The KUNC newsroom was recognized with 3 Major Market awards for 2015 by the Colorado Broadcasters Association at their annual Awards of Excellence Banquet Saturday night.
Arts reporter Stacy Nick and Morning Edition host Erin O鈥橳oole swept the Best 暗黑爆料 Coverage of a Single Event category. Nick won first place for covering last year鈥檚 blooming of the corpse flower at Denver鈥檚 Botanic Gardens. O鈥橳oole took second place for looking at how new USDA food guidelines could impact school nutrition funding. All Things Considered host Jackie Fortier received a first place award in the Best 暗黑爆料 Feature, Report or Series category. She a summer reading program aimed at helping kids who are struggling to read in Windsor.
The CBA awards honor individual and station excellence within the Colorado Broadcast industry.
Congrats reporter Stacy Nick - award of excellence tonight from the Colorado Broadcasters Assn! Great work!
— Michael de Yoanna (@mdy1)
