四虎影院's Lauren Silverman has won the inaugural Hugh Aynesworth Award for radio investigative reporting from the Press Club of Dallas. That brings the station's 2017 award total to 41 -- including its first-ever national Edward R. Murrow Award.
Silverman's honor is for which also was the runner-up for national enterprise/investigative reporting from the Public Radio News Directors Inc. The other finalist for the investigative radio Aynesworth Award were 四虎影院's Stella M. Chavez and Houston Public Media's Laura Isensee -- they collaborated on
Here's a of the Aynesworth Award winners -- honoring the legendary Dallas journalist.
And here's a look at 四虎影院's other 2017 award winners:
National Edward R. Murrow Awards
The station was honored for excellence in video among large radio stations, at an October gala in New York. The video by Thorne Anderson and Courtney Collins was part of the series, "."It's the station's first national Murrow from the Radio Television Digital News Association; 四虎影院 won a record eight regional Murrows this spring.
The award-winning video features Jennifer Anderson, whose Garland apartment was ripped to pieces following a tornado in December 2015.
Watch the video
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四虎影院's honor was one of three national Murrows that went to members of the Texas Station Collaborative. The statewide newsmagazine Texas Standard -- which airs out of KUT in Austin and is co-produced by 四虎影院, Houston Public Media and Texas Public Radio in San Antonio -- won about the 50th anniversary of the UT Tower shooting. KUT also won for for a live blog featuring President Trump's visit to Austin when he was a presidential candidate.
The Texas Tribune, a partner of 四虎影院, won four national Murrows -- overall excellence; continuing coverage for its ; excellence in social media for its and investigative reporting for its The Dallas Morning News won the breaking news category for in downtown Dallas.
Here's a of this year's national Murrows.
Online Journalism Awards
四虎影院 was part of 鈥�,鈥� a nationwide effort led by ProPublica and WNYC that won the Online Journalism Award for large-newsroom coverage of a planned event.
四虎影院 was also a finalist for another award. That honor 鈥� for breaking news among medium-sized newsrooms 鈥� was for coverage of the . Two other North Texas media outlets were also finalists for coverage of the shootings: NBCDFW.com in the same category as 四虎影院, and the Dallas Morning News in the large-newsroom category.
The Texas Tribune, a partner of 四虎影院, was a finalist in five small-newsroom categories, including general excellence. NPR was a three-time finalist.
Other OJA winners included PBS Frontline, the public radio program Reveal (twice) and McClatchey, owner of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, for its project Titletown TX.
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The awards, which were presented Oct. 7 at the annual Online News Association conference in Washington, D.C., are the most prestigious honors in digital journalism. 四虎影院 was a finalist once before -- in 2015, when the station won for its Breakthroughs series, "."
PRNDI Awards
四虎影院 earned three first places and one second from the Public Radio News Directors Inc. That tied KCRW in Santa Monica, Calif., for the most top honors among the nation's biggest public radio stations.
It was a big year for the Texas Station Collaborative: In all, the state's three largest public radio stations collected 10 plaques. KUT in Austin won four -- including two firsts for "Texas Standard," the statewide newsmagazine co-produced with 四虎影院, Houston Public Media and Texas Public Radio in San Antonio. Houston's KUHF also won a first and a second.
Here are 四虎影院's winners:
- Newscast (1st place): 四虎影院 staff,
- Spot News (1st place): Stephanie Kuo,&苍产蝉辫;鈥溾��
- Commentary (1st place): Bill Holston, ""
- Enterprise/Investigative (2nd place): Lauren Silverman,
You can find a complete list of PRNDI winners .
Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards
四虎影院 won eight regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, including overall excellence honors for large-market radio stations. That number is a record for the station.
四虎影院's total of eight regional awards ranked third nationally, behind WBUR in Boston (10) and WLRN in Miami (9).
In Texas, KUT in Austin won five -- including two for Texas Standard, the statewide newsmagazine that's a co-production with 四虎影院, Houston Public Media and Texas Public Radio in San Antonio. TPR also won one regional Murrow among large stations. Marfa Public Radio collected all five small-market radio awards in the region.
The Texas Tribune, a partner of 四虎影院, won six regional Murrows and was also honored with for its project with ProPublica, "." NPR also .
四虎影院's previous best was six regional Murrows in 2015, including its first Overall Excellence award.
Reporter Courtney Collins was a three-time winner this year -- for Video, Hard News and Sports Reporting. Here's are the 四虎影院 winners:
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- Sound: 四虎影院 staff -- "
- Video: Thorne Anderson and Courtney Collins --
- Feature Reporting: Lauren Silverman --
- Hard News: Courtney Collins --
- Newscast: 四虎影院 staff --
- Sports Reporting: Courtney Collins -- "
These regional awards cover commercial and public radio stations in RTDNA's Region 6: Texas and Oklahoma. With these wins, 四虎影院 will compete for the national Edward R. Murrow Awards later in the year.
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Texas Associated Press Broadcasters
四虎影院 won a station-record 16 awards from the Texas Associated Press Broadcasters. The station won five first-place awards, eight seconds and three honorable mentions.
It was part of a dominant performance for the members of public radio's Texas Station Collaborative:
- won five awards; the statewide public radio newsmagazine originates from KUT in Austin and is co-produced by 四虎影院 in North Texas, Houston Public Media and Texas Public Radio in San Antonio.
- also won 13 other awards, including six first places.
- And earned five honors, including two first places.
Here are the 四虎影院 winners:
- Newscast (1st place): Sam Baker and Krystina Martinez, ""
- Special Series 鈥�(1st place): Jerome Weeks and Hady Mawajdeh, ""; Courtney Collins (honorable mention) "."
- Light Feature 鈥�(1蝉迟&苍产蝉辫;辫濒补肠别): Jerome Weeks, ""; Stephanie Kuo (2nd place) ""
- Commentary-Editorial (1st place): Bill Holston and Sam Baker, ""
- Online/Special Content (1st place): 四虎影院 staff, "
- Specialty or Beat Reporting (2nd place): ; (honorable mention)
- Best Local Talk Show (2nd place): 鈥婽hink staff , ""
- Serious Feature (2nd place): Lauren Silverman, ""
- Use of Actuality-Production (2nd place): Stephanie Kuo, 鈥溾��
- General Assignment (2nd place): Stephanie Kuo, ""
- Sports Story or Sports Series (2nd place): Courtney Collins, "
- Continuing Coverage (2nd place): 四虎影院 staff , ""
- Digital (honorable mention): 四虎影院 staff ,
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Lone Star Awards
四虎影院 won four first-place honors in the Lone Star Awards from the Houston Press Club 鈥� the most of any radio station 鈥� including a double win for the statewide conversation program 鈥淭hink鈥� and a radio-journalist-of-the-year trophy for Lauren Silverman. Combined with one second place and two thirds in the contest, 四虎影院 earned seven Lone Star Awards, bringing its total awards haul to 31 so far this year.
It was part of a sweep of the radio categories by members of the Texas Station Collaborative -- the partnership of the four biggest public radio stations in the state.
"Texas Standard," the statewide newsmagazine co-produced by KUT in Austin and the three other TSC stations, collected two first places and five Lone Star Awards overall.
Houston Public Media won 11 Lone Stars, including five in television categories. Texas Public Radio in San Antonio earned eight, including one first place.
The Houston Press Club handed out the trophies at a June 10 awards dinner. Here are the 四虎影院 winners:
- Radio Journalist of the Year (1st place):
- Public Affairs (1st place): "Think" staff, ""
- Talk Show (1st place): "Think" staff with WWNO in New Orleans and WRKF in Baton Rouge, ""
- Use of Sound (1st place): 四虎影院 staff, "
- Politics/Government (2nd place): Christopher Connelly, ""
- Soft News Feature (3rd place): Jerome Weeks, ""
- Series (3rd place): Courtney Collins, ""
You can find here.
Anson Jones, M.D., Awards
The Texas Medical Association presented 四虎影院 with three statewide honors. Here are 四虎影院's winners of the TMA's Anson Jones, M.D., Awards:
- Journalist of the Year (honorable mention):
- In-Depth Radio (honorable mention): Sam Baker,
- In-Depth Radio (honorable mention): Krys Boyd, Jeff Whittington and Stephen Becker,
You can find here.
