Kudos to WFIU News!

JULY 26, 2005

Below is a final listing of all the awards from the four competitions the WFIU news department entered this year. The following organizations sponsored the competitions: Radio-Television News Directors Association (RTNDA), Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), Public Radio News Directors Incorporated (PRNDI), and Network Indiana (NI). WFIU took home a total of 19 awards this year-more than double last year's number. We have listed the awards by the reporters who won them.

Of course, a special thanks to Jason Stahl, who produced all the pieces for us.

Nicole Beemsterboer

RTNDA-Edward R. Murrow award for best radio feature in Region 7: "Favorite Things"
SPJ-First Place, Best Radio Feature, "Favorite Things"
SPJ-First Place, Best Education Coverage, "Sex Education Options"
SPJ-Second Place, Best Radio Feature (Student Division) "Favorite Things"

Maryellen May

PRNDI-First Place, Best Soft Feature, "Brother in Iraq"
SPJ-First Place, General News/Continuing Coverage, "Brother in Iraq"
SPJ-Second Place, Best Radio Feature, "Brother in Iraq"
NI-First Place, Best Radio Feature, "Brother in Iraq"

Chelsea Wald

SPJ-First Place, Best Radio Feature (Student Division), "God and Architecture"
SPJ-First Place, Best Medical/Science Reporting, "Cochlear Implants"
SPJ-Second Place, Best Medical Science Reporting, "God and Architecture"
SPJ-Third Place, Best Radio Feature (Student Division), "Cochlear Implants"

Chad Bouchard

PRNDI-Second Place, Best News Feature, Division C, "Cicada Spring"
SPJ-First Place, Best Coverage of Environment, "Cicada Spring"
SPJ-First Place, Social Justice Reporting, "Homeless Vote"
SPJ-Second Place, General News/Continuing Coverage, "Homeless Vote"
SPJ-Third Place, Best Radio Feature, "Cicada Spring"
NI-Honorable Mention, Best Continuing Coverage, "Memorial Day Tornadoes"

Kim Huston

SPJ-Second Place, Coverage of Minority Issues, "Latino Vote"

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