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WELL DONE!
The KUHF news team has been honored for its in-depth approach
to news coverage by several organizations so far this year.
Capella Tucker was honored for her Juvenile Arthritis Series,
which recently received the Arthritis Foundation's National
Award for Radio Journalism. The Russell L. Cecil Awards competition
is one of the major medical journalism competitions in the nation.
Established by the Arthritis Foundation in 1956, the Cecil Awards
encourage and honor journalistic efforts that will educate the
public about arthritis and the Arthritis Foundation. The award
is named in honor of Russell L. Cecil, M.D., a pioneer rheumatologist
and past medical director of the Arthritis Foundation.
KUHF has received the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award for
excellence in broadcasting. The award is for best feature reporting
in a seven-state region, presented by the Radio and Television
News Directors’ Association.
The news department has also been recognized with five Texas
Associated Press awards, including honors for in-depth feature
reporting of light news, serious news and medical news.
The Association of Women Journalists has notified KUHF that
its news department has received two awards for news stories
and one for feature coverage.
The Texas Public Health Association has selected a KUHF feature
about children with H.I.V. as its choice for the best radio
feature of 1999
KUHF NEWS HONORED BY PRESS CLUB OF HOUSTON
At this year's Excellence in Journalism awards banquet, the
KUHF news team again walked away with multiple honors. Jim Bell
was named Radio Journalist of the Year for the second year in
a row. All other KUHF reporters received awards as well.
 Awards
included first place recognition for Paul Pendergraft for feature
and sports reporting. Capella Tucker also received top honors
for her spot news coverage of the Texas A & M bonfire collapse.
Competition judges are from press clubs in other states.
While the list of awards to our news team is too long to detail,
KUHF would like to express its sincere appreciation to everyone
in the news department. They all work hard throughout the year
to keep KUHF's audience informed through their unique style
of in-depth reporting.
1999 Awards
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was in 1999 that KUHF received its first Edward R. Murrow Award
for excellent use of sound. The prestigious competition includes
entrants from a six state region. KUHF's honor is for a story
by reporter Paul Pendergraft titled, "Sounds of the New Year".
This news department is always developing new and creative ways
to use sound to enhance stories. This winning piece is an example
of how radio can take your imagination on a journey that no
other medium can provide.
 
KUHF NEWS WINS BIG IN STATEWIDE COMPETITION
In the 1999 Associated Press Broadcasters
Contest, the KUHF news team made an impressive mark in this
prestigious competition among news stations in the state's major
radio markets.
Reporter
and morning anchor Jim Bell won first place in the Serious
Feature category for his report titled "Kosovo Pictures".
It walked listeners through an exhibit of what appeared to be
average, quiet homes, but the listener discovered through the
voices of victims that these homes were far from average and
horrific atrocities had taken place in these locations.
Reporter
Paul Pendergraft won a first place award in the Sports
Story category for his piece called,"The Shell Houston Open:
It's more than just golf". This story's sound took the listener
to the golf course of this huge annual event where the nation
would be watching. It examined all of the benefits that this
event offered beyond entertainment. It helped the listener realize
that the event's mission is to educate and raise money for several
local charities.
Reporter
Rod Rice has been awarded two honorable mentions in the
statewide A.P. competition. One for his story titled, "Houston's
Free Ride". It took listeners on a trolley trip downtown
as riders discussed its effectiveness and whether there should
be a fee for the new trolley service.
Rod's
second honor is in the General Assignments category for his
story called,"Dying Wish". It told the story of a 16
year old boy with bone cancer who hoped that he and his family
could become United States citizens. His dream came true, but
fatigue set in before the ceremony ended and Gimel Aquinaga
had to leave the room.
Reporter
Marisa Ramirez received an honorable mention in the Medical
and Health Reporting category for a feature called, "Male
Breast Cancer". It shed light on a disease often ignored
in men. Marisa shared with KUHF's audience a conversation with
Michael Mesteko, a breast cancer survivor. His goal is to help
other men get through this most difficult crisis, when there
is limited support for men who feel stricken with a woman's
disease.
Many congratulations go out to the entire KUHF news team and
its daily efforts to keep Houston area listeners informed. |
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