The Associated Press recently announced that WTIP Community Radio had received several awards for its programming. Top: Kelly Schoenfelder earned first place honors in the Series and Specials category for The Lake Superior Project: Trafficking & Lake Superior. Also recognized were (L-R, above) Martha Marnocha and Dennis Kaleta in the Writing category and Will Moore for his feature on the Radio Waves Music Festival.
WTIP North Shore Community Radio has been recognized in the 2014 Minnesota AP Broadcasters Awards.
Station staff and volunteers regularly produce features that bring 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 and services have been selected as AP News Award winners.
In the Series and Specials category, first place went to The Lake Superior Project: Trafficking & Lake Superior, by Kelly Schoenfelder. First place in the Writing category went to Gus’ Wild Side: Cache Lake Country by Dennis Kaleta and Martha Marnocha.
In the Feature category, the station won honorable mention for: Local Music Project: Radio Waves, by Will Moore. Also receiving honorable mention in the Documentary category was History Speaks: Ernest Oberholtzer–Advocate for the Quetico-Superior, by Martha Marnocha.
The overall Best in Show award was granted to The Lake Superior Project: Trafficking & Lake Superior, by Kelly Schoenfelder, and WTIP’s website received The Best Website award.
“We’re honored to receive these awards,” said WTIP’s executive director Deb Benedict. “The AP has acknowledged the quality work we’re doing to produce culturally-rich and thoughtful content, both on the air and on our website.”
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.
To listen to the award-winning features, to learn more about WTIP’s efforts, and to check out WTIP’s award-winning website, visit www.wtip.org.
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