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Minnesota Public Radio's Cara Hetland wins multiple awards in the 2007 South Dakota Associated Press Broadcast Contest
May 9, 2008
The winners of the 2007 South Dakota Associated Press Broadcasters' awards contest were announced recently, including several for Minnesota Public Radio's newsroom in the non-commercial radio category.
MPR news reporter Cara Hetland of Sioux Falls won first place in several award categories, including in the Features category for her piece "HPV," in the Writing category for "Asian Wasps" and in General Reporting for "The Execution."
The Minnesota Public Radio Web site, www.mpr.org, won first place in the Web site category.
Additionally, Hetland won honorable mentions in the General Reporting category for "Fetal Alcohol Syndrome—Science" and in the Series-Documentary category for "Fetal Alcohol Syndrome—The Invisible Disorder," which she co-wrote and produced with MPR reporter Tom Robertson and which won first place in the Minnesota Associated Press Awards. "Fetal Alcohol Syndrome" is a 14-part series providing an in-depth look at the effects of alcohol on an underserved and misunderstood population.
To hear Hetland's pieces and view additional Web features, visit www.mpr.org.
About Cara Hetland
Cara Hetland has been a reporter for southwestern Minnesota and eastern South Dakota since 1989. She covers a wide range of topics important to the area. Hetland's interests include stories about children, natural resources, agriculture, politics and the changes in rural America. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Drake University. Hetland lives in Sioux Falls with her husband and three daughters.
Minnesota Public Radio® operates a 37-station radio network serving virtually all of Minnesota and parts of surrounding states and produces programming for radio, Internet and face-to-face audiences. Programs produced by Minnesota Public Radio's parent company, American Public Media,™ reach more than 15 million listeners nationwide each week. Of those, nearly 800,000 listen regionally, in Minnesota and surrounding states. A complete list of stations, programs and additional services can be obtained at www.mpr.org.
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Source: Data are copyright Arbitron, Inc., Nationwide and PSA data. Arbitron data are estimates only. Spring 2007/Fall 2007 average
Press Contacts:
Jennifer Haugh
Minnesota Public Radio
651-290-1369
jhaugh@mpr.org
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