May 31, 2001

Western's Public Radio Wins Six 'Best Of State AP Awards

Bowling Green, Ky. - The Public Radio Service of Western Kentucky University has earned top honors in six categories in the Kentucky Associated Press Broadcast Awards. The awards were announced Wednesday.

News Director Dan Modlin, Assistant News Director Jeanine Howard Cherry and News Reporter/Producer Kevin Willis earned first place in the Continuing Coverage category for reports on the tri-modal transpark controversy.

Cherry also earned first place for Public Service Reporting for reports on fire safety and Use of Sound for reports on the Balloon Classic.

Modlin earned a first place enterprise reporting award for an investigative report on telemarketing fraud. Modlin and Willis also won a "Best of State" for a radio series on the dramatic increase in the number of Kentucky students who speak English as a second language.

WKYU-FM's Mid-day Edition was first in the Best Regularly Scheduled Live Newscast category. The same program earned national recognition last year from Public Radio News Directors Inc., finishing second nationally in Best Daily News Program.

The news staff at Western's Public Radio also earned four second place awards. They included a report on President Clinton's visit to Owensboro, a documentary on last year's presidential election, a breaking spot news story on a hazardous materials incident and an investigative report on scams related to the Canadian Lottery.

Western's Public Radio Service includes WKYU-FM in Bowling Green, WDCL-FM in Somerset, WKPB-FM in Henderson/Owensboro and WKUE-FM in Elizabethtown.

For more information, contact Dan Modlin at (270) 745-5843. More WKU news is available on the World Wide Web at www.wku.edu. If you'd like to receive WKU news via E-mail, send a message to WKUNews@wku.edu.