August 2016 staff milestones
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88.5 WFDD wins regional Edward R. Murrow Awards
This is a guest post from 88.5 WFDD:
88.5 WFDD, the public radio station licensed to Wake Forest University, has won two 2016 regional Edward R. Murrow Awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA).
88.5 WFDD won Best Hard News Reporting for “Dan River Spill: Long-Term Impact Unknown” by Keri Brown. The story focused on the Dan River one year after a nearby coal ash site dumped more than 39,000 tons of waste into the water. Brown spoke to environmentalists who say the final toll could take years to find out.
The 88.5 WFDD News Team also received the award for Best Newscast:12:04 p.m. July 14, 2015, which included coverage of the “Selma” march in Winston-Salem to protest the state’s voting laws, and redistricting Greensboro’s local government.
RTDNA has been recognizing outstanding achievements in electronic journalism with the Edward R. Murrow Awards since 1971. It is the world’s largest professional organization devoted exclusively to electronic journalism, and represents local and network journalists in broadcasting, cable, and digital media in more than 30 countries. The Edward R. Murrow Awards are given annually, with entries judged by peers in the industry.
“We’re grateful for this award recognizing the hard work we’ve been doing in our news department,” said Emily McCord, News Director at 88.5 WFDD. “We have been deepening our commitment to bringing more local news to our listeners and we’re delighted our peers have taken notice.”
88.5 WFDD competes in a region that includes large-market radio stations in North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky. Regional winners automatically advance to the national competition, the results of which will be announced in June.
88.5 WFDD, Public Radio for the Piedmont, is a broadcast service of Wake Forest University and is the only public radio station of its kind located in the Piedmont Triad. It broadcasts news, information, and public affairs programming covering the arts, people, and institutions in the area from its Winston-Salem studios. The state’s charter NPR® member, 88.5 WFDD is the longest continuously-broadcasting public radio station in North Carolina.
Categories: University Announcement
88.5 WFDD receives nine awards for excellence in journalism
88.5 WFDD, the public radio station licensed to Wake Forest, was recently honored by the Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas (RTDNAC) with nine awards for excellence in journalism.
The RTDNAC 2015 Awards Competition recognized the best of TV, radio, website, and collegiate work from July 1, 2014, through June 30, 2015. 88.5 WFDD received seven first place awards in the news categories of Consumer/Economic, Education, General News, Hard News Feature, Investigative, Light Feature, and Spot News; a second place award in the category of Spot News; and WFDD’s Keri Brown won first place for Radio Reporter of the Year.
Stories that received first place awards included Tobacco Farmers Lose Longtime Safety Net, by Emily McCord; As Education Spending Grabs Spotlight, Deteriorating Schools Get Little Aid, by Keri Brown; Dan River Coal Ash Spill: Long-Term Impact Unknown, by Keri Brown; Neighbors Lobby For More Regulation On Chicken Farms, by Keri Brown; McCrory Pushes Tax Credits At Opening For Company That Hasn’t Used Them, by Paul Garber; A Band Of Their Own, by David Ford; and Winter Storm Closes Schools, Downs Power Lines, by Emily McCord. The second place Spot News award was given for As Same Sex Marriage Becomes legal, Opinions In NC Are Mixed, by Emily McCord.
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August 2012 staff milestones
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