SPJ Awards
Akron OH Beacon-Journal 26Sep99 D6
SPJ Awards

A TV News story about the LDS Church's plans to build a Temple in Ohio won an Ohio Society of Professional Journalists award on September 25th. Angela Pace, Scott Varner and Drew Yaussey won an award for Best Human Interest Coverage for thier news story "A Mormon Return to Ohio," which aired last year on WBNS TV in Columbus. The story was prompted by the announcement that the LDS Church would build a temple in Columbus Ohio. The show also won second place for Best Coverage of Minority Issues.

The Society of Professional Journalists is a national organization for professional journalists. Some 700 journalists entered the competition, which included news stories published or broadcast in 1998. This competition is sponsored by the Cleveland and Columbus Ohio chapters of the SPJ and only covers Ohio stories.