dʒˈʌst wˈʌn mˈʌnθ bᵻfˌoːɹ hiː wʌz kˈɪld ɪn ɪɹˈæk, bɹˈɑːlæn, æz pˈɑːɹt ðə sˌiːbˌiːˈɛs nˈuːz tˈiːm ðæt kˈʌvɚd ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv kɐʃmˈɪɹ ˈɜːθkweɪk, ɹᵻsˈiːvd ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv ˌoʊvɚsˈiːz pɹˈɛs klˈʌb ɐwˈɔːɹd—ðə dˈeɪvɪd kˈæplən ɐwˈɔːɹd fɔːɹ bˈɛst tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən spˈɑːt nˈuːz ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾɪŋ fɹʌm ɐbɹˈɔːd.
Just one month before he was killed in Iraq, Brolan, as part the CBS News team that covered the 2005 Kashmir earthquake, received the 2005 Overseas Press Club Award—the David Kaplan Award for Best Television Spot News Reporting From Abroad.