BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Steve E. Swenson received the Kern Press Club Lifetime Achievement Award for his more than 30-year long career covering crime and the courts for the Bakersfield Californian.
Swenson, 65, received the award at the annual Kern Press Club banquet on Aug. 22.
"He has been a beloved journalist by not only his colleagues, but also his sources," said Kern Press Club president and California State University, Bakersfield professor Jennifer Burger.
In addition to the lifetime achievement award, the Kern Press Club established a journalism scholarship fund in his name.
Swenson hopes the scholarship fund will help journalism students.
"I wish future journalists all the luck in the world," he said. "I think, if we can help young people who have an interest in journalism get on with their education... that's a great thing."
Swenson, 65, received the award at the annual Kern Press Club banquet on Aug. 22.
"He has been a beloved journalist by not only his colleagues, but also his sources," said Kern Press Club president and California State University, Bakersfield professor Jennifer Burger.
In addition to the lifetime achievement award, the Kern Press Club established a journalism scholarship fund in his name.
Swenson hopes the scholarship fund will help journalism students.
"I wish future journalists all the luck in the world," he said. "I think, if we can help young people who have an interest in journalism get on with their education... that's a great thing."
