Dakota News Now receives 6 Eric Sevareid awards [Video]

Published: Apr. 8, 2024 at 2:16 PM CDT|Updated: 5 hours ago

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – The Dakota News Now team had a successful weekend at the Midwest Journalism Conference!

The news station received six Eric Sevareid awards on Saturday at a ceremony in Minneapolis.

The awards are named for journalist Eric Sevareid, who was born in North Dakota, studied at the University of Minnesota and went on to be a correspondent for CBS Radio and Television.

Reporter Parker Brown won first place in the “multimedia journalist” category for the following stories:

• dakotanewsnow.com/2023/04/07/alzheimers-association-continues-fight-give-patients-more-time/

• dakotanewsnow.com/2023/04/09/picking-up-pieces-stained-glass-window-maker-faces-cancer/

• dakotanewsnow.com/2023/11/16/big-sioux-youth-basketball-leaving-kids-without-team/

The following programs and specials were recognized with awards of merit:

• Executive Producer Justin Wulf and Anchor Brian Allen’s “Matters of the State” in the “talk/public affairs” category

• The “First Alert Winter Weather Special” in the “specialty programming” category

• Meteorologist Lexie …