FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 16, 2009
CONTACT:
Meg Fullwood
214-740-9377
mfullwood@kera.org
KERA Wins Two PRNDI Awards
DALLAS/FORT WORTH - KERA, the public radio and television affiliate for North Texas, is pleased to announce the receipt of two national awards from Public Radio News Directors Incorporated (PRNDI). The PRNDI Awards honor the best of public radio news with first and second place recognition.
KERA’s Bill Zeeble took the second place award in the News Feature category for his story North Texans Face Foreclosure. Bill Zeeble, B.J. Austin and Shelley Kofler were awarded second place in the News Series category for Family Values: What the Voters Want.
The stories are posted online at www.kera.org. Listen to Bill Zeeble’s story at:
The Family Values series can be heard online at:
The PRNDI Awards were presented Saturday, June 13 at the annual Public Radio News Directors’ conference in Portland, Oregon. To view the full list of 2009 winners, please visit:
http://www.prndi.org/prndiWinners.html
About KERA
KERA is a not-for-profit public media organization that serves the people of North Texas. The station broadcasts to the fourth-largest population area in the United States. KERA produces original multimedia content, carries the best in national and international public television and radio programs, and provides online resources at kera.org. The station’s extensive coverage of the arts can be found at artandseek.org. KERA-TV broadcasts on channel 13. KERA-FM broadcasts on 90.1 in Dallas/Fort Worth/Denton, 88.3 in Wichita Falls, 100.1 in Tyler and 99.3 in Sherman. In fall of 2009, KERA’s new music station at 91.7 FM will join the airwaves.
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