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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                        

March 12, 2008

 

CONTACT: Meg Fullwood

214-740-9377

mfullwood@kera.org

 

KERA 90.1 WINS TEXAS ASSOCIATED PRESS BROADCAST AWARDS

DALLAS/FORT WORTH – KERA 90.1, the National Public Radio affiliate for North Texas, is pleased to be among the winners the Texas Associated Press Broadcasters Awards for 2007-2008. The awards take place Saturday, April 19, 2008 during the TAPB Convention at the Hilton DFW Lakes Hotel in Grapevine, Texas.

KERA 90.1 News Director Shelley Kofler, and News Reporter Bill Zeeble received second place in the Special Series category for The Trinity Decision.  Kofler also received a second place award in the Serious Feature category for her story, Canoeing the Trinity. Bill Zeeble was awarded Honorable Mention in the Light Feature category for his report, FunAsia.

KERA is a not-for-profit public broadcasting organization that is independently owned and operated in North Texas. The station’s services include original television and radio productions, national public television and radio programs, online information and resources at www.kera.org and an educational resource center that develops outreach programs for children, families and educators.

KERA productions have earned the highest accolades bestowed by the broadcasting industry, including Peabody, DuPont, Emmy, Clarion (Association of Women in Communications), Gold Camera Award (the U.S. International Film and Video Festival), Texas Gavel (State Bar of Texas), Anson Jones for In-Depth Television (Texas Medical Association), International Health and Medical Award for Community Health, Chicago  International Film Festival's Silver Plaque, Lone Star Emmy, INTERCOM Competition’s Gold Plaque, American Association of Museums’ Gold Muse Award, National Telecommunications and Education Association, and many more.

 

 

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