KCCI, Hearst’s CBS affiliate in Des Moines, Iowa, earned the national Sigma Delta Chi award for feature reporting. This award recognizes Eric Hanson’s This is Iowa series which examines Iowans affecting lives in their community. This is Iowa brings captivating storytelling and visual beauty to people and events that both inspire and entertain. Those receiving […]
KCCI, Hearst’s CBS affiliate in Des Moines, Iowa, earned the national Sigma Delta Chi award for feature reporting.
This award recognizes Eric Hanson’s This is Iowa series which examines Iowans affecting lives in their community.
This is Iowa brings captivating storytelling and visual beauty to people and events that both inspire and entertain.
Those receiving the award are Anchor/Reporter Eric Hanson and Photographers Cortney Kintzer, Glen Biermann and Mike Sims (now retired).
“With so much negative news these days, This is Iowa is a much-needed effort to show all the positive things that Iowans do,” said Dave Busiek, KCCI’s news director.
“Central Iowans give us a lot of opportunities to tell these positive stories, and I’m so proud of Eric and our photography staff for bringing these stories to life.”
The winning entry featured:
• Soldier Surprise during Pella Tulip time
• All in For Jim about the Purple Heart recipient whose town rallied around him
• Small Town Radio with Grandma Perry
Eric Hanson Sigma Delta Chi award Entry from KCCI TV on Vimeo.
NOTE: I can’t write a story about feature reporting without thinking of the late, great Jon Quattlebaum.
Jon’s feature reporting for WINK, the CBS affiliate in Ft. Myers, Fla., was the kicker in the 6 o’clock news for years. He was a beloved character in all of Southwest Florida. Jon died in a hiking accident in Phoenix.
Click here to read my tribute to Jon Quattlebaum and see examples of his work.
Here’s a fairly typical story from Q’s Point of View, which is how we branded Jon’s reporting.
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