IndianaPublic Radio News is honored for Excellence (05/07)
Indiana Public Radio’s news department continues its award-producing tradition this spring, last month winning 6 awards from the Society of Professional Journalists and 13 awards from the Associated Press.

Brian Beaver, IPR’s senior news correspondent, was named “Best Radio Reporter” by the AP—for the fifth straight year. Beaver also garnered 4 first-place honors from the AP and 3 from the SPJ for individual stories he wrote and produced in 2006.

Stan Sollars, the local host for NPR™’s Morning Edition, and Marcus Jackman, local host for NPR™’s All Things Considered, along with Beaver, make up the IPR News team.

Sollars was honored by the AP for Best Newscast/Long Form, the 25th award for Sollars in his 15-year IPR career. Sollars and the news team also received a first-place award from SPJ for Best Newscast.

In recent years, IPR News has consistently been recognized for overall excellence, winning dozens of awards in every category. Below is a recent archive of IPR News Awards.

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Associated Press
First place:
   • Best Newscast/Long Form – Stan Sollars & IPR News team for Morning Edition
   • Best Spot News – Brian Beaver, for “Pendleton Hazmat Spill”
   • Best Feature – Brian Beaver, for “Worldchangers Visit Muncie”
   • Best News Series – Brian Beaver, for “Delaware County Smoking Ban”
   • Best Use of Sound – Brian Beaver, for “Worldchangers Visit Muncie”
   • Best Community Impact – IPR News team, for “Election Day Snafu”
   • BEST REPORTER (5th consecutive year) – Brian Beaver

Second place:
   • Best Enterprise Story – Brian Beaver, for “Police Dog Stabbed”
   • Best Continuous Story – Brian Beaver, for “Delaware County Smoking Ban”
   • Best News Series – Brian Beaver, for “Taylor Crash”
   • Best Use of Sound – Brian Beaver, for “Yorktown Band to NYC”
   • Best News Operation – Indiana Public Radio News staff

Honorable Mention:
   • Best Newscast/Short Form – Marcus Jackman, for All Things Considered

Society for Professional Journalists (SPJ)
First place:
   • Best Education Coverage – Brian Beaver, for “Yorktown Band to NYC”
   • Best General News – Brian Beaver, for “Smoking Ban Enacted”
   • Best Spot News – Brian Beaver, for “Muncie Train Derailment”
   • Best Continuing Coverage – IPR News staff for “Election Day Snafu”

Second place:
   • Best Newscast – Stan Sollars & IPR News Team, for Nov. 7, 2006 Morning Edition

Third place:
   • Best Spot News – Brian Beaver, for “Muncie Train Derailment

 

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