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From hard-hitting investigative reporting and political coverage to health disparities and cultural storytelling, the newsroom’s work continues to set the standard for watchdog journalism in Southern California as Voice of OC is named finalist in both the OC and LA Press Club Awards.

Noah Biesiada, Fashion Castillo, Spencer Custodio, Hosam Elattar, Maximo Santana, and Norberto Santana Jr. are all finalists for the OC Press Club Excellence in Journalism Awards.

Newsroom staff are finalists in 13 categories in upcoming Southern California Journalism Awards:

For the complete list of OC Press Club Finalists click here.

For the complete list of LA Press Club Finalists click here.

Winners for the OC and LA Press Clubs will be announced on June 18 and 22nd.

Amanda Santana serves as the Director of Marketing and Development for Voice of OC overseeing online, institutional and major donor giving experiences. Santana brings decades of work experience in the...