FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 26, 2009
CONTACT: Meg Fullwood
214-740-9377
mfullwood@kera.org
DALLAS/FORT WORTH – KERA-FM, the National Public Radio affiliate for North Texas, is pleased to announce the receipt of six Texas Associated Press Broadcasters (TAPB) Awards for 2008. The awards will be presented Saturday night, April 25, during the 2009 TAPB convention at the Headliners Club in Austin.
KERA News Director Shelley Kofler received top honors in the categories of Best Specialty/Beat Reporting for political coverage and Best Light Feature for her story on the World’s Best-Selling Fruitcake. She won second place for her story about Arlington General Motors workers in the area of Best General Assignments.
KERA News reporters B.J. Austin, Bill Zeeble and Shelley Kofler were awarded second place in the category of Best Continuing Coverage for their stories on "Family Values: What the Voters Want" prior to the 2008 national election. B.J. Austin received honorable mention for city government reporting in the category of Best Specialty/Beat Reporting and Bill Brown received honorable mention for coverage of the historic problems at the Dallas County Jail among Best Serious Feature entries.
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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