The Ohio Associated Press bestowed honors to Ideastream reporter Jenny Hamel for a story about performing arts students at Firestone CLC. The fall 2021 story was about how performing arts students had adjusted to COVID.
The award, given out Sunday, was for "Best Use of Sound." Thanks to Firestone CLC Theatre Director Mark Zimmerman for helping make the story come together and to reporter Jenny Hamel for telling the story so well.
Link to award:
https://05fba43.netsolhost.com/2021OhioBroadcastersWinnersGallery/Best_Use_of_Sound_29_Best_Use_of_Sound_R1.html#heading20
Link to story:
https://www.ideastream.org/news/akron-firestone-performing-arts-students-wont-be-silenced-by-covid-19