WILL Press Room
Edward R. Murrow Awards
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
WILL-AM 580 News won two regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for excellence in electronic journalism from the Radio-Television News Directors Association.
WILL-AM reporter Jim Meadows was named the winner of the hard news category for his story about the last dance of the University of Illinois’ Chief Illiniwek. Meadows, news director Tom Rogers and reporter Jeff Bossert won in the news series category for their stories on World War II veterans.
The station competed with other small market stations in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. Their winning stories become eligible for national awards, which will be presented in October.
To listen to the winning World War II stories, visit the WILL Central Illinois World War II Stories Web site.
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Mary Barrineau
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