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Published on Tuesday, 04 May 2010 00:10
Earlier Monday, the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) announced the recipients of their 2009 Sigma Delta Chi Awards for excellence in journalism. The awards recognized outstanding work published or broadcasted in 2009 in the categories of print, radio, television and online. In total, almost 90 awards were handed out, chosen from over 1,300 entries. Out of those awards announced, the following were the Chicago-related 2009 Sigma Delta Chi winners:
Radio:
Breaking News Reporting (#1-#100 Markets or Network Syndication)
"The Maday Escape" -- Kris Habermehl, Bernie Tafoya, Bob Roberts and the WBBM Newsradio 780 Staff -- WBBM Newsradio 780
Newspaper/Wire Services:
General Column Writing (Non-Daily Publication)
Ray Hanania, Southwest News-Herald
Magazines:
Public Service in Magazine Journalism (Regional/Local Circulation)
"Reaching Black Boys" -- Sarah Karp, John Myers -- Catalyst Chicago
Online Reporting:
Investigative Reporting (Affiliated)
"Agent Orange: A Lethal Legacy" -- Chicago Tribune Online Staff -- Chicago Tribune
The actual awards will be presented at the 2010 SPJ Convention and National Journalism Conference in Las Vegas on October 2nd.
The complete list of winners can be found at this link
HERE.
