HomeMy WebLinkAbout5/16/2012 - STAFF REPORTS - 00 WHEREAS, Hanle Plante is an Emmy Award-winning journalist known
throughout the state of California and beyond for his fair and balanced reporting,
character and integrity; and
WHEREAS, Hanle has covered California politics for three decades — most
notably at KPIX (CBSS) in San Francisco, where he colorfully cornered every politician
from former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor Jerry Brown, former Mayors
Gavin Newsom and Willie Brown, Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer,
Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, -- and many, many more! Hanle is known for his keen
intellect and persistence when it comes to getting the real story; and
WHEREAS, Hank's many awards have included several local and national
Emmys as well as the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award — broadcasting's
equivalent to the Pulitzer Prize — as part of CBSS's "AIDS Lifeline" reporting team. He
has also been awarded the Pioneer Award at the GLAAD Media Awards and the James
R. Harrison Award form the San Francisco AIDS Foundation; and
WHERE-AS, Hank was one of the first openly gay television reporters and
anchors in the country and continues to he a strong supporter of the LGBT community
for which we thank him; and
WHEREAS, Hanle and his partner Roger recently retired to Palm Springs and
have become actively engaged in our community. Hank's work continues to appear in
the Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Examiner, The Desert
Sun and many more — he hasn't really retired! ; and
WHEREAS, Hanle will he honored next month for his incredible 35-year
journalism career by the Associated Press Television & Radio Association with the
prestigious Stan Chambers Award for Extraordinary Journalism; and
WHEREAS, Hanle Plante's exceptional reporting about Measure J and the Palm
Springs renaissance has been an incredible asset to our community when it come to
educating residents about the facts. We thank him for his belief in the future of Palm
Springs during this historic time in our city!
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Stephen P. Pougnet, Mayor of the City of Palm
Springs, California, by the power vested in me, do hereby thank Hanle Plante for his
years of dedication to an extraordinary journalism career and thank him for his
continued support of our Palm Springs community, and do hereby proclaim May 16,
2012 to be:
I A K PL"TE DAY