WAMC Northeast Public Radio Wins Some Big Awards This Year

ALBANY, NY (07/14/2011)(readMedia)-- WAMC Northeast Public Radio is proud to announce that several WAMC staffers have won awards from the New York State Broadcasters Association and the Communicator Awards.

WAMC Northeast Public Radio President and CEO 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."

WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley won an award in the 45th Annual Awards for Excellence in Broadcasting in the category of Best Spot News for her story North Country Quakes.

The Communicator Awards honored WAMC with four awards this year. Alan Chartock and Producer Ian Pickus won a Gold Award of Excellence for Yael Dayan: A Conversation; WAMC's News Department including the five bureau chiefs won a Silver Award of Distinction for their coverage of the Mid-Term Elections; Host Joe Donahue won a Silver Award of Distinction for his interview with T.V. icon Carol Burnett; and President Alan Chartock, Host Joe Donahue and Producer Sarah LaDuke won a Silver Award of Distinction for their live broadcast of The Roundtable: Tanglewood.

"The news team works hard every single day," says News & Program Director Katie Britton, "It's wonderful to have it recognized by our peers as well."

Member-supported WAMC Northeast Public Radio broadcasts news, informational and cultural programming to listeners in portions of seven northeastern states. WAMC is an award winning producer of regionally based programming and an affiliate of National Public Radio, American Public Media, and Public Radio International. www.wamc.org

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