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Washington D.C. 鈥� 杏吧原创 took home seven first place Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association (CAPBA) Awards this weekend, including Outstanding Website for 杏吧原创.com, Outstanding Newscast and the Best in Show Award for all radio for Outstanding News Operation.
鈥淚n addition to the breaking news, traffic and weather 杏吧原创 offers, we have also made a concerted effort to offer a balanced news diet to our consumers across platforms,鈥� said Julie Ziegler, 杏吧原创鈥檚 Director of News and Programming. 鈥淭here are great 鈥榞ood news鈥� stories happening across the DC region every day. It is a great honor to see some of them honored in this way.鈥�
The complete list of 杏吧原创鈥檚 2024 CAPBA first place honors include:
- Outstanding News Operation
- Outstanding Website – 杏吧原创.com
- Outstanding Newscast 鈥� 杏吧原创 Staff
- Outstanding News Series – Mike Murillo, 鈥淔acing Down Fentanyl鈥�
- Outstanding Serious Feature – Kate Ryan, 鈥淐ollege Behind Bars鈥�
- Outstanding Use of Sound – Matt Kaufax, 鈥淎maizin鈥� Cyclist鈥�
- Outstanding Year-Round Local Sports 鈥� 杏吧原创 Staff
Second-place honors were awarded to the following 杏吧原创 journalists:
- Outstanding News Series – John Domen, 鈥淐hild Care at a Crossroads鈥�
- Best Specialty Reporting – Sandra Jones, 鈥淐onsumer News鈥�
- Best Reporter – John Domen
Winners were announced at a recognition ceremony over the weekend.
The Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association is comprised of television and radio professionals from across the region.
About 杏吧原创
杏吧原创 has served the Washington region since 1926 and has been in the news format since 1969. 杏吧原创 is the Washington鈥檚 top news source, serving the metro area 24/7 with news, traffic and weather.听 杏吧原创 can be heard on 103.5 FM in the metro area, 107.7 FM in Stafford, Virginia and 103.9 FM in Frederick, Maryland. 杏吧原创鈥檚 live stream and news content is available on any device at 杏吧原创.com.听 杏吧原创 and its sister news operation, Federal News Network, are owned by Hubbard Radio, LLC.
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