Great Lakes Radio Consortium
Wins a 2005 National Headliner Award
The Great Lakes Radio Consortium (GLRC),
an environmental news service produced at
Michigan Radio and broadcast by more than
140 public radio stations around the country,
has been awarded a National Headliner Award
for its “Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone” series.
Competing with broadcast radio networks and
syndicators across the country, the three-part “Dead
Zone” series -- created by GLRC’s
Lester Graham (Reporter/Producer) and Mark
Brush (Editor) -- received the third place
award in the Public Affairs category. The
series was sponsored by the NIFA through
a competitive grant awarded through the National
Integrated Water Quality Program in 2001.
The series informs listeners about the harmful
effects fertilizer run-off in the Midwest
has on the ecology of the Gulf of Mexico,
through the creation of so-called “dead
zones.” These oxygen-deprived areas
have caused problems for Gulf fisheries.
It examines the problem, the controversy,
and the search for solutions.
Founded in 1934 by the Press Club of Atlantic
City, the National
Headliner Awards program is one of the
oldest and largest annual contests recognizing
journalistic merit in the communications
industry. Medallions have been presented
to outstanding writers, photographers, daily
newspapers, magazines, graphic artists, radio
and television stations and networks, and
news syndicates. All Headliner entries are
judged by a panel of journalists representing
newspapers, wire services, and radio and
television stations from around the country,
including ABC News Radio, National Public
Radio, and the Sacramento Bee. Other winners
in the broadcast radio section this year
included ABC and CBS News Radio and Colorado
Public Radio.
"We are thrilled to accept this illustrious award," said producer Lester
Graham, "This series shows how the environmental concerns of the Great Lakes
and the Midwest can affect areas far beyond this region. This award recognizes
the journalistic excellence we apply to all of our stories."
For more information, contact Mike
O’Neill.
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