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WKSU鈥檚 Jeff St. Clair Receives Regional Edward R. Murrow Award
WKSU reporter/producer Jeff St. Clair has been recognized by the Radio-Television-Digital News Association (RTDNA) with a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for Sports Reporting. WKSU competes in the Large Market division against public and commercial radio stations in major cities in Illinois, Indiana鈥
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WKSU Presents Journalist John Hockenberry in Akron
WKSU Presents Journalist John Hockenberry in Akron Celebrated journalist and host of 鈥淭he Takeaway鈥 John Hockenberry is coming to Northeast Ohio for two events on Thursday, May 7. Hockenberry will speak on the changing state of media and news. The event takes place at 7:30 p.m. at Actors鈥 Summ鈥
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WKSU and Western Reserve PBS Examine Vietnam鈥檚 Legacy 40 Years Later
Collaboration includes radio reports and documentary film
The WKSU newsroom looks back at two significant historical events, presented in collaboration with Western Reserve PBS. As the 40th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War approaches, Western Reserve PBS (WNEO/WEAO) joins with a national PBS effort to examine ramifications that are still being felt today of that deadly conflict. A focal point of the public television station鈥檚 coverage is a broadcast on April 28 of the Oscar-nominated documentary The Last Days of Vietnam, directed by Rory Kennedy and part of PBS鈥 American Experience program.
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WKSU鈥檚 Vivian Goodman Named James Beard Award Finalist
鈥淨uick Bites鈥 recognized in radio show category WKSU reporter/producer Vivian Goodman has been named one of three finalists for the national James Beard Foundation Award in the Best Radio Show/Webcast category for her weekly 鈥淨uick Bites鈥 feature. The other two finalists are 鈥淗idden Kitchens鈥 and 鈥溾
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WKSU Honored With 13 Awards From the Ohio Society of Professional Journalists
WKSU has received 13 Ohio SPJ Awards from Ohio chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ). The competition recognized station staff for work. Standout awards for WKSU included Best Reporter in Ohio for Reporter/Producer Kabir Bhatia. Awards were presented on Oct. 25 during a ceremony 鈥
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WKSU Names Andrew Meyer as News Director
WKSU has named veteran journalist Andrew Meyer as the station鈥檚 next news director. His roles include managing WKSU reporters and working with senior staff to set coverage priorities and build relationships within the Northeast Ohio community. The WKSU news staff currently comprises seven full-time 鈥
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WKSU Wins 12 Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards
WKSU, a public radio station and service of 性福五月天 University, was honored by the Press Club of Cleveland with 12 Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards at a ceremony held June 6 at the House of Blues in downtown Cleveland. The station won three first-place and two best-in-show awards, including B鈥
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