Media Awards Rolling In
By Marcus Gilmer in Arts & Entertainment on Apr 13, 2009 9:35PM
It's the heart of media awards season - the Pulitzer Prizes will be handed out a week from today - and already many local recognitions are rolling in. Among them are the 2009 RTNDA Regional Murrow Awards. Chicago falls into Region 7, which includes Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio. A slew of Chicago-area media outlets won awards, which you can check out here. Radio stations winning awards include WBEZ (six awards), WBBM (three awards), and WGN. In television, WFLD brought home two awards. Also of note is the The Society of Professional Journalists 2008 Sigma Delta Chi Awards for excellence in journalism. Local winners include:
- Editorial Writing: “The Illinois culture of political sleaze,” John P. McCormick, Marie Dillon & Bruce Dold, Chicago Tribune
- Magazine Writing: “Our Battles Joined,” Christian Parenti, Playboy Magazine
- Investigative Reporting (independent): “Off the Record and Out of Order,” Erica Christoffer, Becky Schlikerman & Suzanne McBride, ChicagoTalks.org/ The Beachwood Reporter