HFPA JOURNOS ARE FINALISTS IN PRESS AWARDS

Barbara Gasser

Ruben Nepales

Congratulations to Barbara Gasser and Ruben Nepales.  The two HFPA members are among the finalists in the  National Entertainment Journalism awards given by the Los Angeles Press Club. A national contest, it is aimed at entertainment reporters and editors, film and television critics across the country, including foreign journalists, and is open to all U.S.-based entertainment journalists for work published or disseminated between January 1 2010  and June 30 2011.

Barbara Gasser, a German language reporter based in LA and a frequent winner of previous LA Press Club awards, is a finalist in two categories—news print and radio, while Ruben Nepales, from the Philippines, is one of  five finalists in the print columnist category.

The awards will be presented at a gala evening at the Biltmore Hotel on Nov 17 when Playboy founder Hugh Hefner will receive a lifetime achievement award.