WKMS is proud to announce another set of awards for its newsroom. The Kentucky Associated Press notified WKMS that its work in 2019 for Murray State’s listener-supported public radio service has taken home many KAPB awards.
In the professional category, Liam Niemeyer won first place and WKMS Student Reporter Sydni Anderson won second place in the category Use of Sound for pieces "Kentucky Caviar: How One West Kentucky Fish Market is Betting on Fish Eggs” and "Community Gathers at Candlelight Vigil for Missing Woman Samantha Sperry." Niemeyer also won second place in the category Enterprise Reporting for "Kentucky Supreme Court Candidate’s Rhetoric Raises Ethical Questions"
In the college category:
Best Feature Story: Hannah Bullard won second and third place for "Hopkinsville Pow-Wow Celebrates and Preserves Native Tradition" and "Relocated: Memorial to Largest Loss of Life Event in the History of the 101st Airborne Division" respectively.
Best News Story: Dalton York and Sydni Anderson won first place on their joint story "West Kentuckians Reflect on Partisanship and Political Dialogue."
Best Digital Journalist: WKMS Students swept this category with Sydni Anderson winning first place, Hannah Bullard second place, and Cory Scharber third place.
Best Newscast: Dalton York won second place.
Best Public Affairs: Bri Hunter won first place with "Inside the Life of a West Kentucky First-Time Voter."
Best of Show in Radio: Bri Hunter, Murray State University.
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