FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: May 7, 2013
Contact: Nancy Sartor, Project Manager, 612-501-9479 or nancy.sartor@gmail.com
Five KFAI producers have received Page One Awards from the Minnesota chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ). Jessica Folker, Dan Greenwood, Marisa Helms and Daniel Zamzow won awards for work they produced for KFAI’s Legacy Project—the station’s arts and culture initiative managed by Nancy Sartor. KFAI’s Libby Donohue was also recognized with a Page One Award for a story she produced for News Director Dale Connelly.
KFAI’s Legacy Project includes short features that are broadcast on the Morning Blend (Monday through Friday from 6 to 8am), and audio documentaries and live performances that air during MinneCulture (Mondays and Wednesdays from 7:30 to 8pm). Now in its third cycle, the Legacy Project is supported by a grant from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Links to KFAI’s Legacy stories can be found at ampers.org.
SPJ’s Page One Awards honor the best in journalism from across the state. A banquet celebrating the winners takes place on June 18 at the Town & Country Club in St. Paul.
2013 Page One Award Winners:
Jessica Folker – Military Intelligence Service Language School at Fort Snelling
Category: Mini-documentary/In-depth series [Radio]
Dan Greenwood – West Hills State School: A Troubled Past for the Owatonna Orphanage
Category: Feature-length documentary [Radio]
Marisa Helms – Third Home from Burma: Minnesota’s Karen Community
Category: Feature-length documentary [Radio]
Daniel Zamzow – Twin Cities Hmong Hip-Hop on the Rise
Category: Feature [Radio]
Libby Donohue – Walker Church Destroyed, Community Looks to Future
Category: Hard News Report [Radio]
