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Tri States Public Radio Wins Murrow, AP Awards

May 2, 2019

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MACOMB, IL – For the 15th consecutive year, Tri States Public Radio at Western Illinois University has won a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award from the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA).

The station's news department received the Murrow Award in the "Excellence in Sound" category for News Director Rich Egger's feature story "The Blind Swine," about a speakeasy at the Western Illinois Museum in Macomb. The story now moves on for consideration for a national Murrow Award. Tri States is in the small market radio division in Region 7, which covers Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Michigan.

The station's news department also received three Illinois Press Association awards this year. "The Blind Swine" earned first for "Best Light Feature" and "Best Use of Sound" and the story "Dark Days" received second for "Best Hard News Feature." "Dark Days" is a story about violations of the Illinois Open Meetings Act by the WIU administration and former Board of Trustees.

"It's an honor to be recognized by your peers, though winning awards is not the goal at Tri States Public Radio," Egger said. "Our goal is to report stories that of are of interest to the audience. I believe we're accomplishing that through these stories and many, many more, all of which are truly collaborative efforts involving the entire news department; Jason Parrott, Emily Boyer and myself."

For more information about Tri States Public Radio, visit tspr.org.


Posted By: University Communications (U-Communications@wiu.edu)
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