By Eric Longabardi
Last night, Newport Beach Now "My Not So Humble Opinion" was awarded a second place in the special category "The Real OC Award" in the annual Orange County Press Club Journalism Awards. The award presentation was made at a gala event held at the Encore Theater in Tustin, CA.
According to the Press Club, the award is given out and designated "for the story, review, feature, blog, column or photo that best captures something special, surprising, telling or essential about Orange County".
The column, entitled "A SPECIAL KIND OF ARTIST: MEET MIKE BLESS: NEWPORT BEACH'S WOODYBOARD MAN" told the story of Mike Bless a unique wood artist and surfer based in Newport Beach, CA.
This is the second award for the Newport Beach Now online column. Launched in early 2011, the column was a finalist in the Los Angeles Press Club Southern California Journalism Awards for "Best Online Column" in Southern California last year.
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