WAMC Northeast Public Radio Wins Big at the Communicator Awards

ALBANY, NY (06/03/2009)(readMedia)-- WAMC Northeast Public Radio and Katie Britton, News Director for WAMC, are proud to announce that several WAMC staffers have won two prestigious Gold Awards of Excellence, and five Silver Awards of Distinction for the Communicator Awards.

WAMC Northeast Public Radio President Alan Chartock says, "This is where the member money goes. We are all incredibly grateful and our members should be as well. This work is an absolute result of the money that people have invested in the station, our WAMC community."

The awards received are as follows:

Susan Barnett won a Gold Award of Excellence for 51% The Women's Perspective in the category of Social Issues. Also in the category of News Story, Susan received a Silver Award of Distinction comparing the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt with Barack Obama's in her piece "From FDR to Obama."

The host of The Roundtable Joe Donahue and News Director Katie Britton received a Gold Awards of Excellence for their collaborative work on "75 Years of Warner Brothers," in the category of Productions ? Production/Sound Design. Joe's interview with Richard Schickel on his book 75 Years of Warner Brothers, was beautifully coupled with several clips of Warner Brother's cartoons and movies and their soundtracks.

Joe Donahue also received a Silver Award of Distinction for his interview with Melissa Etheridge, in the category of Feature Story. He also won a second Award of Distinction with Katie Britton for the same interview in the category of Production/Use of Music.

In the category of Live Broadcast, WAMC's The Roundtable has garnered a Silver Award of Distinction for live coverage of Governor Eliot Spitzer's resignation, hosted by Joe Donahue.

Also Roundtable Producer Sarah LaDuke won a Silver Award of Distinction in the category of Music for her interview and music mixing with the alternative rock band Wilco.

"When we see results like these awards, our hearts are filled," added Chartock.

The Communicator Awards is the leading international awards program honoring creative excellence for Communications Professionals. Founded by communication professionals over a decade ago, The Communicator Awards received over 9,000 entries from companies and agencies of all sizes, making it one of the largest awards of its kind in the world.

The Communicator Awards is sanctioned and judged by the International Academy of the Visual Arts, an invitation-only body consisting of top-tier professionals from a "Who's Who" of acclaimed media, communications, advertising, creative and marketing firms. IAVA members include executives from organizations such as Alloy, Brandweek, Coach, Disney, The Ellen Degeneres Show, Estee Lauder, Fry Hammond Barr, HBO, Monster.com, MTV, Polo Ralph Lauren, Sotheby's Institute of Art, Victoria's Secret, Wired, and Yahoo!

WAMC/Northeast Public Radio is a non-commercial, listener supported public radio network broadcasting 24 hours a day to portions of seven New England and Middle Atlantic States. All broadcasts can also be heard on-line at http://www.wamc.org/.

WAMC-FM 90.3 FM, Albany; WAMC, 1400 AM, Albany; WAMK 90.9 FM, Kingston; WOSR, 91.7 FM, Middletown; WCEL, 91.9 FM, Plattsburgh; WCAN, 93.3 FM, Canajoharie; WANC, 103.9 FM, Ticonderoga; WRUN, 1150 AM, Utica; WRUN, 90.3 FM, Remsen; WAMQ 105.1 FM, Great Barrington, MA; 93.1 FM, Troy; 99.3 FM, Oneonta; 97.1 FM, Hudson; 107.1 FM, Warwick; 107.7 FM, Newburgh; 103.9 FM, Beacon; 96.5 FM, Ellenville; 106.9, Middletown; 102.1, Highland, NY and 90.9 FM, Milford, PA. and on-line at http://www.wamc.org/.