Fisher Communications Dominates the 2013 Edward R. Murrow Awards in the Northwest Region
19 Aprile 2013 - 12:53AM
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Fisher Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSCI) announced today that its
broadcast properties in Seattle and Portland have been awarded 10
Edward R. Murrow awards. KOMO-TV (ABC) and KOMO Newsradio, both in
Seattle, won the coveted Overall Excellence awards. KOMO Newsradio
and KATU-TV (ABC) in Portland were honored with Best Newscast
awards.
KATU won the prestigious award for its 11pm newscast the night
of the Clackamas Town Center shootings last December. KATU-TV
Senior Vice President/General Manager John Tamerlano added, "I am
extremely pleased and proud that the hard work and dedication of
our news staff has been recognized with this very prestigious
award."
In addition to Overall Excellence, KOMO-TV was recognized for
Best Documentary, Breaking News Coverage and Investigative
Journalism. This is the sixth straight year that KOMO has won the
investigative award. This year's honor is for the station's ongoing
investigation of the faulty pontoons built for the new 520 bridge;
which led to an internal investigation ordered by Washington
Governor Jay Inslee that resulted in a shake-up at WSDOT and a
probe of into the agency's systems and processes for mega projects
and whistleblower complaints.
KOMO Newsradio was honored with the Murrow awards for Breaking
News and Continuing Coverage. The awards recognize excellence in
coverage of both the deadly shooting at Café Racer last May and the
shooting death of Washington State trooper Tony Radulescu.
KPLZ-FM, Fisher's music radio station in Seattle, won an Edward
R. Murrow award for Best Documentary for Bras Across Lake
Washington, an event designed to raise awareness for breast
cancer.
Vice President and General Manager of Fisher's Seattle
properties, Janene Drafs commented, "I'm incredibly proud of both
the radio and TV news teams in Seattle. The synergy between them is
remarkable and combined they are unbeatable. Our audiences have
recognized our excellence with huge ratings successes and now too
have our peers."
About Fisher Communications, Inc. Fisher
Communications (FSCI) is an innovative local media company with
television, radio, internet and mobile operations throughout the
western United States. Fisher operates 20 television stations,
which include network affiliations with ABC, CBS, FOX, Univision
and CW that reach 3.5% of U.S. television households, and 10 radio
stations targeting a full range of audience demographics. Fisher
Interactive produces more than 125 local and hyper-local websites
and delivers comprehensive multiplatform advertising solutions to
local businesses. The Company is headquartered at Fisher Plaza, a
300,000 square foot media, telecommunications and data center
facility in Seattle, WA. More information about Fisher
Communications, Inc. is available at www.fsci.com
Contact: Addo Communications 310-829-5400
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