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April 9, 2012
Awards for KLRU, KUT
A pair of Austin broadcasters have won some of the industry’s most prestigious awards.
KUT’s Matt Largey
TV station KLRU nabbed a Peabody for its long-lasting “Austin City Limits” program.
The announcement from the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication cites the show’s “eclectic taste and unflagging commitment to quality.”
Awards will be handed out May 21 at the Waldorf-Astoria New York Hotel.
Over at 90.5 KUT-FM, Matt Largey was named best radio reporter in the Headliners Foundation’s Charles E. Green Awards for Excellence in Journalism competition.
Congrats to all.
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December 7, 2011
Honors aplenty for City of Austin's Channel 6
It’s been a good year for the folks at the City of Austin’s Channel 6.
The station, available to area cable subscribers and online at austintexas.gov/channel6 and youtube.com/austintexasgov, brought home 26 state and national awards in 2011 — a new record.
Honors from the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors include awards for Overall Excellence in Programming and Community Awareness, as well as the Brian Wilson Memorial Award for Programming Excellence for Channel 6 manager Keith Reeves.
The group’s state chapter also recognized Channel 6 for excellence in programming.
In the Lone Star Emmys competition, staffers Jonathan Uhl and James Williams nabbed an award for Outstanding Achievement in Television Photography.
And at the Texas Association of Telecommunications conference, Channel 6 grabbed first place in nine categories and 15 total nominations.
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December 2, 2011
Texas State program gets $5,000 from Time Warner Cable
Andrew Hsiau, a program specialist for Texas State University’s Mathworks program, is the Central Texas finalist in Time Warner Cable’s national Super Connector Search contest.
Entrants in the competition work in a variety of capacities to help get youngsters more involved in the science, technology, engineering and math fields.
Hsiau’s win means Mathworks, which aims to improve mathematics education, will receive $5,000 from Time Warner Cable.
He will also star in a public service announcement for Connect a Million Minds, the cable provider’s five-year, $100 million initiative designed to push more schoolchildren to pursue science, technology, engineering and math education and careers.
Vote for Hsiau - or any of the other Super Connector Search finalists - at connectamillionminds.com. The one who ends up on top gets $10,000 for his or her organization.
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August 16, 2011
List of Premios Texas winners is out
This year’s Premios Texas winners have been announced.
Organized by Univision, the awards honor Latin music acts.
Catch a broadcast of the ceremony this Saturday at 10 p.m. on Austin’s Univision 62.
Best Male Artist: Pedro Fernández
Best Urban Artist: Dylan y Lenny
Best Tejano Artist: Sunny Sauceda
Album of the Year: “Amarte a la Antigua,” by Pedro Fernández
Best Alternative Artist: Kinky
Best Tejano Band: Grupo Duelo
Best Female Artist: Shaila Dúrcal
Best Regional Mexican Artist: Original Banda El Limón
Best New Artist: Joey Montana
Best Rock/Pop Artist: Dulce María
Lifetime Achievement Award: Pedro Fernández
