Dave’s radio awards are too numerous to list but here are a few:

  •  17 awards of excellence from the greater Los Angeles Press Club including 10 for best newscast

  • 15 Golden Mikes from the Southern California Radio/Television News Association including 7 for best newscast

    • 2 of the Golden Mikes 2005 for best documentary and best hard news series reporting were for “40 Years From Vietnam” with Ronnie Bradford

  • 4 certificates of excellence and 3 certificates of merit from the California Associated Press Radio and Television Association and 5 Mark Twain awards for best radio newscast in the state of California in 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002

  • 2 UPI awards 1991 for California/Nevada & Western States

  • Clarion Award 1998 KNXNEWS AT 4:30

  • Corecipient of first Bill Farr award from USMC Combat Correspondents Association (LA Chapter) 1994

  • Numerous other regional and national awards including the Dupont/Columbia University Silver Baton Award, one of the most prestigious of all broadcast journalism awards 1981-2