Society Of Professional Journalists Florida Pro Chapter Hands Out 2017 Sunshine State Awards

Awards

The FLORIDA PRO chapter of the SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS (SPJ) handed out its SUNSHINE STATE AWARDS in MIAMI SATURDAY (7/22).

Among the radio winners:

• Best Newscast: MICHELLE CORUM, "MORNING EDITION," WJCT INC. Variety WJCT/JACKSONVILLE
• General Coverage: NICK EVANS and KATE PAYNE, "Branch Street: The Line Between Two Districts," FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY News-Talk WFSU/TALLAHASSEE
• Investigative Reporting: ROWAN MOORE GERETY, MIAMI-DADE PUBLIC SCHOOLS News-Talk WLRN/MIAMI and the MIAMI HERALD, "School Suspensions Continue In Spite Of MIAMI-DADE’s No-Suspension Policy"
• Government & Politics Reporting: STEVE NEWBORN, CATHERINE WELCH, ARY SHEDDEN, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA News-Talk WUSF/TAMPA and COMMUNITY COMMUNICATIONS News-Talk WMFE/ORLANDO, "FLORIDA Matters: The Politically Crucial I-4 Corridor"
• Feature Reporting: QUINCY WALTERS, WUSF, "70 Years Later, Showman Not Slowing Down"
• Public Affairs: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA News-Talk WUFT/GAINESVILLE, "Pulse Nightclub Special Report"
• JAMES BATTEN Award for Public Service: WUFT, WUFT.ORG, "Blue Ether"
• Anchor of the Year: LISA PEAKES, WUSF
• News Web Site: WLRN, WLRN.ORG
• Mejor Trabajo Estudiantil (Best Student Work): CLARA GARCIA, KRYSTALLE PINILLA, and NOTICIAS WUFT News Team, WUFT

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