Anna King and Craig Vejraska traveled up into the high mountains outside of Omak to search for his cattle amid the fires.
The Gracies recognize exemplary programming created by women, for women and about women in all facets of media and entertainment, as well as individuals who have made contributions to the industry.
Anna won the Gracie for crisis coverage in recognition of her wildfire reports in 2015. Anna reported from areas near Omak, Wenatchee, Twisp and Walla Walla, bringing memorable sights and sounds to our audience: apples baked on the tree, ranchers looking for their cattle through thick smoke, and women rescuing their horses and caravaning them to safety. Anna filed her stories from the field and appeared on regional and national shows including "The Record," "Think Out Loud," "All Things Considered," "Here & Now," "The Takeaway" and "To the Point."
Anna's Outstanding Correspondent Gracie recognizes her body of work from December 2014 through November 2015. In addition to her live reports from the wildfires during that time Anna covered an outbreak of avian flu, a milky rain that fell in eastern Washington, a dam explosion, a deadly police shooting, and the history of women and the Hanford nuclear reservation in her "Daughters of Hanford" series and multimedia installation.
On Tuesday Anna will be presented with the Woman of the Year award from Washington State University in Pullman.
After discoveries of avian flu in Washington state and Oregon, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and state officials are testing flocks near the latest outbreaks in southeast Washington.
A mysterious milky, white dirty rain has fallen across much of Eastern Washington and some of Oregon.
Washington State University announced Monday that our Richland Correspondent Anna King is WSU Woman of the Year for 2016.