The News Division of Mississippi Public Broadcasting was awarded with five first-place recognitions in Radio Broadcasting this weekend. The Mississippi Association of Broadcasters announced the winners Saturday night.
MPB News was honored with First Place awards for Achievement and Documentary or Series of Stories for its extensive and comprehensive coverage of the state flag. It also received a third-place recognition in the Feature Story category and a second-place recognition in Multi-media for stories on the state flag.
MPB News’ @Issue took home first and second place honors in the Public Affairs Program Category, and another first-place award in Multi-media.
The News team also swept the Newscast category with all three awards.