Helen Duhamel received numerous awards , including the Alfred P. Sloan Radio-Television Award for Distinguished Public Service , the McCall 's " Golden Mike Award " , and a letter of commendation from the President of the United States for the public service work of the Duhamel stations during the June 1972 Black Hills flood . She was selected for the South Dakota Broadcasters ' Association Hall of Fame in 1976 and the Nebraska Broadcasters ' Association Hall of Fame in 1992 . In 2002 , she was inducted into the Association for Women in Communications Hall of Fame
1972 Black Hills flood
1972 Black Hills flood
Helen Duhamel