South Carolina ETV (SCETV) and Public Radio (SC Public Radio) this weekend received three first-place awards and eight second-place awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas (RTDNAC). The awards were presented during a virtual ceremony held Saturday, October 30th.
The three first-place award recipients were:
- In the Radio Hard News Feature category – Lowcountry Principal Shines in the National Spotlight by Victoria Hansen
- In the Radio Health-Medicine category – Seniors Struggle to Get Vaccination Appointments by Victoria Hansen
- In the Radio Outstanding News Operation category – South Carolina Public Radio
The eight second-place award recipients were:
- In the Radio Entertainment category – Charlestonian's KISS Collection Donated to Library by Tut Underwood
- In the Radio General News category – Are Female Cops the Answer We're Looking For by Scott Morgan
- In the Radio Hard News Feature category – A Community Effort to Pay the Bills in Greenville by Scott Morgan
- In the Radio Health-Medicine category – Researcher Finds Possible COVID Warning in Sewage by Tut Underwood
- In the Radio Light Feature category – USC Library Acquires Major Comic Book Collection by Tut Underwood
- In the Radio Podcast (Long) category – SC Lede: COVID-19 from the Frontlines – A Relentless Assault by Gavin Jackson, A.T. Shire, Sean Birch and Aimee Crouch
- In the Radio Political/Election category – Graham-Harrison Senate Race is Expensive by Russ McKinney
- In the Radio Reporter of the Year category – Victoria Hansen
In total, the SC Public Radio team received 11 awards during Saturday's virtual ceremony. Reaching more than 300,000 listeners each week, the network offers two formats – News/Talk and News/Music – and operates eight transmitters across the state. For more on SC Public Radio, visit www.southcarolinapublicradio.
For a full list of all 2021 RTDNAC award recipients, click here.
