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National Headliner Awards
Breaking News or Continuing Coverage of a Single News Event
TEN THREATS: HIDDEN COSTS OF INVASIVES
Producer: Lester Graham; Airdate: October 10, 2005
Producers include: Lester Graham, Mark Brush, Rebecca Williams, Sarah Hulett
The GLRC's Ten Threats to the Great Lakes series explores the complex story of the threats to the health of the Great Lakes. Eighteen reporters filed 33 stories from locations all around the lakes. In many ways the problems in the Great Lakes are similar to problems throughout the country. Urban areas sprawl over wetlands; raw sewage is dumped by the billions of gallons; and incredibly, in some parts of the Great Lakes region water resources are becoming scarce. Some of the problems are more unique, such as the disappearance of native species and the steady increase of biological invasions that are leading to a collapse of the food chain. These problems are mostly ignored as they play in the background of more pressing issues, such as the Iraq War and the nation’s economy. The staff of the Great Lakes Radio Consortium works to keep these critical environmental issues in the public eye.
National Headliner Awards
Feature, Human Interest Story or News Series
UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH A PRAIRIE FIRE
Producer: Mark Brush; Airdate: April 25, 2005
PRNDI (Public Radio News Directors Incorporated) Division A
HOW LONG DO YOU KEEP A POLLUTING HEAP?
Producer: Rebecca Williams; Airdate: February 14, 2005
Second Place, Soft Feature