The Indiana Associated Press Broadcasters Association held its spring awards ceremony Saturday in downtown Indianapolis. WLFI had several winners. Our television competes with stations across the state, including Evansville, South Bend and Fort Wayne.
WLFI received 1st place for its website. Above is a picture of our web manager, Gordon Jackson and his counterpart at our sister station, WISH-TV, Indianapolis. Other winners: 2nd Place, Best Enterprise Story, Seth Conley and Nathan Caldwell (blind woman forced to move from Bridgeway apartments); 2nd Place, Best Spot News Reporting, Tom Harmeson (Rescue along the flooded Tippecanoe River); Honorable Mention, Best General News, Niccole Caan and Blake Naftel (road construction) and Honorable Mention, Best Community Impact, Sue Scott and Tom Harmeson (Backpack program). My story was about the school backpack program at Miami Elementary School. With the help of volunteers and Food Finders, dozens of children get backpacks filled with food each Friday to make sure they have enough to eat through the weekend. After our story aired, employees of Logan's Roadhouse offered to sponsor children at another school and several people called offering to donate. I hope to have another update on this program soon.
