The Greater Los Angeles chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists will honor five local journalists, a First Amendment lawyer and the founder of a radio news website at its 40th annual awards banquet next spring.

The Distinguished Journalist honorees include longtime regional journalists practicing in print, radio, television and digital media. They are: Steve Loeper, West Coast entertainment editor at the Associated Press; Frank Suraci, city editor of the Daily Breeze; Frank Mottek, business news anchor at KNX; David Ono, co-anchor for ABC7 Eyewitness News; and Adrian Glick Kudler, senior editor of Curbed LA.

For full information, please visit the SPI/LA web site