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Public Radio 90's Broadcast Excellence Award-winning entries

Public Radio 90's Nicole Walton and Kurt Hauswirth won awards in this year's Broadcast Excellence Awards
Michigan Association of Broadcasters

Listen to this year's winners from WNMU-FM

Public Radio 90's Nicole Walton and Kurt Hauswirth were honored in this year's Broadcast Excellence Awards.

News Director and Morning Edition host Nicole Walton won best Hard News & Current Events Story for her coverage and feature regarding the online sextortion case that ended in the suicide of Jordan DeMay.

Listen to Nicole's entry here:

From tragedy to legacy: Jordan DeMay's story
Nicole Walton's award-winning story

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Original story link:
https://www.wnmufm.org/special-features/2023-09-03/from-tragedy-to-legacy-jordan-demays-story

Music host Kurt Hauswirth received two merit awards: one for Music Feature or Special (Beethoven and Banjos), and one for Musical Programming (The Local Shuffle 3).

Check out Kurt's entries here:

Crossing genres and traditions with the 2023 Beethoven and Banjos Music Festival
One of Kurt's merit award-winning stories

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Original story link:
https://www.wnmufm.org/northern-arts-culture/2023-08-18/crossing-genres-and-traditions-with-the-2023-beethoven-and-banjos-music-festival

Promo for The Local Shuffle 3

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Original story link:
https://www.wnmufm.org/programs/2023-05-04/the-local-shuffle-3-saturday-may-13-2023
Due to rights restrictions, we cannot post the audio of The Local Shuffle 3.

For more information about the Broadcast Excellence Awards, visit the Michigan Association of Broadcasters website.

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Kurt lives in Marquette with his family and can’t imagine living anywhere else. He loves music, games, running, being near water, and a fine cold brew coffee.