Community Media Workshop,a non-profit organization working to bridge the gap between the community and journalists, threw one great party last week in order to honor three Chicago journalists with the prestigious Studs Terkel Award.

Dawn Turner Trice of the Chicago Tribune, Tom McNamee of the Sun-Times and the staff of Radio Arte (WRTE 95.5 FM) were the guests of honor.

Nearly 300 people attended. It was a great night to network and meet some of Chicago's finest writers and reporters. Many previous Terkel award winners were also present. There were plenty of drinks to go around and many people loosened up and just had a great time. Great food was also on hand to satisfy the hunger the busy socializers.

The highlight of the evening was of course was the awarding ceremony, but a close second was the entertainment. The Curtis Black Quartet played after the ceremony and throughout dinner until the end of the night. They were great. Check 'em out http://www.curtisblack.net/

Terkel who made his name by writing about Chicago and about "everyday" people, unfortunately couldn't make it to this year's celebration. He was greatly missed!

The Community Media Workshop holds this event every year and it is always a blast. Make sure to keep an eye out for next year's! www.newstips.org