Awards
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Indiana Associated Press Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame
Award. For distinguished service in broadcast
journalism and to Indiana Associated Press Broadcasters. April 21, 2007.
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Outstanding University
Researcher of the Year, 2005-2006, Ball
State University.
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Distinguished Research
Award, 2006. College of Communication,
Information and Media, Ball
State University.
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Member ... Phi Kappa Phi Honor
Society. 2006 - present.
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Faculty Innovator, 2005. Awarded by CCIM Dean to faculty whose
curriculum ideas and projects were considered innovative.
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2004 Researcher of the Year
Award
College of Communication, Information and Media, Ball State
University.
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SNDie Award
Society for News
Designs National Multimedia Award
May 2004 for work produced in News 485
class.
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2003 Awards
28 awards (including 18
first place awards) from the Society of Professional Journalists (8), the
Associated Press (11), Network Indiana (5) and RTNDA (3)
produced by the
Indiana Public Radio/WBST news staff, under my direction, 2002-2003. Note that the RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Regional
Writing Award is for a commentary I wrote and delivered.
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2002 Awards
20 awards from the
Society of Professional Journalists (7) and The Associated Press (13)
including 11 first place awards
produced by the Indiana Public Radio/WBST
news staff, under my direction, 2001-2002.
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RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Award ... Radio Overall
Excellence 2003, 2001, 2000 and 1999 ... Region (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,
and Ohio) ... Use of Sound 2003
Writing 2003
Spot News Coverage 2001
Radio Newscast 2000.
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Indiana Associated Press Awards ... a total of 59
awards -- produced by the Indiana Public
Radio/WBST news staff, under my direction, 1995-2003.
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Society of Professional Journalists ... a total of 27 awards
-- produced by the Indiana Public Radio/WBST news staff, under my direction,
1995-2003.
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Teacher of the Week in the Ball
State Daily News. February 6, 1997.
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Teacher of the Week in the Ball
State Daily News. January 10, 1996.
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Faculty Member of the Year from the Ball
State University
students majoring or minoring in Telecommunications (700+ eligible to
vote). 1995.
- National Teaching Award from The Poynter Institute for Media Studies
"in recognition of outstanding teaching in journalism,"
1987. Included fellowship to study
Media Management at Poynter Institute, St. Petersburg, FL.
- Public Service Awards (about five dozen) to WKXA AM-FM from various
local and state organizations for special public service programs, 1974
-1982.
- Hatch Award for Best 30-Second TV Commercial in New
England, produced for the Vreeland Agency, 1981.
- Broderson Award for Best 30-Second TV Commercial in Maine, produced for
the Vreeland Agency, 1981.
- Maine Broadcast News Award for Best Spot News Reporting, 1978.
- UPI Award for Best Investigative Reporting, First Place in New
England radio, 1976.
- UPI Award for Best Radio Documentary, Third Place in New
England, 1975.
- DuPont-Columbia Award for "Outstanding Contributions to
Television" for the series production of "Moore
on Sunday" on WCCO-TV, Minneapolis,
1974-1975. The DuPont-Columbia is
generally viewed as the broadcast equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize.
- Northwest Broadcast News Association Awards ... multiple awards for Best TV Documentaries
in the Midwest, 1974, Best TV Documentaries and Best Investigative
Reporting in the Midwest, 1973 and 1972.
- Minnesota School
Bell Awards for Best TV Program on Education, 1973, 1972,
1971.
- Radio-Television News Directors Association
(RTNDA) Awards for Best TV
Documentary in the Midwest Region, 1972,
1970.
- Alumni Achievement Award from Columbia
University for Outstanding
Contributions to Columbia
College, 1969.
- Writers Guild of America/East ... Special Award for WKCR-FM's coverage of the
protests at Columbia
University which I
produced and directed, 1968.