KUNP partnered with Multnomah County Health Department to develop and deliver culturally effective obesity and chronic disease prevention messages to Latino communities. Working with the It Starts Here community awareness campaign, KUNP produced 5 television messages promoting increased physical activity and healthy beverage options for children. They also developed news and community segments that promote the idea that healthy kids learn better.

“We are honored to receive this recognition from Multnomah County” said David Smith, KUNP Station Manager. “The It Starts Here campaign has brought valuable information and resources to the Latino communities that we serve, and it is helping to raise awareness on important health and lifestyle topics.”

KUNP TV has been broadcasting in the Portland metro area since 2003, and produces the only daily news in Spanish in any medium in the market. Along with general news the station has two specialized community outreach initiatives: Salud es Vida focusing on health information, and Destino: Éxito, Edúcate focusing on education and career development.

KUNP TV is a Univision network affiliate and sister station to KATU/ABC. It is owned by Fisher Communications, an innovative local media company with television, radio, internet and mobile operations throughout the western United States. The Company is headquartered at Fisher Plaza in Seattle, WA.

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This chapter encompasses radio and television stations within several Southern California counties including: Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, San Bernardino and Ventura. The awards honor excellence in electronic journalism. Eyewitness News won six Golden Mikes in the Division B, Small Market Television category as follows:

Best News Reporting – “Illegals in California Prisons”

Best Hard News Series Reporting – “Project Pit Bull”

Best Investigative Reporting – “Mold Investigation”

Best Serious Feature Reporting – “PTSD: A Veteran’s Story”

Best Business and Consumer Reporting – “Money & Meals: Behind Bars”

Best Entertainment Reporting – “Hollywood comes to Town”

“It feels great to see the hard-working journalists at KBAK/KBFX-TV acknowledged with six of these prestigious awards,” said News Director Cristi Jessee. “The Eyewitness News Team is passionate about pursuing quality journalism, and not afraid to ask the tough questions to hold authorities accountable in Kern County.”

Eyewitness News airs on television stations KBAK-TV and KBFX-CD. Combined the stations provide 7 ½ hours a day Monday through Friday of local news content.

KBAK-CBS29 and KBFX-FOX58 television stations are properties of Fisher Broadcasting-California T.V. L.L.C.

Sister station KOMO TV brings home four Murrow’s, including Best Investigation and News Series for the KOMO 4 News Problem Solvers special and series on the lack of train security titled, “Terror on the Tracks.” The station also won the Sports Reporting category for its “Baseball Ironman” story, and Anchor/Reporter Eric Johnson reclaimed the award in the writing category again.
Holly Gauntt, Fisher Communications Vice President of News said, “I’m incredibly proud of all our journalists in radio and TV for their hard work and dedication to excellence. I’m especially thrilled that our radio news department is being honored with Overall Excellence and Best Newscast.” She went on to say, “They worked very hard to win

such prestigious honors. I’m also thrilled that KOMO-TV has won the Murrow for Investigative Journalism for the 5th year in a row. It’s a testament to our commitment to produce the kinds of stories that would have made Edward R Murrow quite proud.”
The competition continues in June when the regional winners advance to the next round and vie for national honors.

Southeast Seattle has long been overlooked and underserved by local news organizations.  The area encompasses the most diverse zip code in the United States.  Those who call the area home are also some of the city’s residents who exhibit immense pride in the neighborhoods. 

“I’m thrilled to join forces with KOMO,” said Amber Campbell, founder and editor of the Rainier Valley Post.  “Together, we will provide Southeast Seattle with the comprehensive coverage neighbors need to stay informed and engaged.”

Campbell will continue to publish her successful neighborhood news site while drawing from the full resources of Fisher Interactive Network to enrich her coverage and maximize benefits for her audience.  At the same time Campbell will publish original news stories, events, photographs and more directly to Rainier Valley KOMO and Columbia City KOMO websites.

Wendi Dunlap, founder and editor of the Beacon Hill Blog, helped pioneer the world of community news with a neighborhood email list service over a decade before today’s local news sites became popular.  As part of this partnership, Dunlap will continue operating her robust and independent neighborhood news site while publishing original stories, pictures, and event news to Beacon Hill KOMO and Georgetown KOMO.  The Beacon Hill Blog too will enrich its own coverage by drawing from the news resources of Fisher Interactive Network 

“KOMO and the Beacon Hill Blog each have strengths that the other does not,” said Dunlap.  “KOMO has a large news-gathering organization, while the Beacon Hill Blog has someone who lives in the neighborhood and knows the community.”

This new partnership not only offers better a richer experience for neighbors in Southeast Seattle, but it allows that section of the city a way to share its stories with a much larger audience.

“Amber, Wendi and I are most excited about giving neighbors in Southeast Seattle a louder voice in the rest of the city and even across Western Washington,” said Fisher Interactive Executive Producer Travis Mayfield.  “Issues raised on the Rainier Valley Post, The Beacon Hill Blog, Rainier Valley KOMO, Columbia City KOMO, Beacon Hill KOMO and Georgetown KOMO may have direct exposure on KOMO 4 News, KOMO Newsradio and KOMOnews.com on a routine basis.”

This neighborhood news collaboration enriches the relationship between the audience, the advertisers and our partners in the fast changing landscape of local and hyperlocal digital news.  It represents significant investment in the depth and quality of neighborhood news coverage.  This partnership means there will now be a network of six neighborhood news sites working with together with a legacy multi-platform newsroom covering Southeast Seattle. 

“Amber and Wendi are top notch journalists and fierce advocates for their communities,” said Jenny Kuglin Director of Interactive Content and Social Media at Fisher Interactive.  “This partnership allows us all to cover Southeast Seattle like never before and that’s something that should make everyone proud.”

About Fisher Interactive’s Neighborhood Sites

The KOMO News Network includes 55 neighborhood news websites across Western Washington.  In addition to full-time neighborhood news staffers, the network’s coverage is enhanced by a growing number of Neighborhood News Partners, Neighborhood Journalists and the full resources of the KOMO Newsroom.

About Fisher Interactive Network

The Fisher Interactive Network was created in 2006 to bring all of Fisher’s online assets together as an integrated platform.  Fisher Interactive’s group of award-winning news websites are powered by dedicated online producers and reporters as well as the full newsroom resources of Fisher’s broadcast stations.  Since August 2009, Fisher Interactive has launched over 120 hyperlocal neighborhood web sites in five markets, earning the company the Innovator of the Year award at the Borrell Local Online Advertising Conference. The hyperlocal product is syndicated by media companies across the country. Fisher Interactive has several websites dedicated to lifestyle and entertainment content, including SeattlePulp.com and PortlandPulp.com. We have dedicated staff that create content related to food and restaurants, arts and entertainment, jobs and careers, home design and real estate, and music. Our mobile sites are daily habits for users in all of our primary markets, and can be accessed by Mobile Web browsers, in Mobile Optimized format and as native iPhone, iPad or Android Apps.

The content created by our interactive journalists has been honored with awards from numerous organizations, including the Associated Press, Radio and Television News Directors Association, National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and The Society of Professional Journalists.

Contact:   Alyson Soma Force, asomaforce@fisherinteractive.com, 206.404.4063

Neighborhood News Partner sites:

Http://www.Rainiervalleypost.com

http://beaconhill.seattle.wa.us

http://Rainiervalley.komonews.com

http://Columbiacity.komonews.com

http://Beaconhill.komonews.com

http://Georgetown.komonews.com

Led by anchors Carl Click, Natali Marmion, meteorologist Rhonda Shelby, and 1190 KEX Traffic reporter Michael Convery, KATU News passed KGW, KPTV and KOIN to become the #1 newscast from 4:30 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. in Nielsen households.

“Our team has worked very hard to build this newscast, in front of the camera and behind the scenes, to deliver the market’s most comprehensive morning coverage,” said KATU Vice President & General Manager, John Tamerlano. “Carl, Natali, Rhonda and Michael have great chemistry and more people are making the choice to start their day with us.”

KATU News This Morning isn’t the only newscast to secure victories in May. KATU News First at 4:00 p.m., with Brian Wood, Angelica Thornton, and meteorologist Dave Salesky continues to be Portland’s #1 4 p.m. newscast.

KATU News at 6:00 p.m. with Steve Dunn, Debora Knapp and Dave Salesky is #1 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

“From our first morning newscast at 4:30am to our 11:00pm broadcast, our newsroom staff works incredibly hard to give viewers the best local news,” said Tamerlano.

On our web platforms the KATU.com main site saw a 14.3 percent growth in page views in May 2011 compared to the same period the year prior, and a 51 percent increase in unique visitors. KATU’s hyperlocal sites saw a 34 percent growth in page views in May 2011 compared to the same period the year prior, and a 24 percent increase in unique visitors.