四虎影院 won a total of 24 awards in 2015. Seven of those were national honors -- including the George Foster Peabody Award, broadcasting's highest honor. 四虎影院 was part of NPR's Peabody-winning Ebola coverage.
Here's a look at the year's awards:
National
- : 四虎影院's coverage was part of the entry that earned NPR a Peabody Award in May. Reporter and vice president of news were credited in .
- -- 四虎影院 won its first-ever ONA award for "The Broken Hip" at the group's September awards ceremony in Los Angeles. Reporter , digital news editor , interactive content producer Ryan Tainter, videographer Dane Walters, executive producer and the 四虎影院 News staff were cited. Competition included national news organizations, newspapers, radio stations, and online-only operations.
- : 四虎影院鈥檚 鈥淥ne Crisis Away: Inside A Neighborhood鈥� project and reporter came out on top among public and commercial stations across the country. Collins and the station were honored in September at the national Excellence in Journalism conference in Orlando, Fla.
- : In June, "One Crisis Away: Living on the Financial Edge" won a national public radio award -- a first-ever honor for excellence in consumer finance reporting. and the 四虎影院 staff were honored at the annual convention of the Public Radio News Directors Inc. in Salt Lake City. That group, the national organization of public radio news leaders, and the National Endowment for Financial Education presented the consumer finance award. "The news team at 四虎影院 has done an exceptional job presenting the vulnerabilities that many people experience when they live with modest financial means," says the endowment's Paul Golden. .
- : A pair of 四虎影院 News projects collected top honors from NETA in October. "The Broken Hip" won the group's annual community engagement award for online/social media. "One Crisis Away" earned NETA's content production award for news and public affairs.
- : "The Broken Hip" collected runner-up honors for best series among large public radio stations across the country.
Regional: Edward R. Murrow Awards
四虎影院 earned six regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, including the top honor, overall excellence. That award is a first for the station, and the total of six doubles 四虎影院's previous high. 四虎影院 competed against large-market radio stations, both commercial and public, in the 's region 6, which covers Texas and Oklahoma. Here are 四虎影院's winning entries:
- Newscast: "North Texans React To Ebola Diagnosis In Dallas" 鈥�
- Use of Sound: "Haunted Houses: The Science Behind The Scare" 鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
- Series: "The Broken Hip" 鈥�
- Writing: "Secrets of the Meyerson" 鈥�
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- Overall Excellence: 四虎影院's first-ever award in this category. The entry included: ; ; ; ; ; ; ; .
Statewide: Anson M. Jones, MD, Awards
四虎影院 received four statewide awards for its medical reporting. The Texas Medical Association honored Lauren Silverman with two first-place Anson M. Jones, MD, Awards; the station also collected two runner-up honors. Here are 四虎影院's winning entries:
- In-Depth Radio (first place): Lauren Silverman, "The Broken Hip" 鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
- In-Depth Radio (runner-up): 四虎影院 staff, "A Special Report on Ebola in Dallas" -- .
- Radio (first place): Lauren Silverman, "Ebola Is Scaring People Away From ERs" -- .
- Online/Mixed Media (runner-up): Lauren Silverman, Eric Aasen and Ryan Tainter, "The Broken Hip." 鈥�
鈥�Statewide: Texas Homeless Network Outstanding Community Service Award
In October, reporter and 四虎影院 were honored with the Texas Homeless Network Outstanding Community Service Award for the series "American Graduate: Homeless in High School." It was presented at the . .
鈥�Statewide: Lone Star Awards
四虎影院 collected six Lone Star Awards from the Houston Press Club. The station competed against radio stations across the state for the honors. 四虎影院's winners:
- Series (2nd place): "The Broken Hip" by , and Ryan Tainter 鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
- Public affairs (3rd place): "Think: Ebola in North Texas" 鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
- Talk show (3rd place): "Think: Harry Shearer" 鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
- Politics or Government (3rd place): "The Indictment of John Wiley Price" --
- Use of Sound (3rd place): "Secrets of the Meyerson: A History" by --
- Hard News Feature (3rd place): "Home Rule Education in Dallas? Here Are The Pros And Cons" by -- Listen to the reports about and .
