Culture OC Team Earns 17 Honors at the 2026 OC Press Club Awards
Culture OC’s reporting was recognized with top honors from the Orange County Press Club, bringing home 15 awards for our arts and culture journalism.
June 18, 2026
Culture OC’s Joel Beers and Timothy Mangan Receive National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards
Joel Beers and Timothy Mangan, contributing writers to Culture OC, each earned 3rd place honors at the Los Angeles Press Club’s 1sth annual National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards ceremony,...
December 9, 2025
It’s Culture OC’s Second Anniversary, and We Have a Lot to Celebrate!
Our award-winning, nonprofit arts journalism website covers topics, events and organizations that other media outlets have forgotten or abandoned.
September 10, 2025
OC Theatre Guild Joins Culture OC as a Community Media Partner
Good news for theater fans! Culture OC is proud to announce a new partnership with the OC Theatre Guild that will give our readers even more valuable news and information...
August 8, 2025
Culture OC’s Collaboration with PBS SoCal Wins Award at the Southern California Journalism Awards
Paul Hodgins, publisher of Culture OC, recently earned first place in the category Entertainment News or Feature (Over 5 Minutes) at the 67th annual Southern California Journalism Awards on June...
June 23, 2025
Culture OC Team Earns 15 Honors at the 2025 OC Press Club Awards
Culture OC’s reporting was recognized with top honors from the Orange County Press Club, bringing home 15 awards for our arts and culture journalism.
June 20, 2025
Culture OC Takes Home Four California Journalism Awards for Writing in 2024
Culture OC is proud to announce that its writers, Joel Beers, Anne Marie Panoringan, Timothy Mangan, and Jessica Peralta, were chosen as winners at the 2024 California Journalism Awards this...
May 19, 2025
Culture OC Announces Its Next Donor Level
We are proud to honor donors giving $5,000 or more in our new Publishers donor level.
March 24, 2025
Senior Editor Richard Chang is Interviewed for the Podcast ‘Bounce’
Our senior editor, Richard Chang, was recently interviewed by Susan Petrella for her podcast “Bounce,” self-described as “playful, unfussy conversations with SoCal’s arts and culture stars.” Petrella, a business advisor...
March 11, 2025
Culture OC Writer Cynthia Rebolledo Receives the 2024 Ruben Salazar Award
Latino Journalists of California hands out the awards annually. Rebolledo was one of four winners.
December 20, 2024
‘Under the Baton’: PBS SoCal to Air a Special on Carl St.Clair
In partnership with Culture OC and a generous grant from the Orange County Community Foundation, PBS SoCal will air an interview with Carl St.Clair as he reaches the end of his tenure with Pacific Symphony.
December 17, 2024
Culture OC’s Writers Receive Four National Arts Journalism Awards
Culture OC’s writing team enjoyed its best showing ever at the Los Angeles Press Club’s 17th annual National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards ceremony, held Sunday in Los Angeles. All...
December 3, 2024
