KLCC Awards from SPJ

2019

KLCC reporter Brian Bull and host Barbara Dellenback were honored for their work at the 2019 Oregon Territory SPJ awards ceremony in Portland.

Bull was deemed a Winner in the General News – Audio Reporting category for his January 2019 feature about how the city of Corvallis is dealing with an increasing homeless population.

Bull’s three-part series on the 20th anniversary of the Thurston High School shooting was also runner up in the Audio News Series category. The segments revisited the events of May 20-21, 1998 and how survivors are coping with the aftermath.

Remembering Thurston Part 1:  20 Years Later, Wounds and Questions Still Linger
Remembering Thurston Part 2:  Survivors Cope, Prosper and Reflect
Remembering Thurston Part 3:  A Look at Kip Kinkel's Life Behind Prison Walls

Dellenback took a runner-up win for Sports Audio Reporting for her interview with Bob Welch, former associate editor for the Register-Guard.  They discussed Welch’s book on Dick Fosbury and his innovative one-man high jump technique that revolutionized the event.

2011

KLCC's Rachael McDonald, local host of Morning Edition, won a 3rd place award in the Society of Professional Journalists' Pacific Northwest Excellence in Journalism Competition. McDonald won the award for Spot News in the radio division, for her story Occupiers Clean Up Camp of 12/28/11.

The annual awards honor the best media work in Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Idaho, and Montana.

2008

KLCC News won the following Awards from The Society for Professional Journalism for Excellence in Journalism 2008:

General News
3rd Place: Angela Kellner, KLCC - Neighborhood Impact of Regional Medical Center

Documentary
1st Place: Staff, KLCC - Special Issues: The Economy
2nd Place: Staff, KLCC - Special Issues: Downtown
 
Commentary, Analysis and Editorial
1st Place: John Frohnmayer, KLCC - Legalize Drugs
3rd Place: John Frohnmayer, KLCC - Second Amendment

2006

KLCC News won the following Awards from The Society for Professional Journalism for Excellence in Journalism 2006:

3rd Place Best Newscast (Radio):  Tripp Sommer, Erin Adkins, KLCC - Newscast 3/15/06

2nd Place Best Commentary, Analysis and Editorial (Radio): Heather Vail, Mark Immel, KLCC - Wave Energy

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Oregon Associated Press Broadcasters Association

Public Radio News Directors Inc

2011
 

KLCC's Rachael McDonald, local host of Morning Edition, won a 3rd place award in the Society of Professional Journalists' Pacific Northwest Excellence in Journalism Competition. McDonald won the award for Spot News in the radio division, for her story Occupiers Clean Up Camp of 12/28/11.

The annual awards honor the best media work in Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Idaho, and Montana.