{"id":22583,"date":"2013-04-11T14:57:52","date_gmt":"2013-04-11T19:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=22583"},"modified":"2013-04-11T14:57:52","modified_gmt":"2013-04-11T19:57:52","slug":"barbara-jordan-media-awards-winners-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2013\/04\/11\/barbara-jordan-media-awards-winners-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Barbara Jordan Media Awards Winners Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Medallion_FB_Color\"<\/a><\/span>OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR OF TEXAS
\nRICK PERRY<\/p>\n

For Immediate Distribution
\nGovernor\u2019s Press Office: 512-463-1826
\nApril 9, 2013
\nLucy Nashed: lucy.nashed@gov.texas.gov<\/p>\n

Press Release
\nJosh Havens: josh.havens@gov.texas.gov<\/p>\n

Barbara Jordan Media Awards Winners Announced<\/strong><\/p>\n

AUSTIN \u2013 The Governor\u2019s Committee on People with Disabilities has announced the winners of the 30th Annual Barbara Jordan Media Awards for pieces produced in 2012. Winners in each of the categories were chosen by a panel of judges, including journalists, professionals in the field of disabilities, and people with disabilities.<\/p>\n

The winners will be honored at the Barbara Jordan Media Awards Ceremony dinner on Saturday, April 13, at 7:00 p.m. at College Park Center on the campus of The University of Texas at Arlington<\/strong>. The event is hosted by The University of Texas at Arlington Department of Communication, and is open to the public by reservation. Anita Foster, Regional Chief Communications Officer of American Red Cross North Texas Region is the keynote speaker, and Stephen Booher, Organizational Development Specialist for the City of Arlington is the emcee. Joe Bontke, Chair of the Governor\u2019s Committee on People with Disabilities, will present the awards.<\/p>\n

For more information on the awards ceremony, please contact Jo Virgil with the Texas Governor\u2019s Committee on People with Disabilities at jo.virgil@governor.state.tx.us or (512) 463-5740. For ticket purchases and sponsorship information, visit the UTA Tickets website at http:\/\/utatickets.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The winners of the 2013 Barbara Jordan Media Awards are:<\/strong><\/p>\n

BOOK:<\/strong>
\nShouting in the Dark by John Bramblitt, Denton
\nPublisher: Globe Pequot Press
\nhttp:\/\/www.globepequot.com\/shouting_in_the_dark-9780762780075<\/a><\/p>\n

PHOTOJOURNALISM:<\/strong>
\nA Will to Walk (Videography) by Mario Sandoval, KRGV-TV, Weslaco
\nhttp:\/\/www.krgv.com\/videos\/nicholas-tijerina-i-will-walk-again\/<\/a><\/p>\n

PRINT FEATURE:<\/strong>
\nPrivate Battles\/War Wounds by David Tarrant, Dallas Morning News
\nhttp:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/local-news\/20120630-combat-medicine-advances-deliver-quadruple-amputee-from-brink.ece<\/a><\/p>\n

PRINT FEATURE SERIES:<\/strong>
\nZach\u2019s Journey by Marc Ramirez, Dallas Morning News
\nhttp:\/\/governor.state.tx.us\/files\/disabilities\/Zach_pages_2012.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

INTERNET:<\/strong>
\nMoving Mountains (Declaring Independence) by Kelly West, Austin American Statesman
\nhttp:\/\/www.statesman.com\/news\/lifestyles\/declaring-independence-students-losing-their-vis-2\/nRkmt\/<\/a><\/p>\n

SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION, INDIVIDUAL:<\/strong>
\n225th Birthday Celebration: Erastus \u201cDeaf\u201d Smith Exhibit and Tours by Steve C. Baldwin, PhD, Austin
\nExhibit held at the Capitol and various other locations across Texas<\/p>\n

TV DOCUMENTARY:<\/strong>
\nHealing Heroes by Chie Saito, YNN-TV, Austin
\nPart I:
\nhttp:\/\/austin.ynn.com\/content\/284824\/healing-heroes–treating-a-generation-of-wounded-warriors<\/a>
\nPart 2:
\nhttp:\/\/austin.ynn.com\/content\/284860\/healing-heroes–fort-sam-houston-rooted-deep-in-history<\/a>
\nPart 3:
\nhttp:\/\/austin.ynn.com\/content\/top_stories\/284885\/healing-heroes–treatment-both-simple–complex-reshapes-lives-of-combat-warriors\/<\/a>
\nPart 4:
\nhttp:\/\/austin.ynn.com\/content\/top_stories\/284898\/healing-heroes–as-the-war-dies-down–burn-center-s-future-evolves\/<\/a>
\nPart 5:
\nhttp:\/\/austin.ynn.com\/content\/284920\/healing-heroes–medical-research-proves-vital-on-battlefield<\/a>
\nPart 6:
\nhttp:\/\/austin.ynn.com\/content\/284944\/healing-heroes–support-center-helps-wounded-warriors–families-heal<\/a><\/p>\n

TV FEATURE:<\/strong>
\nI Will Run by Greg Groogan and Mark Muller, KRIV-TV, Houston
\nhttp:\/\/www.myfoxhouston.com\/story\/20162348\/2012\/11\/21\/wounded-warrior-runs-with-one-of-a-kind-prosthetic-leg?clienttype=printable<\/a><\/p>\n

TV FEATURE, EXT:<\/strong>
\nNever Losing Focus by Bob Phillips Productions, Texas Country Reporter, Dallas
\nhttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QDY5eKfh4Sw<\/a><\/p>\n

STUDENT, HIGH SCHOOL:<\/strong>
\nStudents Seek to Serve by Joey Hadden, Rockwall High School
\nhttp:\/\/governor.state.tx.us\/files\/disabilities\/Students_Seek_to_Serve.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

STUDENT, COLLEGE:<\/strong>
\nOnce Again by John Spottswood Moore, Austin<\/p>\n

# # #<\/p>\n

Connect with us: Follow us on Twitter at @TexGov \u2022 Find us on Facebook at TexasGovernor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR OF TEXAS RICK PERRY For Immediate Distribution Governor\u2019s Press Office: 512-463-1826 April 9, 2013 Lucy Nashed: lucy.nashed@gov.texas.gov Press Release Josh Havens: josh.havens@gov.texas.gov Barbara Jordan Media Awards Winners Announced AUSTIN \u2013 The Governor\u2019s Committee on People with…<\/p>\n

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