This weekend during the Midwest Journalism Conference, Iowa Public Radio placed in six categories for Northwest Broadcast News Association's Eric Sevareid awards. We are awaiting the results of awards from additional organizations and will post the results when we know. Here are Iowa Public Radio's Eric Sevareid award winning stories and programs.
AmyMayer_RefugeesFindHomeOnTheFarm.mp3
First Place, Soft Feature: “Refugees Find Home On The Farm” by Amy Mayer
DurrieBouscaren_DefenseContractingInIowa.mp3
Award of Merit, General Reporting: “Impact of Military Spending Cuts Uneven Among Iowa's Defense Companies” by Durrie Bouscaren
JohnPemble_IowaHungaryPercussionProjectDebutsInUnitedStates.mp3
Award of Merit, Best use of Sound “Iowa / Hungary Percussion Project Debuts in the United States” by John Pemble
RiverToRiver_IowaExperiments.mp3
Award of Merit, Documentary: River to River "Iowa Experiments"
TalkOfIowaCrimeVictims.mp3
Award of Merit, Documentary: Talk of Iowa "Crime Victims’ Needs"
Editor Note: Earlier we listed the wrong story by Durrie Bouscaren.