KPLU-FM'S LIAM MORIARTY WINS INTERNATIONAL REPORTING AWARD

Posted March 23, 2010

AFTRA Seattle broadcaster Liam Moriarty recently won an award in a major international competition for an October 2009 story examining whether Germany’s successful transition to solar power could be duplicated in the Pacific Northwest.

Moriarty, a member of the KPLU-FM bargaining unit, was notified this week that he took second place in the prestigious RIAS Berlin Commission’s "Excellence in Journalism" award. The competition is designed to encourage the reporting of stories which improve understanding between Germany and the United States. He has been KPLU’s environment reporter since 2006, and has worked as a journalist for nearly 20 years.

Founded by the United States following the end of World War II, "Radio In the American Sector" (RIAS) Berlin has remained committed to the principle of independent, rational and critical journalism in the public interest. The RIAS Berlin Commission was established in 1992 to promote the exchange of persons and information in the field of broadcast journalism between the Federal Republic of Germany and the United States of America, and to support radio and television productions which contribute to mutual understanding between citizens of the two nations.

In 2009, Moriarty was awarded a fellowship from the European Union Center of Excellence at the University of Washington’s Henry M. Jackson School of International Relations. He traveled through France, Belgium and Germany to produce a five-part series comparing and contrasting environmental issues between European Union countries and this region.

The series was Moriarty’s second from Europe. In 2006, he produced stories for the station’s “Learning Curve” series, comparing educational programs in France to those in Seattle.

He’ll receive his award and a cash award at a dinner hosted by the RIAS Commission in Berlin in May.

 

 

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