WUOT, JEM Faculty Win Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards
Jacqui Sieber remembers watching the synchronous fireflies in her backyard as a kid.
But, the All Things Considered host and WUOT 91.9 FM reporter had never heard about a lottery to watch them, such as the one the Great Smoky Mountain National Park Service holds annually. She thought there was a story there and pitched that idea to her WUOT editors.
It turned out to be an award-winning idea, as her work was honored with a 2024 regional Edward R. Murrow Award in the “excellence in sound” category for radio.
“I thought it was somewhat surreal,” Sieber said. “I was … Read more “WUOT, JEM Faculty Win Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards”