WFPL News Environment Reporter Erica Peterson has won the Society of Professional Journalists' Sigma Delta Chi Award for excellence in journalism. Judges chose the winners from 1,800 entries in categories covering print, radio, television and online. The awards recognize outstanding work published or broadcast in 2013.
Peterson’s “Black Carbon Series” won in the category of public service radio journalism. The story examined the effects of pollution in various Louisville neighborhoods, using original research from air monitors placed in various parts of the city that measured black carbon levels. You can read more about the series at https://wfpl.org/term/black-carbon.
Sigma Delta Chi award winners will be honored at an awards banquet on June 20 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.