Awards

Over the course of his 18-year community journalism career, Tim Whyte has been honored with writing and editing awards including the following: 

Associated Press News Executives Council
(Calif./Nev.)

Second Place, Column, 2007

First Place, Column, 2006

First Place, Column, 2005

Second Place, Public Service, 2004

First Place, Spot News, 2004

Second Place, Sports Story, 2000

Second Place, Column, 1999

California Newspaper Publishers Association

Second Place, Columns, Commentary and Criticism, 2004

First Place, Editorial Comment, 2003

First Place, Public Service, 2003

First Place, Spot News, 2003

Second Place, Editorial Pages, 1998

Second Place, Front Page, 1996

National Newspaper Association

Second Place, Serious Column, 2006

Third Place, Community Service Award, 2004

Second Place, Serious Column, 2004

Second Place, Best Editorial Pages, 2004

First Place, Humorous Column, 2004

Second Place, Serious Column, 2003

Honorable Mention, Best Editorial, 2002

First Place, Sports Column, 2000

First Place, Serious Column, 1999

Second Place, Best Editorial, 1999

Third Place, Democracy Award, 1998

Second Place, Sports Column, 1998

Second Place, Herrick Editorial Award, 1997

First Place, Serious Column, 1997

Second Place, Humorous Column, 1996

First Place, Editorial Writing, 1995

Second Place, Humorous Column, 1995

First Place, Spot News Reporting, (contributing writer) 1990

Greater Los Angeles Press Club

First Place, Columns (Government and Elections), Body of Work, 1997

First Place, Editorial, 1997

First Place, Sports Column, 1996

First and Second Place, Editorial Writing, 1995

Second Place, Editorial Writing, 1993

Second Place, Business Column/Commentary, 1993

Professional Background

The Signal, Santa Clarita, Calif.

Tim Whyte joined The Signal in 1989 as an entry-level news reporter. He covered a wide variety of news stories, ranging from local politics to crime to sports, and worked his way up through the ranks of the newspaper’s editorial department. He served as city editor briefly before being named the paper’s editor in 1994. He held that post for 10 years before being promoted to the position of general manager in 2004. As general manager, he was second in command of the paper’s staff of nearly 100, and had oversight of all aspects of the newspaper’s operations. He served in that role until departing the paper in February 2007 to form Whyte House Media. In Tim’s final year at The Signal, the paper was honored with the National Newspaper Association’s General Excellence award for community newspapers.

www.the-signal.com

California State University, Northridge

Tim has served as a part-time journalism instructor at CSUN since 1998. He teaches copy editing, headline writing, layout and current issues in editing as part of the curriculum for the Journalism Department’s upper-division editing class.

Education

California State University, Northridge

BA in political science and graduated cum laude in 1993. Courses included international relations, political theory, U.S. and local politics.

College of the Canyons, Valencia, CA

AA in journalism, graduated 1990. Served as editor of campus newspaper and was co-founding editor of magazine. In addition to journalism major, he completed all requirements for the business management major with emphasis in marketing.

Community Involvement

Santa Clarita Valley Press Club

Co-founder and president of non-profit organization created in 1997 to provide scholarships to local students who plan a course of college study related to the First Amendment. The club hosts an annual "SCV Newsmakers of the Year" fund-raising dinner/auction and awards approximately $40,000 in scholarships annually.

www.scvpressclub.org

Santa Clarita Valley Food Pantry

Serves as a member of the board of directors for the food pantry, whose mission statement is that no child in the Santa Clarita Valley should go to bed hungry.

www.scvfoodpantry.org

Other Community Involvement: Editor, Los Angeles Jr. Kings Yearbook; Member, SCV Dodger Night Committee; Past Board Member, YMCA of the Santa Clarita Valley; Volunteer coaching experience includes youth flag football and Valencia Express youth hockey club.

Personal

Tim has lived in the Santa Clarita Valley since 1975. He graduated from Saugus High School in 1984. Having grown up in the community, Tim and his wife, Erin (a Hart High grad), have chosen to raise their family here, too. Their son, Luc, is 13 and an avid ice hockey player. Their daughter, Brooke, is 7 and enjoys gymnastics.