New Orleans-Baton Rouge public radio partnership honored for hurricane, climate change reporting.
NEW ORLEANS AND BATON ROUGE, La. – The combined newsroom of public radio stations WWNO New Orleans and WRKF Baton Rouge, has won two 2021 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for its journalism in 2020.
The stations won in Continuing Coverage for reporting on the Hurricane Laura aftermath, including a story by Aubri Juhasz, “‘I Lost My Mind’: Lake Charles Residents Come to Terms with Hurricane Laura’s Devastation.” The LifeRaft podcast episode by Travis Lux and Lauren Melara, “Have I had my Last Good Oyster?” won in the Podcast category.
WWNO-WRKF newsroom wins two Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards
05/12/2021
NEW ORLEANS/BATON ROUGE (press release) – The combined newsroom of public radio stations WWNO New Orleans and WRKF Baton Rouge, has won two 2021 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for its journalism in 2020.
The stations won in Continuing Coverage for reporting on the Hurricane Laura aftermath, including a story by Aubri Juhasz, “‘I Lost My Mind’: Lake Charles Residents Come to Terms with Hurricane Laura’s Devastation.” The LifeRaft podcast episode by Travis Lux and Lauren Melara, “Have I had my Last Good Oyster?” won in the Podcast category.
The collaborative news team competed among large market stations in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Its winning entries now advance to the National Murrow Award competition with winners to be announced later this year.
Masks will be enforced at Summerfest, according to health department
Milwaukee Health Commissioner Kirsten Johnson said Thursday masks will be worn and enforced at Summerfest Share Updated: 10:41 PM CDT May 6, 2021
Milwaukee Health Commissioner Kirsten Johnson said Thursday masks will be worn and enforced at Summerfest Share Updated: 10:41 PM CDT May 6, 2021
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