MINNEAPOLIS, MN — The Midwest Broadcast Journalist Association has again recognized Riverfront Broadcasting for excellence in broadcast news and sports journalism. KCCR picked up nine regional Eric Sevareid awards with eight for news and one for sports. KCCR won in Social Media for using Facebook LIVE for severe weather coverage and in Audio for a story on the grand reopening of the Gem Theater in Philip…
Two general reporting Sevareids were awarded for stories on a Native American circle dance held outside the State Capitol and a flight on Denver Air Connection shortly after the carrier began service…
A Series Sevareid was awarded for coverage of the back and forth between SkyWest and Denver Air Connection in 2021 and in Hard Feature for a story highlighting the life of a Department of Transportation snow plow driver during a snow storm…
KCCR won two Soft Feature Sevareids for stories on the closing of Ferley Jeweler’s and ending of a Cultural Heritage Center exhibit on South Dakota’s Minuteman Missile silos…
KCCR Sports won a Sevareid in Play-by-Play for coverage of an Oahe Capital hockey game. The Eric Sevareid awards were presented to winners at the end of the Midwest Journalism Conference this past weekend in Minneapolis. You can listen to the award-winning stories below:
First Place Social Media
Award of Merit General Reporting
