89.3 WFPL News and the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting (KyCIR) have been awarded the Outstanding News Operation award from the Indiana Associated Press Broadcasters Association, and eight first place and five second place Associated Press Awards for excellence in journalism. The awards were distributed by the Indiana Associated Press Broadcasters for news coverage in 2013.
In addition, the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting's R.G. Dunlop and 89.3 WFPL were honored today with a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for the "Man With Many Chances" series. The Radio Television Digital News Association bestowed the award to Dunlop and WFPL in the radio investigative reporting category. Regional winners automatically advance to the national Edward R. Murrow Awards competition, which will be judged in May.
Dunlop's reporting late last year revealed flaws in the Indiana criminal justice system that allowed longtime felon Richard Hooten to commit crime after crime with little intervention. Eventually, Hooten killed 17-year-old Tara Rose Willenborg in Clarksville, a crime to which he recently pleaded guilty.
Indiana Associated Press Broadcasters Association Awards Received
1st place -
Best Newscast Long-Form, "November 1, 2013," Staff
Public Affairs Program, "Should College Athletes Be Paid?" Jonathan Bastian
Best Community Impact, "Hollowed Mountains, Hollowed Towns," Erica Peterson
Best Spot News Reporting, "Maker's Mark to be Watered Down," Gabe Bullard
Best Feature, "Carp Madness," Erica Peterson
Best Continuous Coverage of a Single Event, "University of Louisville Athletic Success," Rick Howlett
Best General News, "A Black Jockey in the Kentucky Derby, Once Again," Gabe Bullard
Best News Series, "Black Carbon in the Ohio River Valley," Erica Peterson
2nd place -
"The Cost of Haunted Houses," Devin Katayama
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"Parents Barred from Volunteering in Schools," Devin Katayama
"The Man With Many Chances," R.G. Dunlop
"Food and Drink Week," Staff