KUNI Wins Iowa Associated Press Awards
Founded in 1848, The Associated Press is the backbone of the world's
information system serving thousands of daily newspaper, radio, television and
online customers with coverage in all media and news in all formats. It is the
largest and oldest news organization in the world, serving as a source of news,
photos, graphics, audio and video for more than one billion people a day.
The following KUNI staff was officially awarded at the Iowa AP Broadcast
Convention in Iowa City on May 6, 2005.
LARGE MARKET RADIO
DOCUMENTARY:
2nd Place: KUNI, Cedar Falls, Jeneane Beck, "Campaign Workers &
GOP Phone Kids''
3rd Place: KUNI, Cedar Rapids, Carole Shelley Yates, Pat Blank,
"No Child Left Behind''
FEATURE:
2nd Place: KUNI, Cedar Falls, Greg Shanley, "Variations''
PUBLIC AFFAIRS:
2nd Place: KUNI, Cedar Falls, Greg Shanley, "Wind Storage''
NEWSCAST:
1st Place: KUNI, Cedar Falls, Greg Shanley, Pat Blank, Jeneane
Beck, Nov. 11, 2004
GENERAL REPORTING:
3rd Place: KUNI, Cedar Falls, Pat Blank, "P.O.W. Museum''
FARM-AGRIBUSINESS:
1st Place: KUNI, Cedar Falls, Greg Shanley, "IA's Grape & Wine
Industry''
3rd Place: KUNI, Cedar Falls, Pat Blank, "Dairy Heirs-Farm
Tour''
TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE:
1st Place: KUNI, Cedar Falls, Jeneane Beck, "Small Parade''
POLITICAL REPORTING:
2nd Place: KUNI, Cedar Falls, Pat Blank, Jeneane Beck, "Campaign
Trail Montage''
KUNI Wins Iowa Broadcast News
Association Awards
IBNA is a nonprofit corporation of radio-TV news directors,
reporters, producers, public relations professionals and others from
Iowa and its adjacent states, working together to improve electronic
media news for our stations and the public.
IBNA recognizes outstanding work done by its members. During the
annaul IBNA convention, an awards banquet is held to honor news reports
in several categories. IBNA also awards the
Jack Shelley Award, given to someone who has made substantial
contributions to electronic media journalism in Iowa. Money raised
through the contest is used to support IBNA activities.
The following KUNI staff was officially awarded at the IBNA 2005
Spring Convention in Iowa City
on May 7, 2005.
LARGE MARKET RADIO
USE OF ACTUALITY (RADIO):
2nd Place: KUNI, "Small Parade Fiasco," Jeneane Beck
FEATURE:
1st Place: KUNI, "School of Lost Arts," Pat Blank
3rd Place: tie KUNI, "Variations," Greg Shanley
IN-DEPTH/SERIES:
1st Place: KUNI, "Architectural Treasures," Greg Shanley & Bill
Menner
PUBLIC AFFAIRS:
3rd Place: KUNI, "Wind Storage," Greg Shanley
FARM AND AGRIBUSINESS:
1st Place: KUNI, "Wine Series," Greg Shanley
3rd Place: KUNI, "Dairy Heirs/Farm Tour," Pat Blank
POLITICAL COVERAGE:
3rd Place: KUNI, "Campaign Trail Montage," Jeneane Beck, Pat
Blank
EXCELLENCE IN WRITING:
1st Place: KUNI, "Waterloo vs. Cedar Rapids," Jeneane Beck
BEST NEWSCAST:
2nd Place: KUNI
OVERALL EXCELLENCE:
3rd Place: KUNI
KUNI Wins Northwest Broadcast News
Association Awards
The Northwest Broadcast News Association is an
organization, chartered in 1949, of radio and television journalists working in
the six-state Upper Midwest region including Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North
Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
NBNA's aim is to serve and improve the
broadcast industry through educational and professional programs.
The NBNA began with a meeting of a few journalists and University of
Minnesota faculty members who recognized the potential of broadcast
news in our society. The School of Journalism and Mass Communication at
the University of Minnesota continues to assist the NBNA in its ongoing
effort to raise the standards of broadcast journalism in the Upper
Midwest.
Awards are given to radio and television stations for achievements
in spot news, general reporting, series, documentary, feature news,
sports reporting, newscast, best audio, and best photojournalism. At
the banquet a tape is played showing highlights of the award winning
news segments.
The following KUNI staff was officially awarded in Minneapolis
on April 2, 2005.
First Place:
Investigative Reporting: "Gas" by Jeneane Beck
Series: "Iowa Wine Making and Grape Growing" by Greg Shanley
Writing: "Waterloo vs Cedar Rapids" by Jeneane Beck
Awards of Merit:
Talk/Public Affairs: "Terrorists Listen
to KUNI" by Pat Blank
Series: "Iowa Architecture" by Bill
Menner
General Reporting: "Small's Parade
Fiasco" by Jeneane Beck
Documentary/Special: "Wind Storage" by
Greg Shanley
Audio: "Democratic Ballot Push" by
Jeneane Beck
*Production assistance by Phil Maass and Mike Thies.
