2023 #EIJAwards winner announced!

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Host Jane Mitchell, left, hugs Maya Trabulsi, who won the Body of Work award for her work for KPBS at the 50th Excellence in Journalism Awards. Photo by Vito Di Stefano

The 50th Annual San Diego Press Club Excellence in Journalism Awards was an unqualified triumph at the International Houses in Balboa Park.

See all the amazing images from the night here, thanks to photographer Vito Di Stefano.

Award-winning journalists and communicators picked up their plaques and certificates while savoring tastes from San Diego’s stellar restaurants and wineries among the charming cottages.

The Special Awards were presented: Harold Keen Award for Journalistic Excellence to Diane Bell, the Andy Mace Award for Excellence in Public Relations to Georgeanne Irvine.

Pictured below: Georgeanne Irvine with SDPC Board VP Andrew James, left, and Diane Bell with SDPC Board Treasurer Cliff Albert. Photos by Vito Di Stefano

Congratulations to all the winners, the sponsors, the 2023-2024 Honorary Committee, the restaurant and beverage partners, the volunteers from the International Houses, the Balboa Park Rangers, the City of San Diego Department of Parks and Recreation, the Awards Committee and the San Diego Press Club Board for an absolutely excellent Excellence in Journalism Awards event.

Click here to see the list of winners. 

Click here for a searchable list of winners with their winning entries.

#EIJ2022 to be a celebration under the stars in Balboa Park

After two years of celebrating virtually, the San Diego Press Club 49th Annual Excellence in Journalism Awards will be a celebration under the stars on the lawns of the International Houses in Balboa Park on Tuesday, October 25, 2022.

At this unique location, we will all meander among the charming cottages, savoring tastes from San Diego’s stellar restaurants and wineries. The evening promises warm reunions, shared congratulations, and this being a Press Club event, lots of fun and laughs. Just what we all need now. Right?

Plan to attend this extraordinary event for the return to the good old days of celebrating together, discovering who receives best of show awards, celebrating the next generation of journalists via scholarship presentations, congratulating the Special Awards winners, picking up your hard-earned trophies (yes, they will be back this year) and certificates, festive décor, live music and just all around having a good time, finally!

Learn more by clicking on the Awards tab in the menu above.

Nominate your picks for #EIJ2025 Special Awards

Who do you know deserves a San Diego Press Club Special Award? Help the San Diego Press Club recognize them by nominating a candidate for one of the below four annual Special Awards. Learn more about the awards below and click on the button below to email your nomination!

Learn more about the Special Awards by clicking here.