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Jim Beam -- Started as a reporter for the Lake Charles American Press in 1961, promoted to city editor in 1965, to co-editor in 1982 and editor in 1992. He began to cover the Louisiana Legislature part time in 1968 and full time in 1975. Since then he has written regular political columns that have won awards from the Louisiana Press Association, the Louisiana-Mississippi Associated Press and the Louisiana Medical Society. His publications include "Positively Beaming," a collection of 110 of his favorite columns, and "A Matter of Trust." In 2000, Beam was selected by the Advertising and Press Club to be the first "Lake Area Legend" and in 2010 was awarded the Hector San Miguel Memorial Award for Outstanding Achievement in Journalism. Although officially retired from his position of editor since 1999, Beam continues to cover the Legislature and write editorials for the American Press.