AUSTIN, Texas 鈥� Feb. 24, 2016 鈥� KUT News and 鈥淭exas Standard鈥� have earned a combined total of 18 awards, including seven first-place designations, from the Texas Associated Press Broadcasters (TAPB) in recognition of excellence and achievement in journalism.
The awards were earned in the Division A, large market radio news category in the reporter, feature, documentary, digital, special content, spot news and specialty and categories. The following content, produced in 2015, was honored:
Use of Actuality-Production
First place: 鈥�,鈥� reported by Matt Largey
Sports Story or Sports Series
First place: 鈥�,鈥� reported by Jimmy Maas
Feature (Serious)
First place: 鈥�,鈥� reported by Mose Buchele
Feature (Light)
First place: 鈥�,鈥� reported by Mose Buchele.
Reporter
First place: , KUT News
Second place: , 鈥淭exas Standard鈥�
Honorable mention: , KUT News
Specialty or Beat Reporting
First place: Energy and Environment,
Second place: Politics,
Investigative Report
First place: 鈥�,鈥� reported by Alain Stephens, 鈥淭exas Standard鈥�
News Anchor or Anchor Team
Second place: , 鈥淭exas Standard鈥�
General Assignment
Second place: 鈥�,鈥� reported by Terrence Henry
Local Talk Show
Honorable mention: 鈥�鈥�
Spot News
Honorable mention: , reported by KUT News staff
Continuing Coverage
Honorable mention: , reported by KUT News staff
Digital
Honorable mention:
Online/Special Content
Honorable mention: 鈥�,鈥� reported by Kate McGee, Emilie Mutert and Miguel Gutierrez Jr.
Special Series
Honorable mention: 鈥�,鈥� reported by Kate McGee, Emilie Mutert and Miguel Gutierrez Jr.
About KUT
KUT 90.5, Austin's NPR station, delivers in-depth stories by and about people in Austin, for Austin, with the highest journalistic standards from a variety of thoughtful perspectives. A founding member of NPR, KUT News has won more than 200 state, national and international awards for journalistic excellence. 鈥淭exas Standard,鈥� KUT鈥檚 one-hour daily news program heard on 23 public radio stations across the state, offers crisp, up-to-the-moment coverage of politics, lifestyle, the environment, technology, innovation and business 鈥� from a Texas perspective.
About the Texas Associated Press Broadcasters
The Texas Associated Press Broadcasters is a not-for-profit organization made up of the various Texas radio and television stations who subscribe to the Associated Press wire service. TAPB serves as an advocate for key issues in today鈥檚 media and works with other groups on programs related to freedom of speech, freedom of information, and media law. For more information, visit: .
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Contact: Erin Geisler, (512) 475-8071