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¸Û°ÄÌìϲÊWins 5 Public Radio News Directors Inc. Awards

¸Û°ÄÌìϲÊNews won five awards at the Public Radio News Directors Incorporated (PRNDI) conference in June, including one first place in Breaking News.

PRNDI began awarding top radio journalism in diverse categories in 1988, and today it remains the only national contest that honors local radio reporting. This year,¸Û°ÄÌìϲÊhosted the PRNDI conference, as hundreds of news directors from around the country gathered in Sunny Isles Beach.

  • Breaking News, First Place: Fidel Dies, by ¸Û°ÄÌìϲÊNews Staff
  • Best Use of Sound, Second Place: , by Wilson Sayre
  • Newscast, Second Place: Is Zika Here?, by Christine DiMattei and Sammy Mack
  • Spot News, Second Place: , by Kate Stein
  • Nationally Edited Continuing Coverage, Second Place: , ¸Û°ÄÌìϲÊNews Staff (Stories by Nancy Klingener  and Sammy Mack, and Tim Padgett)

Additionally, ¸Û°ÄÌìϲÊEditorial Director Alicia Zuckerman was elected to a two-year term on the PRNDI Board. A full list of awards can be found .

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