AHCJ member Kelley Weiss of Capital Public Radio in Sacramento has won a national Edward R. Murrow Award from the Radio-Television News Directors Association. The awards recognize excellence in electronic journalism.
Weiss was honored in the investigative category for her series about the hidden world of illegal prescription drugs sold at swap meets and botanicas.
Weiss won first place in the Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism for the same piece. She also was a member of the inaugural class of AHCJ’s Midwest Health Journalism Program Fellows. (Applications currently being accepted for the next class.)
