OC Weekly's 22 Wins Dominate Orange County Press Club Awards

​OC Weekly continues its winning ways in 2010, following up regional and national journalism honors with 22 awards from the Orange County Press Club last night.

Multiple winners included Nick Schou, R. Scott Moxley, Gustavo Arellano, Spencer Kornhaber, Vickie Chang and the Navel Gazing news blog.

At a dinner ceremony at the Island Hotel in Newport Beach, Schou received the Investigative Watchdog Award 2010 to go along with his five other awards, including first place for Best News Feature Story.

That may or may not be Spencer Kornhaber hiding behind a giant hotel couch cushion.

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Moxley was named Best Columnist, an award he can place on his mantle next to his three other awards, including first place nods for Best News Story and Best Opinion Piece.

Arellano took The Real O.C. Award, which singles out a story that best captures this crazy county of ours. He also picked up three other awards.

As you will see in the list below, Chang and Kornhaber each won two first-place awards, Navel Gazing was named the Best News Blog and finished second for Best Blog, and Stick a Fork In It was awarded Best Food Blog:


Best News Story
1. R. Scott Moxley, OC Weekly
2. (tie) Don J. DeBenedictis, L.A. Daily Journal
2. Nick Schou, OC Weekly
3. Cindy Carcamo, Orange County Register

Best Investigative Story
1. Don DeBenedictis, L.A. Daily Journal
2. Nick Schou, OC Weekly
3. Eric Longabardi, abcnews.com

Best Opinion Piece
1. R. Scott Moxley, OC Weekly
2. Chris Prevatt, Liberaloc.com
3. Chris Trela, Coast

Best Business Story
1. Spencer Kornhaber, OC Weekly
2. Kedric Francis, Riviera
3. Andrew Asch, Riviera

Best Profile Story
1. Spencer Kornhaber, OC Weekly
2. Nick Schou, OC Weekly
3. R. Scott Moxley, OC Weekly

Best Arts and Culture Story
1. Daniella Walsh, Riviera
2. Pam Diamond, Orange County Register
3. Gustavo Arellano, OC Weekly

Best Music or Entertainment Story
1. Jim Washburn, Riviera
2. Chris Trela, Coast
3. (tie) Laura Schooling, Riviera
3. Richard Chang, Orange County Register

Best "Best Of" or Roundup Feature
1. Larry Welborn, 50 Cases: O.C.'s Most Notorious Crimes, Orange County Register
2. Riviera, Make the Scene: Best of Nightlife 2009
3. OC Weekly, Best Of OC 2009

Best Lifestyle Feature
1. Vickie Chang, OC Weekly
2. Mimi Ko Cruz, Inside CSUF

Best News Feature
1. Nick Schou, OC Weekly
2. (tie) Gustavo Arellano, OC Weekly
2. Cindy Carcamo, Orange County Register
3. Paul Anderson, Daily Pilot

Best News Blog
1. Navel Gazing, OC Weekly

Best Political Blog
1. Dan Chmielewski, Theliberaloc.com

Best Vlog/Use of Online Video
1. Tina Borgatta, "OC Metro Minute," OC Metro
2. Paul Anderson, Suppliedtoanderson.com and vlogdayafternoon

Best Food Blog
1. Stick a Fork In It, OC Weekly
2. Jeff Overley and Niyaz Pirani, Food Frenzy, Orange County Register
3. Nancy Luna, Fast Food Maven, Orange County Register

Best Food or Restaurant Feature
1. The Editors, Riviera
2. Gustavo Arellano, OC Weekly

Best Food Review
1. Brad Johnson, Riviera
2. Anne Valdespino, Orange Coast
3. Kedric Francis, Riviera

Best Cover Design
1. Riviera, Men of Style
2. Orange Coast, Gourmex
3. Riviera, fashion cover

Best Story Design
1. Orange Coast, Gourmex
2. Orange Coast, Glee
3. Riviera, Endless Summer fashion

Best Travel Story
1. Kedric Francis, Riviera
2. Gary Baum, Riviera
3. Susan Belknapp, OC Metro

Best Sports Story
1. Vickie Chang, OC Weekly

Marjorie Freeman Award for Best Humorous Story
1. Martin Smith, Orange Coast
2. Nick Schou, OC Weekly
3. Chris Trela, Coast

Best Transition from Traditional Media-Publication
1. OC Metro, Churm Media

Best Transition from Traditional Media-Individual
1. Eric Longabardi, TheEnterpriseReport.com
2. Nancy Luna, Orange County Register

The Real O.C. Award
1. Gustavo Arellano, OC Weekly

Best Blog
1. The Arts Blog, Orange County Register
2. Navel Gazing, OC Weekly

Best Columnist
1. R. Scott Moxley, OC Weekly
2. (tie) Tim Spangler, Orange County Register
2. Kedric Francis, Riviera
3. (tie) Bill Lobdell, OC Metro
3. Kimberly Porrazzo, OC Family

Investigative Watchdog Award 2010
Nick Schou, OC Weekly