For the second year, KCCI received first-place awards for Overall Excellence, Best Newscast, Spot News Coverage, Political Coverage and News Photography. “These awards demonstrate our commitment to Central Iowans in every story we tell,” says Allison Smith, KCCI’s news director.
KCCI, Hearst’s CBS affiliate in Des Moines, Iowa, received seven first-place awards and 16 awards in total in the large market category from the Iowa Broadcast News Association (IBNA).
The Iowa Broadcast News Association is a nonprofit corporation of radio and TV news directors, reporters, producers, public relations professionals and others from Iowa and adjacent states that supports newsrooms and promotes excellence.
“Our whole team at KCCI believes in serving their community through times of turmoil and triumph,” says Allison Smith, KCCI’s news director. “These awards demonstrate our commitment to Central Iowans in every story we tell.”
“Iowa’s News Leader is more than a slogan to us,” says Brian Sather, KCCI’s GM. “It’s a calling to lead the way in reporting news that helps our neighbors better understand each other and the world. These awards reflect that ideal.”
For the second year, KCCI received first-place awards for Overall Excellence, Best Newscast, Spot News Coverage, Political Coverage and News Photography. The station also received top honors for In-Depth Series and Best Sportscast.
The winning entries ranged from breaking coverage of a chemical plant explosion and a week-long investigation into life-threatening gaps in emergency healthcare, to coverage of the state’s evolving role in national politics and profiles of Iowans who enrich the lives of others.
KCCI was also honored with second and third-place awards from the IBNA in Spot News Coverage, Feature, General Reporting, News Photography, Sports Coverage, Public Affairs, Political Coverage and Best Newscast.
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In-Depth Series
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