The Beverly Hills Courier’s publisher Lisa Friedman Bloch was honored at the 64th Annual Southern California Journalism Awards with a first-place win for her 2021 profile of entertainer Lionel Richie. The award-winning piece, entitled “The Beverly Hills Idol, Lionel Richie,” appeared in the Beverly Hills Courier’s Summer STYLE magazine and in the June 11, 2021 issue of the Courier.
Bloch’s award was bestowed in the category of “Personality Profile-Newspapers under 50,000 in circulation.” Others nominated were Brett Callwood and Lina Lecaro from the LA Weekly, Tabby Refael from the Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles and Gabriel San Roman from the Times OC.
