WTIP Community Radio recently earned recognition from the Associated Press. Jay Andersen (left) received an honorable mention for his Artist Open House: Lenna Stever feature. Veronica Weadock received an honorable mention for Arrowhead Transit: All Aboard! To listen to the award-winning features, visit www.wtip.org.
WTIP North Shore Community Radio has been recognized in the 2013 Minnesota AP Broadcasters Awards.
Station staff and volunteers regularly produce features of a variety of voices and perspectives on topics that explore the rich culture of the North Shore region. The Associated Press recently announced that several of these features have been selected as AP News Award winners.
In the feature category, the station won two honorable mentions: Arrowhead Transit: All Aboard! by Veronica Weadock and Artist Open House: Lenna Stever by Jay Andersen. In the series and specials category, first place went to The Lake Superior Project by Kelly Schoenfelder and best documentary went to History Speaks: The Boundary Waters by Ada Igoe.
The Associated Press is the world’s oldest and largest news gathering organization. The cooperative of newspapers, radio stations and television stations provides text, audio, graphics, video, photos and technology to more than 15,000 news outlets worldwide.
The Associated Press awards honor WTIP’s efforts to produce culturally rich and thoughtful content. WTIP covers topics that not only have local significance but are of interest to a larger audience as well.
To listen to the award-winning features, or to learn more about WTIP’s efforts, visit www.wtip.org.
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