WHO-HD Earns 20 Eric Sevareid Awards for Journalism Excellence
Channel 13 News receives the most 2012 NBNA Awards in Iowa
Winning categories include Investigation, Reporting and Hard Feature
The Northwest Broadcast News Association (NBNA) has presented Channel 13 News with 20 Eric Sevareid Awards, the most of any television station in Iowa. The achievement includes awards for “Investigation”, “General Reporting”, “Series” and “Hard Feature.” The station received the awards March 31st during the Midwest Journalism Conference in Minneapolis.
The station’s other awards include accolades for “Best Newscast”, “Best Sportscast,” “Spot News”, “Broadcast Writing”, “Photojournalism”, “Sports Reporting”, and for Sound Off with Keith Murphy. (A complete list of all the awards including a link to the story is below.)
“I could not be more proud of the team at Channel 13 News,” says WHO-HD News Director Rod Peterson. “In an industry that is continually evolving and more competitive, it still comes down to telling compelling stories and that’s what these accolades represent.”
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2012 WHO-HD |
Recipient |
Story Title |
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Investigative
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Sonya Heitshusen
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General Reporting |
Dave Price |
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Series |
Aaron Brilbeck |
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Hard Feature-24 Hours |
Krystle Kacner Jeff Felton Randy Schumacher |
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Soft Feature |
Andy Fales |
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Newscast |
10pm News Team |
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Weather |
Megan Salois Brett McIntyre |
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Sportscast/Program |
Keith Murphy |
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Investigative |
Dan Winters |
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Series |
Erin Kiernan |
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Series |
Lynn Melling |
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Spot News |
Megan Reuther Randy Schumacher |
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Broadcast Writing |
Andy Fales |
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General Reporting |
Andy Fales |
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Hard Feature |
Erin Kiernan |
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Photojournalism |
Randy Schumacher |
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Soft Feature |
Andy Fales |
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Sports Reporting |
Erin Kiernan |
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Sports Reporting |
Andy Fales |
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Talk/Public Affairs |
Andy Fales Chris Hassel |
