Awards
Doug Eichten, Neenah Ellis honored for service and innovation in public radio
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The awards were given at the Public Radio Super-Regional Meeting.
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The awards were given at the Public Radio Super-Regional Meeting.
The Asian American Journalists Association and Global Editors Network also recognized public media journalists and organizations at recent conferences.
WBGO, WPLN and other pubcasters won multiple awards at the Public Radio News Directors Inc. conference June 22–24 in Miami.
Texas Tribune claimed four honors, and NPR won three.
Early childhood educator Bill Isler received the PBS “Be More” Award for helping to bring characters like Daniel Tiger to life.
Allen Weatherly, former executive director of Arkansas Educational Television Network, was honored posthumously with the Daniel K. Miller PBS Station Leadership Award.
Other winners include “This American Life” and ProPublica.
Public media accounted for five of the 12 winners in the category.
Other award winners include independent producer Jenni Monet, Reveal’s Will Evans and WFAE’s Lisa Worf.