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GOOD NEWS AWARDS
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Good News Awards - 2009
The Sacramento chapter of the American Women in Radio and Television honored local broadcasters and students at the 6th Annual Good News Scholarship and Awards program on May 20th at the Arden Hills Resort Club and Spa.
This unique awards luncheon was created by the Sacramento chapter of the American Women in Radio and Television, a non-profit organization dedicated to the education and advancement of students and professionals in the media industry.
Pacific Gas and Electric generously contributed $25,000 for this event, as winning stations from throughout Northern California received a trophy and $5,000 to donate to the non-profit organization of their choice. The student scholarship winner was awarded a trophy and a $2,500 scholarship to help pay for college education expenses
6th Annual Good News Awards Winners:
Student Scholarship
Nichole Hadler-Marsden, "Not Your Average Joe"
Radio, General Market:
KFBK "From Bullets to Bikes"
Rob McAllister & Judy Farah
Television, Non-English
KUVS "Moral Values Program"
Martha Minjarez & Mariana Castorena
Television, General Market
KPIX "Students Rising Above: Dalvin Butler"
Wendy Tokuda & Greg Marasso
"On behalf of the Sacramento Chapter of AWRT, I would like to thank PG&E for its generosity in making our Good News Awards possible, as well as those who took the time and effort to share their Good News stories with us," stated SAWRT President, Jennifer Goto. "With the current dismal economic landscape, it is with great excitement that SAWRT presents this unique format to assist the students and the non-profit organizations that will benefit from this year’s Good News Awards Program," Goto said.
SAWRT, founded in March 2002, is a local chapter of American Women in Radio and Television, (AWRT). AWRT is a national, non-profit organization established in 1951 with local chapters throughout the United States that promote AWRT’s mission: “To advance the impact of women in the electronic media and allied fields by educating, advocating and acting as a source to our members and the industry."
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