A special produced and aired by 5 On Your Side was named a finalist for a 2023 duPont-Columbia Award on Thursday. The special, RACE: Listen. Learn. Live. Asian American and Pacific Islander Experience in St. Louis is one of only 10 pieces of local journalism recognized this year. Other finalists include national news organizations and podcasts.
RACE aired in October 2021. The show was put together by a variety of newsroom employees:
- Michelle Li, host and producer
- Sonya Potter, executive producer
- Art Holliday, producer
- Tram Anh Nguyen, producer
- Ahmad Hicks, reporter
- Abby Llorico, reporter
- PJ Randhawa, reporter
- Bill Bennett, editor
- Andy Broadway, photographer
- Tony Chambers, photographer
- Doug Howell, photographer
- Randy Schwentker, photographer
- Tom Stasiak, photographer
Seven panelists were featured in the show:
- Anna Crosslin, former president of the International Institute
- Deb Bhatia, founder of Sikhs of STL
- Bernie Lee, local restaurant owner
- Andy Kim, business consultant and investor
- Caroline Fan, founder and president of Missouri Asian American Youth Foundation
- Peter Tao, community activist and architect
- Qui Tran, restaurant owner
“The Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award is considered one of the most prestigious journalism awards,” said 5 On Your Side News Director Art Holliday. “It’s a big deal in our industry. Our KSDK news team always strives for excellence, so to have our RACE special considered among the best broadcast and digital journalism in the nation is validation of the highest order.”
This is the second RACE special to be recognized nationally this year. In June, anchor and host Kelly Jackson, executive producer Sonya Potter, and producer Sheila Rice accepted a Gracie Award for the special that focused on Black women and their personal memories and perspectives on race.
The duPont-Columbia Awards were founded in 1942 and honor the best in journalism. The full list of finalists can be found on their website. Winners will be announced during an in-person ceremony in February 2023.
The full special, along with others in the series, can be watched on 5 On Your Side’s YouTube channel.
About 5 On Your Side
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