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WLRN News Wins Three NABJ Salute To Excellence Awards

WLRN News took home three first place awards at this year's National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Salute to Excellence Awards Gala, the only awards program that honors exemplary coverage of African and/or African American people or issues.

The Salute to Excellence Awards honor work from print, television, radio, online, photojournalism, and public relations. Winners for the 2018 edition were announced on Saturday, Aug. 4, during NABJ's 43rd Annual Convention and Career Fair in Detroit, the largest annual gathering of journalists of color in the country.

Here are the winners:

In the Radio News category, Short Form, Top 15 markets:

Glades Residents Afraid Lake Okeechobee Dam Could Fail, Peter Haden

In the Radio News category, Long Form, Top 15 markets:

Public Housing Tenant: My Apartment Was Making My Kids Sick, Nadege Green

In the Radio News category, Commentary, Top 15 markets:

Black Women On Being Called 'Girl' In The Workplace, Nadege Green 

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