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"WISN 12 is the recipient of five Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Awards for Excellence.The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association (WBA) Awards, which were announced on Saturday, May 3, honor television and radio stations across the state. WISN 12 took home two prestigious news WBA first-place awards: Best Spot News and Best Evening Newscast. Both awards highlighted the station\u2019s work during the Children\u2019s Hospital Shooting, the same coverage that earned the station a regional Edward R. Murrow Award.\u201CTo win these two news categories is a great honor. It is our mission to deliver timely, relevant news, something that takes tremendous teamwork during breaking news situations,\u201D said Jan Wade, president and general manager of WISN-TV. \u201CI am proud of each and every member of the WISN 12 team.\u201D\u201CThe Children\u2019s Hospital shooting also opened up bigger safety questions,\u201D said Chris Gegg, news director at WISN-TV. \u201COur news team went beyond the headlines and asked tough questions. I\u2019m proud of their ongoing commitment to excellence. It\u2019s a privilege to lead this group of journalists.\u201DAdditionally, the station received a WBA Award for Best Significant Community Impact for its coverage of the Golden Guernsey Dairy closure. A WISN 12 Investigation by Nick Bohr discovered tens of thousands of gallons of pasteurized milk and other dairy products sitting inside the dairy \u2013 about to go to waste. WISN 12\u2019s coverage, combined with pressure from Hunger Task Force, was successful in securing the release of eight truckloads of food which was distributed to hungry families across the community.\u201CLocal news is all about community impact, so to win this category is a very rewarding feeling,\u201D says Wade. \u201CAs broadcasters we have the responsibility to bring attention to stories like the Golden Guernsey closing. Being advocates for our viewers is something that we take very seriously.\u201DWISN 12\u2019s additional awards were for the station\u2019s community focused website \u201CThe A-List\u201D which features local businesses competing to be #1 based on community votes. The site earned the station Best Niche Site and Best Special Web Project."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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