SIX GREAT GUYS RECEIVE THE 2005 SILVER CIRCLE AWARD

L-R, Billy Barnes, Paul Kangas, Claudio Muns, Jim McLaughlin, Hank Tester and Eliott Rodriguez

BILLY BARNES

The Billy Barnes family. Billy is on the far right. His son Jeff, his presenter, is in the center. Billy Barnes is a two-time national Emmy award winner for his freelance camera work. He also is a longtime employee at WSVN-TV/7 in Miami, who he joined in 1967 when the station was WCKT-TV.

PAUL KANGAS

Paul Kangas on the right. His presenter, Steve Forbes, President & Chief Executive Officer of Forbes and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes magazine on the left. Paul is the anchor of Nightly Business Report seen coast-to-coast Monday through Friday on Public Broadcasting, originating from WPBT/2 in Miami.

JIM McLAUGHLIN

Jim McLaughlin, friends and coworkers from WINK-TV, Ft. Myers, FL. Jim, 3rd from the right, is Managing Editor and co-anchor of WINK News at 6 and 11. His co-anchor and presenter, Lois Thome, is 3rd from the left. After 30 years of reporting, his most memorable story was hurricane Charley that ravaged southwest Florida last August.

CLAUDIO MUNS

Claudio Muns, seen in the center dressed in a tuxedo, is an award-winning producer and videographer for WLTV/Univision23 in Miami. Born in Havana, Cuba, raised in Puerto Rico, he joined WLTV at age 20. His presenter was Angela Gonzalez Ramos, Programming & Public Affairs Director of channel 23, not seen above.

ELIOTT RODRIGUEZ

Eliott Rodriguez, in the center, surrounded by his family, is an Emmy award-winning journalist and respected South Florida anchorman. He is seen above with his four daughters and his wife, Univision anchor Maria Elena Salinas. His presenter was Gustavo Godoy, publishing executive, not seen above.

HANK TESTER

Hank Tester, seen 2nd from the left, is a veteran reporter working for NBC6/WTVJ, Miami. He is a founding member of Sunbelt Broadcasting company who operate television and radio stations in several western states. His presenter was his daughter, Pilar Louise Shank, seen 2nd from the right above.