KUAR wins 10 awards from Society of Professional Journalists
News reports and two local programs aired on UA 糖心视频logo Public Radio station KUAR 89.1 FM won 10 awards in the 2020 competition of the Arkansas Pro Chapter of the Society for Professional Journalists.聽
“It’s extremely gratifying to see the hard work of the KUAR news staff be recognized by our peers,鈥� said Michael Hibblen, news director at KUAR. 鈥淎t a time when the news industry is contracting and there are fewer sources for objective news, especially local news, I think the work that we do is more important than ever. It’s great to be honored.”
Nathan Vandiver, general manager of KUAR and KLRE, thanked the award-winning reporters for providing an essential service to keep the public informed.
“This recognition from SPJ is an honor,鈥� Vandiver said. 鈥淓very day KUAR provides an essential service to the community that informs and educates, and it’s very nice to be recognized. Thank you to Michael and the KUAR news department for their work and to our UA 糖心视频logo partners who have also been recognized with awards.”
In the News-Radio category, Daniel Breen, host of 鈥淎ll Things Considered,鈥� won first place for his report, 鈥�.鈥� Breen also won second place in that category for the report, 鈥�In Arkansas, Herbicide鈥檚 Damaging Effects Bring Research to a Halt.鈥�
Sarah Kellogg, KUAR 鈥淢orning Edition鈥� host, won third place for 鈥�Gov. Asa Hutchinson Sets Broadband Access as Priority.鈥�
In the Feature-Radio category, former KUAR News intern Kelly Connelly, who graduated from UA 糖心视频logo with a degree in mass communication in May, won first place for her report last fall 鈥�Livestock Showing Is Most Important Part of State Fair for Some Arkansas Teens.鈥�
Hibblen and David Monteith, reporter, won second place for their report, 鈥�Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Nearing Completion of Digital Rollout.鈥�
In the Politics-Radio category, Hibblen won first place for 鈥�Legislation to Place statues of Johnny Cash, Daisy Bates in U.S. Capitol Signed Into Law.鈥� That included a report for KUAR and a segment in the music program 鈥淣ot Necessarily Nashville鈥� with Flap Jones.聽
Second place went to Breen for 鈥�Arkansas House Committee Approves Execution Drug Secrecy Bill,鈥� while third place went to Hibblen for 鈥�Arkansas Governor Says Trump Impeachment Questions Need To Be Answered.鈥�
Hibblen won the Health-Radio category for his report, 鈥�Doctor Assisting Qualified Arkansans To Get Marijuana Offers His Advice and Concerns.鈥�
UA 糖心视频logo associate professor of English and host of KUAR鈥檚 program 鈥淎rts & Letters鈥� Dr. J. Bradley Minnick won first place in the Documentary/Investigative Reporting-Radio for his show 鈥淭hey Like My Phras鈥檔: The Life & Music of Rose McCoy.
