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Daily Herald wins 11 awards in Chicago Headline Club contest
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The Daily Herald has won 11 awards in the 2020 Peter Lisagor award competition, sponsored by the Chicago Headline Club.
In lieu of its annual banquet, the Headline Club on Friday announced the winners virtually.
It s so gratifying when other media professionals deem our staff s work worthy of accolades, said Managing Editor Jim Baumann. But while awards are nice, it s doing good for the community and our readers that s paramount.
Brad Johnson
Editor’s Note: The following is part of a series of articles profiling The Inter-Mountain’s staff.
ELKINS Inter-Mountain Executive Editor Brad Johnson is proud to be part of the newspaper’s 129-year history.
“I’ve always looked at the job of being a reporter this way: It’s as if you’ve been asked to stand guard at a post,” Johnson said. “The post is the beat you cover as a reporter, whether it’s city government or crime news or education, and your job is to stand at your post and report on everything that happens there.
2nd - Radio: Series The Source by Jennifer Pemberton, Ryan Cunningham and Ross Chambless
The College of Humanities and Social Sciences Dean s Giraffe Award
Assistant Professor Jason Gilmore won the 2016 Dean s Giraffe Award from USU s College of Humanities and Social Sciences for the creation and work on the 54 Strong series.
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GOLD: Best News Reporting in a Series: Five Billion Gallons by Jennifer Pemberton & Matt Jensen
SILVER: Best News Reporting in a Series: My Address Is. by Taylor Halverson, Elaine Taylor, Morgan Pratt, April Ashland, Matt Jensen
GOLD: Best Feature Story or Program: Zap, Pow, Bam! by Elaine Taylor
SILVER: Best Feature Story or Program: Adult Day Care Closure by Morgan Pratt