Austin, Texas 鈥� June 12, 2017 鈥� 鈥淭exas Standard,鈥� the national daily news show of Texas, won five 2017 Lone Star Awards 鈥� including two first-place designations 鈥� from the Houston Press Club Saturday in recognition of outstanding achievements in journalism in Texas.
The winning work includes:
- First place, 鈥�,鈥� reported by Joy Diaz in the radio series category
- First place, 鈥�,鈥� reported by Michael Marks in the radio soft news feature category
- Second place, 鈥�,鈥� reported by Alain Stephens and Hannah McBride in the radio hard news feature category
- Third place, 鈥淭exas Standard,鈥� produced by David Brown, Laura Rice, Emily Donahue, in the radio talk show category featuring 鈥溾�� as an example of work
- Third place, 鈥�,鈥� reported by Michael Marks in the radio politics/government category
A complete listing of awards is (PDF).
About 鈥淭exas Standard鈥�
鈥淭exas Standard鈥� sets the bar for broadcast news coverage, offering crisp, expansive coverage of politics, lifestyle and culture, the environment, technology and innovation, and business and the economy 鈥� from a distinctly Texas perspective. Hosted by award-winning journalist David Brown, the hour-long daily news magazine is grounded in the best traditions of American journalism: fact-based, independent and politically neutral reporting.
鈥淭exas Standard,鈥� which airs in , is a project of KUT Austin, KERA North Texas, Houston Public Media, and San Antonio鈥檚 Texas Public Radio, in collaboration with news organizations across Texas.
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