Glendale News Press

BURBANK ? The Burbank Leader and Glendale News-Press walked away with a total of five awards from the 2005 California Newspaper Publishers Assn. Better Newspapers Contest. The Burbank Leader won four awards in the contest ? first place for Page Layout and Design of a Broadsheet newspaper as well as Sports Coverage for a weekly newspaper with a circulation between 11,001 and 25,000. The Leader won second place for both Local Spot News and Front Page Broadsheet Design for a weekly newspaper with a circulation between 11,001 and 25,000.

Josh Kleinbaum Times Community News, a division of the Los Angeles Times, promoted its 2003 journalist of the year to managing editor of the Glendale News-Press, the Foothill Leader and Burbank Leader. Danette Goulet, 31, will oversee the newsroom operations of the three newspapers beginning Jan. 3, managing a staff of 21 reporters, editors and photographers. "I love a new challenge, and I look forward to helping the Glendale News-Press and the Burbank Leader be the strongest community papers in Southern California," Goulet said.

Tim Willert BURBANK -- The Burbank Leader and its sister papers, the Foothill Leader and the Glendale News-Press, captured nine first- and second-place awards at the 2000 Better Newspapers Contest sponsored by the California Newspaper Publishers Assn. The awards were handed out Saturday in Monterey by a blue-ribbon panel of newspaper judges from outside California. "I think it's a real credit to the editorial staff of the newspapers," said Tom Johnson, Times Community News general manager.

On the eve of a complete redesign of the websites for the Burbank Leader and Glendale News-Press, I had the benefit of attending South by Southwest Interactive. Perhaps more known for the music festival, the interactive portion of SXSW in Austin, Texas, mid-March hosted some 12,000 people for exhibitions, discussions, panels, parties and, for the most part, all things tech. As the web editor for the Burbank Leader and the Glendale News-Press, I was in heaven talking Twitter, Web Hooks and live streaming ?

Send DATEBOOK items to Glendale News-Press and Leader, 111 W. Wilson Ave., Suite 200, Glendale, CA 91203 or fax to (818) 241-1975. Submissions must be received two weeks before publication. TODAY Friends of the Burbank Library will present solo performance artist Stephanie Satie in "Coming to America -- Transformations" at 7 p.m. at the Burbank Central Library, 110 N. Glenoaks Blvd., Burbank. Admission is free. FRIDAY "Inspired by Nature": Paintings and Drawings by Botanical Artists" opens at the Creative Arts Center.

BURBANK -- Terrence Thomas Donnelly, the publisher of the the Burbank Leader and the Glendale News-Press from 1973 to 1975, has died. He was 74. on Dec. 29, 1999, at his home in Glendale. He was 74. Donnelly died at his home in Glendale on Dec. 29. He made the newspaper business his life's work, family members said. He began his career in the 1950s at the Monrovia Daily News and went on to purchase the La Verne Leader and the San Dimas Press. He was the publisher of both papers until the early 1960s.

Recently I was invited by Rabbi Simcha Backman of Chabad of Glendale and the Foothills to be the media representative for Saving Lives, a ?faith-led mobilizing project in California and Nevada intended to address underage drinking and drug use.? The goal of the group is to reduce injuries and deaths caused by underage drinking. The group will consist of people from various sectors within the community, including health-care professionals, clergy, business men and women, volunteers and staff.

GLENDALE ? Elaine Zinngrabe, general manager of three Times Community News papers in Orange County, will take the reins as publisher of the Glendale News-Press, Burbank Leader and Foothill Leader. Zinngrabe assumed leadership on Tuesday and will take over for Will Fleet, who left to become president and publisher of the Bradenton Herald on the gulf coast of Florida. Fleet's last day was Monday. "It couldn't be a better time to be starting here, and I feel privileged to become part of the team," said Zinngrabe, 32. Zinngrabe, who holds a bachelor's degree and an MBA from USC, started her career in the newspaper business in 1995 as a copy editor and reporter with the Seattle Times.

Jeff Keating o7 Jeff Keating is managing editor of the Glendale News-Press, Burbank Leader and Foothill Leader.f7 Perfectly capturing the disdain teens feel for the artificial culture they're inheriting, as well as their yearning for something of substance, "Ghost World" refuses to indulge either emotion too deeply. The result is a smart, often sardonic take on life as seen through a just-graduated-from-high-school prism. Enid (Thora Birch)

My tenure here has been a whirlwind of change. Here's the latest: We will be launching the Sunday News-Press and Leader on Jan. 30. In the last two years, we've done quite a bit. We started a blog, The818Now.com , we redesigned the paper, upgraded and modernized our website, and on and on and on. Newspapers, and newspaper companies, can be very staid places. They can be institutions where things stay the same, changing and adapting only when forced. This is not one of those places.

Some people have noted, (mostly) kindly, that topics in this column vary widely. Sometimes it focuses on the newsroom, sometimes on happenings in our area, while other times it opines on life generally. This column is printed in both the Glendale News-Press and Burbank Leader. These papers together serve four very distinct areas: Burbank, Montrose, La Crescenta and Glendale proper. I live in Burbank, and have for nearly six years, but it would not be fair or proper to write only about Burbank.

On the eve of a complete redesign of the websites for the Burbank Leader and Glendale News-Press, I had the benefit of attending South by Southwest Interactive. Perhaps more known for the music festival, the interactive portion of SXSW in Austin, Texas, mid-March hosted some 12,000 people for exhibitions, discussions, panels, parties and, for the most part, all things tech. As the web editor for the Burbank Leader and the Glendale News-Press, I was in heaven talking Twitter, Web Hooks and live streaming ?

Recently I was invited by Rabbi Simcha Backman of Chabad of Glendale and the Foothills to be the media representative for Saving Lives, a ?faith-led mobilizing project in California and Nevada intended to address underage drinking and drug use.? The goal of the group is to reduce injuries and deaths caused by underage drinking. The group will consist of people from various sectors within the community, including health-care professionals, clergy, business men and women, volunteers and staff.

It takes only a few minutes being around Emily Tubert to realize that she is a special individual and a well-rounded young lady. A senior at Burroughs High, Tubert earned a 4.0 grade-point average last semester, scored a 1,850 on the Scholastic Aptitude Test and has assisted with the school’s Associated Student Body. She is also involved in community activities, donating her time to Habitat for Humanity, an organization that helps build homes for families in need. In addition, Tubert has been a member of the Girl Scouts of America since she was in first grade.

Little League team looking for funding The Burbank Major Little League All-Star softball team has been mowing down opponents during the postseason. The District 16 champions are one win away from qualifying for the Western Regionals in Washington. A good showing in that tournament would move the Burbank team on to the World Series in Oregon. Despite its success, the team might not be able to attend the regionals because of a lack of funds. The squad is looking for corporate and individual donations to help it keep playing.

My poor son. Day-in and day-out — with me. My staff members will tell you that can be pretty tough to take. I always seem to expect more. When they think they’ve given it their all, I ask for one more source, one more bit of information or a more active headline. A former reporter at the Glendale News-Press once claimed I wanted perfection from them. “Of course,” I responded. “What are you seeking, mediocrity?” And so I will not leave them, or you, high and dry. Yes, I am leaving sunny Southern California for the currently snowy city of Boston.

GLENDALE — Gordon Tomaske, publisher of the Glendale News-Press, Burbank Leader, La Canada Valley Sun and Crescenta Valley Sun, has been promoted to director of operations for the Los Angeles Times’ targeted media division a little more than a year after he took over in March 2007 as the third publisher in as many years. The targeted media division oversees Times Community News, of which the Leader is a part. Together with its sister publications, the Glendale News-Press, La Cañada Valley Sun and Crescenta Valley Sun, the Leader will be placed under the more direct purview of Times Community News General Manager Tom Johnson, who is based in Costa Mesa.