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KLCC's Tiffany Eckert Receives Northwest Excellence In Journalism Award

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KLCC competed in the small newsroom division of the Society for Professional Journalism Region 10 Northwest Excellence in Journalism Contest for 2020. The contest got more than 3,000 submissions from across Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Alaska, and Montana.

KLCC's Tiffany Eckert won 2nd place in the category Audio: Health & Science Reporting for her Story  Viral Buildings? Sample Testing for COVID-19 Could Prevent Outbreaks

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A viral surface test kit displayed at Enviral tech in west Eugene.

The Society of Professional Journalists is the oldest journalism organization in the United States. It has local chapters across the country, including the Greater Oregon Pro Chapter. The SPJ Oregon chapter covers all of Oregon and Southwest Washington. 

Rachael McDonald is KLCC’s host for All Things Considered on weekday afternoons. She also is the editor of the KLCC Extra, the daily digital newspaper. Rachael has a BA in English from the University of Oregon. She started out in public radio as a newsroom volunteer at KLCC in 2000.
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