ɪn ɐdˈɪʃən tə hɜːɹ ˈɛmi ɐwˈɔːɹd, kɹˈɪʃnən ˈɔːlsoʊ wˈʌn ðə pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt ˈɪmpækt fˈɔːɹmɚli ˈɪndiən ɐmˈɛɹɪkən pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ɐwˈɛɹnəs kəmˈɪɾi ˈɛs "kɹiːˈeɪɾɪŋ ɐ vˈɔɪs" ɐwˈɔːɹd, ænd ɐ dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃt bɹˈɔːdkæst dʒˈɜːnəlˌɪst kˌɑːməndˈeɪʃən fɹʌmðɪ ˈɑːfɪs ʌvðə kɑːmtɹˈoʊlɚɹ ʌvðə sˈɪɾi ʌv nˈuː jˈɔːɹk, fɔːɹ hɜː wˈɜːk kˈʌvɚɹɪŋ ðɪ ɪmˈiːdɪət ˈæftɚmˌæθ ʌvðə sɛptˈɛmbɚɹ ɪlˈɛvən ɐtˈæks.
In addition to her Emmy Award, Krishnan also won the Project Impact (formerly Indian American Political Awareness Committee)'s "Creating A Voice" Award, and a Distinguished Broadcast Journalist commendation from the Office of the Comptroller of the City of New York, for her work covering the immediate aftermath of the September 11 attacks.