LOS ANGELES Press CLUB
AWARDS
Over the years, Robert has received recognition on a number of occasions from the L.A. Press Club.
Journalist
of the YEAR +
Non-Political COMMENTARY FINALIST
Robert was named a finalist for
Online Journalist of the Year and for
Best Non-Political Commentary for
his work in 2011.
Elyn Saks and the Power of Romance in Taming Schizophrenia
Robert won 2nd place for Online Non-Political Commentary based on this piece he wrote in 2012.
Mental Illness at the Movies
Robert was named a finalist for his 2010 entertainment feature in the Huffington Post about mental illness in the movies.
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CREATIVE MINDS
at work
Robert won 2nd place for the Jewish Journal in 2007, in the arts criticism field for his review of Yale School of Management Professor Jonathan Feinstein’s book on creativity.
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The Vanishing
He also received honorable mention in the feature category for a piece that appeared in the 2005 Best of L.A. issue of the L.A. Weekly. The piece was a remembrance of Ronald Reagan, whom Robert met while running near the beach in Santa Monica.
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Baseball
Before the Fall
Robert won 2nd place for his 2009 sports feature in the Huffington Post about the 1989 baseball season.
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JOE 'MASTER BLASTER' Weider still going strong
Robert won 2nd place for the Jewish Journal in 2007, for his sports profile of bodybuilding guru, Joe Weider.
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THE HARSH REALITIES OF MENtAL ILLNESS
This 2008 piece in the L.A. Times on homelessness, mental illness and civil rights received honorable mention in the commentary category.
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Shedding Stigma of the 'Psycho' Straitjacket
Robert won 1st place in the commentary category for this 2005 op-ed in the L.A. Times.
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