UNIVERSAL CITY, CA (January, 26, 2008) -- Peter Martinez, 21, was awarded a $2,000 scholarship by the Radio & Television News Association of Southern California.  

Martinez, a senior Broadcast Journalism major at Cal State Fullerton, was given a plaque and a check at the 58th Annual Golden Mike Awards which honors professional broadcasters in the radio and television news industry.

Cal State Fullerton professor of Communications, Dr. Brent Foster, nominated Martinez for the RTNA scholarship and attended the dinner at the Universal Hilton.“I’m proud of Peter. There’s no doubt in my mind that he will become a shining star in the broadcast industry,” Foster said.

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Martinez has been involved with Cal State Fullerton since his freshman year. He was the producer of the award-winning “On the Edge” news magazine show, held an internship at KABC-TV in his sophomore year, and a three year Emma Bowen Foundation internship with KCET’s news and public affairs program, “Life & Times.”

RTNA scholarship winner Peter Martinez with Dr. Brent Foster, CSUF professor of Communications, at the 58th Annual Golden Mike Awards; Saturday, January 26, 2008

   Currently, Martinez serves as the re-elected Chair for the College of Communications InterClub Council and freelances some of his videos for the new KCET Orange/CSUF initiative, the “Daily Titan” website, OCRegister.com, and his own company: rePetePro.com.

 The RTNA scholarship is in honor of Jim Zaillian, former KNX-AM News Director for ten years, and an active member of RTNA who had a special interest in the education of broadcast journalism students.

 According to Ernie Castelo, President of the RTNA Scholarship Foundation, Martinez is the second student in a row from Cal State Fullerton to have earned a scholarship usually dominated by larger universities in Southern California.

 The other two student recipients this year were from California State University, Northridge and Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego.

 Martinez hopes to find a career in the news industry that combines his passion for journalism, video, technology, and the Internet.

Peter Martinez receives his plaque; Martinez is the second CSUF student in a row to win a RTNA scholarship

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