News Release
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May 27, 2005
Boise State Radio Wins Journalism Honors at the Society of Professional Journalists 2005 Northwest Excellent Awards
Several journalists from
Boise State Radio took home radio awards at the Society of Professional
Journalists 2005 Northwest Excellence Awards Banquet on May 21. The awards
represent the best in journalism in Idaho, Washington and Oregon.
General News Report
Third Place: Regional Correspondent Tom Banse — “Learning to Live with Cougars”
Feature News Report (three-way tie with Boise State Radio journalists)
First Place (tie): Regional Correspondent Tom Banse — “Eugene, Oregon, Man Saves Disappearing Sounds”
First Place (tie): North Idaho Correspondent Elizabeth Wynne Johnson — “Preserving the Coeur d’Alene Language”
First Place (tie): Tri-Cities Correspondent Rachael McDonald — “Hanford’s Nuclear Legacy”
Documentary Reporting
Second Place: North Idaho Correspondent Elizabeth Wynne Johnson — “Citizen Soldiers Prepare for War in Iraq”
Sports Reporting
Second Place: Regional Correspondent Tom Banse — “Live High, Train Low”
Under a partnership with
various public radio stations in the Pacific Northwest, each of these award
winners is a regular producer for Boise State Radio and the other public
radio stations in the Northwest News Network. Wynne Johnson is an employee
of Boise State Radio.
Boise State Radio is a broadcast service of Boise State University. Boise
State Radio includes KBSU Arts & Cultural Programming, Idaho’s
Jazz Station and NPR News 91. NPR News 91 is heard on KBSX,
Boise at 91.5 FM; KBSY, Burley at 88.5 FM; KBSJ, Jackpot at 91.3 FM; KBSQ,
McCall at 90.7 FM; and KBSS, Sun Valley at 91.1 FM.
Boise State Radio operates 20 broadcast facilities in Idaho and northern
Nevada. Additional information is available at
http://radio.boisestate.edu.
Contact: Jim East, Associate General Manager, Network Programming, Boise State Radio, (208) 947-5659, jeast@boisestate.edu
Media Contact: Kathleen Craven, communications and marketing, (208) 426-3275, kraven@boisestate.edu
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Last reviewed on Thursday, December 22, 2005