(Kansas City, Missouri)- KSHB-TV, Kansas City’s NBC Action News Station, announced that NBC Action News at 10 p.m. has been awarded Best Prime Newscast by the Kansas Association of Broadcasters. The award honors excellence for stations broadcasting in the state of Kansas and was judged by member stations of the Illinois Broadcasters Association.
Rick Iler, News Director at NBC Action News said, “I’m excited for the staff at NBC Action News. They work very hard to provide excellent coverage to the Kansas City viewers. We appreciate the recognition.”
In addition to the Best Prime Newscast award, NBC Action News was honored in six other categories. NBC Action News scored four first place awards, more than any other Kansas City television station. Other first place award winners include:
Best Weathercast– NBC Action Weather Plus Chief Meteorologist Gary Lezak
Best Single Topic Event News Coverage– May 2, 2008 storm coverage
In-Depth Reporting– Room Disservice news story
KSHB-TV also received awards in News Feature Story, Station Promotion Campaign and Station Promotion Announcement.
Craig Allison, Vice President and General Manager of KSHB-TV and KMCI-TV said, “This is great news for NBC Action News. We always appreciate getting positive feedback from our viewers regarding our product but to receive this recognition from our broadcasting peers is very special.”
In all, KSHB-TV won seven awards. The NBC Action News team will receive their honors at the Monday, October 13, 2008 KAB awards banquet.
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