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Station collects 15 awards celebrating excellence in local journalism and community service

Station collects 16 awards celebrating excellence in local journalism

Updated: 11:26 AM PDT May 4, 2021 SEATTLE — KING 5, the NBC affiliate in Seattle, has been nominated for a 2020 Peabody Award in the Public Service category for “Facing Race,” a 13-week original series that forthrightly tackled the difficult topic of systemic racism in the Pacific Northwest. “This recognition is a true honor for our team,” said KING 5 interim news director Laura Evans. “Our goal when starting ‘Facing Race’ was to have conversations about race an...

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