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| Awards and Recognitions |
KCUR News Director Frank Morris and Former Health Reporter Kelley Weiss Win Regional Murrow Awards
KANSAS CITY, MO (2008-04-15) The Radio-Television News Directors Association has been honoring
outstanding achievements in electronic journalism with the Edward R.
Murrow Awards since 1971. Murrow's pursuit of excellence in journalism
embodies the spirit of the awards that carry his name. Murrow Award
recipients demonstrate the spirit of excellence that Edward R. Murrow
made a standard for the broadcast news profession.
This year KCUR News brought home four awards.
Feature: Hard News Frank Morris, Reporter
KCUR-FM, Kansas City, MO Beleaguered Mining Town Succumbs to Federal Buyout
Feature Reporting Frank Morris, Reporter
KCUR-FM, Kansas City, MO At Camp, Teens Blow Stuff Up, As They're Told
Investigative Reporting Kelley Weiss, Reporter
KCUR-FM, Kansas City, MO
Corruption and Neglect: KCUR Investigates Missouri's Mental Health System
Writing Kelley Weiss, Reporter
KCUR-FM, Kansas City, MO
Corruption and Neglect: KCUR Investigates Missouri's Mental Health System
KCUR News Team Wins Awards from KCABJ
KANSAS CITY, MO (2007-10-11)The Kansas City Association of Black Journalists recognized KCUR for doing an exceptional job covering diverse communities in the
Kansas City area at its 16th annual awards ceremony.
Broadcast, Radio Profile: Laura Spencer, KCUR-FM, "Jay 'Hootie' McShann" Broadcast, Radio Enterprise: Kelley Weiss, KCUR-FM, "Asthma Grips the Black Community" Broadcast, Radio Talk Show: Steve Kraske and Stephen Steigman, KCUR-FM, "Up to Date" Broadcast, Radio Features: Lee Ingalls, KCUR-FM, "Joe Jennings, J14 Agricultural Enterprise" Broadcast, Radio News Magazine: Sylvia Maria Gross, Alex Smith and Ty Chandler, KCUR-FM, "KC Currents
Read the article in the KC Star
Kelley Weiss, KCUR Health Reporter, Wins NAMI-KC Media Award of the Year
KANSAS CITY, MO (2007-08-11) Weiss spent months investigating mental health facilities in Missouri and found as many
as 68 cited violations for one facility in the Kansas City area. The
violations include medication errors, lack of oversight, unsanitary
conditions and mismanagement of residents' funds. At least five
facilities were cited for resident's deaths. The resulting investigative series "Corruption and Neglect" aired in September.
Learn more, view photos and listen to the stories.
NAMI-KC is The National Association on Mental Illness, Kansas City Chapter

Heart of America Awards
KANSAS CITY, MO (2007-06-11) KCUR-FM won Radio Station of the Year, and
top honors in two categories, including talk show and feature
reporting, when the Heart of America journalism awards were handed out
Saturday, June 9, 2007.
The contest was sponsored by the Kansas City Press Club and honored writers and photographers at large and small papers and radio and television stations across the Midwest.
Radio Radio News Program Second Place: Sylvia Maria Gross, KCUR-FM, "KC Currents"
Radio Talk Show First
Place: Steve Kraske, Stephen Steigman, Tamar Breslauer, KCUR-FM, for
"Up To Date." Judges said: "Creative, good reporting style, refreshing
approach, engaging personality. Most pertinently, the variety of
samples demonstrates how wide-ranging the producers intend to go. (We
want some recipes for Chinese - American cuisine that we can try to
replicate. Our tongues are hanging out.)
Third Place: Walt
Bodine, KCUR-FM, on "The Walt Bodine Show."
Radio Feature First Place: Kelley Weiss, KCUR-FM, "Hospital Bridges Gap Between Muslim Patients and Doctors Second Place: Laura Ziegler, KCUR-FM, "Buck O'Neil Obituary" Third Place: Sylvia Maria Gross, KCUR-FM, "Last Call for Alcohol at Mutual Musician's Club"
KCUR-FM also won Radio Station of the Year by accumulating the most points from winning awards in individual categories.
To see the all the awards, including print and TV, visit this site.
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