Club: The Harold Keen Award for Leadership in Journalism; 18 additional awards for Consumer and Investigative Journalism, and Community Service.
- The Society of Professional Journalists: 23 Awards for Consumer and Investigative Journalism, and Community Service.
- National Association of Television Arts and Sciences: 13 Emmys for Journalistic Excellence; Induction into the Silver Circle, Recognizing 25 Years of Leadership in the Broadcasting Industry.
- Radio and Television News Directors Association: Four Golden Mikes, Best Consumer Journalism in California.
- American Women in Radio and Television: Honored for Commentary and Demonstrating the Potential of Women in the Workforce.
- Lincoln University’s Unity Awards in Media: Four National Awards for Reporting and Advocating for Minorities and the Disabled.
- The National Conference of Christians and Jews: Human Relations Award, for Advancing Positive Human Relations through Excellence in Communication. Honored Five Consecutive Years.
- GLAAD: Television Commentary.
- Gannett Broadcasting: National Best of Gannett Award for Reporting on Health Issues.
- The California School Boards Association: Reporting on Education.
- The California Teachers Association: The John Swett Award for Outstanding Reporting on Education. Honored twice.
- San Diego County Medical Society: Excellence in Communicating Health Information to the Public. Honored Four Years.
- Oregon Associated Press Broadcasters: Coverage of Mt. St. Helens Eruptions.
