Hearst Television Receives NAB's Service To America Award In Recognition Of Election Coverage
NEW YORK and WASHINGTON, April 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Hearst Television has been honored with the National Association of Broadcasters' 2019 Service to America Award for Television, in the Ownership Group category.
The NAB Leadership Foundation (NABLF), the philanthropic arm of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), annually presents the Celebration of Service to America Awards honoring the outstanding public service commitment of local television and radio broadcasters.
Hearst Television was honored for its in-depth political and public affairs programming. This included its stations' 2018 election coverage effort, under the "Commitment 2018" banner, resulting in more than 200 hours of aggregate coverage of political discourse – including news stories, interviews, features and debates – throughout the season, as well as the innovative and insightful discourse advanced by Hearst Television's syndicated weekly talk program "Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien."
"Political coverage has always been one of the core pillars of our journalistic commitment at Hearst Television," said Barbara Maushard, Hearst Television senior vice president, News. "At a time when the expression 'fake news' has found its way into our culture, we couldn't be more committed to being a standard bearer in our industry for conscientious election coverage. To be singled out among such a superb group of peers is especially rewarding."
Hearst Television also recently was honored with its 10th consecutive groupwide Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Television Political Journalism, given by the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
About Hearst Television
Hearst Television owns and operates 34 television and two radio stations serving 26 media markets across 39 states reaching over 21 million U.S. television households. Through its partnership with nearly all of the major networks, Hearst Television distributes national content over nearly 70 video channels including programming from ABC, NBC, CBS, CW, MY Net, MeTV, This TV, Estrella and more. The radio stations are leaders in Baltimore news/talk and rock music listenership. Hearst Television is recognized as one of the industry's premier companies and has been honored with numerous awards for distinguished journalism, industry innovation, and community service. Hearst Television is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hearst.
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