/news-archive/tag/daniel-breen/ UA 糖心视频logo Tue, 05 Jul 2022 19:27:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.5 /news-archive/2022/07/05/kuar-awards/ Tue, 05 Jul 2022 19:27:18 +0000 /news/?p=81831 ... Hibblen, Breen Take Home Diamond Journalism Awards for KUAR]]> Shining through as finalists were KUAR鈥檚 News Director Michael Hibblen and local Morning Edition Host and Reporter Daniel Breen, and featured the following stories: Category: Explanatory Reporting- Radio/Audio Title: Credit: Michael Hibblen The interview aired on KUAR鈥檚 Not Necessarily Nashville on June 28, 2021. Category: Politics- Radio/Audio & TV/Video Title: Credit: Daniel Breen Breen鈥檚 story aired nationwide on NPR鈥檚 All Things Considered on May 7, 2021. Category: Politics- Radio/Audio & TV/Video Title: Credit: Michael Hibblen The report aired on KUAR on Sept. 7, 2021.]]> /news-archive/2021/06/24/kuar-2021-diamond-journalism-awards/ Thu, 24 Jun 2021 14:27:44 +0000 /news/?p=79278 ... KUAR Reporters Receive Honors in 2021 Diamond Journalism Awards]]> The contest, sponsored by the Arkansas Pro Chapter, Society of Professional Journalists considered work from journalists in Arkansas and six neighboring states. “Independent and local reporting is vital to the health of our democracy. We have seen the evidence of this first-hand in the pandemic and in the run-up to the 2020 election,” said Nathan Vandiver, general manager of UA 糖心视频logo Public Radio. “It’s an honor to serve our community in this way, and it’s especially an honor for the hard work of our news team to be recognized among such an impressive group of journalists from across the region.” KUAR News received honors on six stories from the past year. “It’s great to see KUAR’s news department being honored for its reporting, especially when competing against radio and television stations from states within this region of the country,” KUAR News Director Michael Hibblen said. “I’m extremely proud of the work of our news staff.” Daniel Breen, KUAR Morning Edition host and reporter, received second place honors in Political Coverage, Broadcast and Education Coverage, Broadcast for his stories, , and,聽. “The breadth of what you covered, while focusing on the volunteer, is impressive,” judges said of his political entry, and of his education story, “This was a very strong entry. The story included a lot of voices with different perspectives on the problem and how to address it. Well done.” Sarah Kellogg, KUAR’s politics and government reporter received third place honors in Political Coverage, Broadcast for her story, . Judges called her work, a “really smart use of natural sound.” KUAR News Director Michael Hibblen received second place honors in Health/Science Coverage, Broadcast for his story, . Judges also made note of Hibblen’s “nice use of natural sound throughout” the story. Alexandria Brown, who reports and hosts All Things Considered and Weekend Edition for KUAR received third place honors in Features, Broadcast, for her story, . Judges called Brown’s story “straightforward and interesting.” Brown is a student in UA 糖心视频logo’s School of Mass Communication. Judges also recognized freelance reporter Anna Stitt, who produced a series,聽, for KUAR News. This series was supported by the National Geographic Society鈥檚 COVID-19 Emergency Fund for Journalists. Stitt’s series received third place honors in the Documentary/Investigative, Broadcast category. Judges gave Stitt’s reporting high marks for accomplishing “the basics of what we do – give voice to the voiceless, and hold the powerful accountable.” UA 糖心视频logo Public Radio is a listener-supported public service department of UA 糖心视频logo based in the College of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, and Education.]]> /news-archive/2019/06/28/kuar-named-best-radio-station/ Fri, 28 Jun 2019 13:38:00 +0000 /news/?p=74634 ... KUAR named Best Radio Station]]> KUAR has once again been named Best Radio Station in the Arkansas Times annual Best of Arkansas Awards. “It’s an honor to be recognized by our listeners and the readers of the Arkansas Times as the Best Radio Station,鈥� said Nathan Vandiver, KUAR鈥檚 interim general manager. 鈥淚 have to feel that it’s a reflection of the hard work and listener-focused mission of NPR and KUAR working together to provide the best possible information for the country and our central Arkansas community.鈥澛� 聽For over 20 years, the Best of Arkansas issue has been the Arkansas Times鈥� largest issue of the year. Readers vote for their favorites in more than 100 categories. This year鈥檚 winners were announced Thursday, June 27, at the Albert Pike Masonic Center in 糖心视频logo. KUAR has previously won Best Radio Station in the Times鈥� poll six times and has placed as a runner-up for several five years.聽 鈥淎s a listener-supported service of UA 糖心视频logo – whether that’s news from central Arkansas, Washington D.C., or anywhere in the world, or the insightful interviews of 鈥�,鈥� the differences in generational thinking presented by 鈥�,鈥� or the best country music you haven’t heard of on 鈥�,鈥� – KUAR will always focus on finding the best content, and fair and accurate information that helps our listeners. This honor is especially nice because it’s from the people in our region who rely on this service day in and day out.鈥� In the photo top right, the KUAR staff collect their award for Best Radio Station. From left: Nathan Vandiver, interim general manager; Daniel Breen, All Things Considered host; Sarah Kellogg, Morning Edition host; J. Bradley Minnick, producer, Arts & Letters Radio; Michael Hibblen, news director; and Vanessa McKuin, development director.]]>