2020 Page One Awards in Television Journalism (

MNSPJ congratulates all the winners recognized Tuesday night at the annual Page One Awards! Here’s a list of winners for excellence in television journalism (under 50 newsroom employees).

3A. Spot/Breaking News [Television]	First Place	Nick	Jansen	KTTC-TV	Lake City Tornado	Comprehensive coverage of the devastation caused by a tornado that touched down in Lake City. From the lead-in with stills and video of the destruction to the interviews with witnesses and property owners, plus information from officials — this package provided viewers with everything they needed to know about the weather event.
		Ubah	Ali
		Chuck	Sibley
		Nathan	Nakama
3C. Feature [Television]	First Place	Laura	Lee	KAAL TV	Riding for Love	Nice commitment to this story. It was the emotion, out forward at an appropriate time, that made this story the winner. Nice job!
	Second Place	Dan	Wolfe	KBJR-TV	Sawyer County Voting Record
		Blake	Melin
3D. Special Project/In-depth Series [Television]	First Place	Calyn	Thompson	KIMT-TV	Homeless for the Holidays series	This three-part series on homelessness by Calyn Thompson puts a spotlight on not only the statistics about homelessness in the Rochester area but the programs available to help and the people who are being helped. An interesting series about a widespread problem in U.S. cities.
	Second Place	Sarah	Gannon	KTTC-TV	Islands of Lake Pepin
		Chuck	Sibley
3F. Newscast [Television]	First Place	Newsroom		WDIO-TV	WDIO News at Six	This is a very strong team. I was impressed by the number of reporters contributing to the show in this size market. Both Bailhy Warfield and Brandon Weathers, who were covering storms in the field were extremely smooth live. Both shots had great visuals. There was also good sound in the piece on clergy abuse. Overall – really well done newscast.
	Second Place	Ramona	Marozas	KBJR-TV	KBJR 6 News at 5
		Dan	Wolfe
		Jessie	Slater
		Adam	Clark
	Third Place	Nathan	Nakama	KTTC-TV	Lake City Tornado
		Tom	Overlie
		Michele	Gors
		Nick	Jansen
3G. Sports News Coverage [Television]	First Place	Kevin	Jacobsen	KBJR-TV	Blind Golfer Hole in One	A heartwarming story about two brothers who share their love of the game of golf and also a once in a lifetime shot. The story was well written and had several great moments.

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