Performance Radio News has place 3rd in the General Reporting category in the Great Plains Associated Press Broadcast contest for commercial radio stations. The award is for a story on the sentencing of Shannon Flowers in February of last year. The same story won an Eric Sevareid, Award of Merit in General Reporting on April 9th. First place in the General Reporting category went to KORN Radio in Mitchell. Second place went to KUSO/KNEN in Norfolk, Nebraska. The Great Plains region consists of North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska. Performance Radio and KORN were the only South Dakota stations to win. KFGO in Fargo was the only North Dakota station to win. All other winners in the 13 categories were Nebraska stations. The winning story is posted below
3rd Place General Reporting from the Associated Press…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/04/2010-awards-Shannon-Flowers-Post-Sentencing1.mp3|titles=2010 awards–Shannon Flowers Post Sentencing]