Grobaty, Tim: - Tim Grobaty, a Long Beach native and resident, has been a reporter and columnist for the Long Beach Press-Telegram for more than thirty years. He has won numerous awards, including Best Columnist in the Western States in the Best in the West journalism competition in 2009. He is a recipient of the Long Beach Heritage Award for his columns about the city's history, and he is an inductee in the Long Beach City College Hall of Fame. He lives in Long Beach with his wife, Jane, and children, Raymond and Hannah.