WETA, WBAL Pick Up Journalism Awards

Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism announced 16 winners of the 2016 Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia University Awards.

Established in 1942, by Jessie Ball DuPont in memory of her husband, Alfred I. DuPont, the awards honor excellence in broadcast, digital and documentary journalism.

Among the winners was WBAL-TV’s lead investigative reporter, Jayne Miller, who led the way locally and nationally on the investigation into what happened to Freddie Gray, the 25-year-old Baltimore man critically injured while in police custody, who died one week later.  

WETA was also honored for its documentary Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies, which was described as “a thoroughly researched and beautifully produced documentary series which explored the scourge of cancer from every angle.” 

SAG-AFTRA is proud to congratulate WBAL-TV, Jayne Miller and WETA for their hard work to keep the public informed on important topics.

This item was originally featured in the June 2016 local newsletter.