WBFO reporters Emyle Watkins, Holly Kirkpatrick, and Alexander Simone received an award for Outstanding Spot News from the New York State Broadcaster's Association on Monday.
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The award was given for the work done on WBFO's reporting on "DOJ Seeks Death Penalty for Tops Massacre Gunman". (Disclaimer: This story contains sensitive content.)
"This is a win for our entire news staff," said WBFO Managing Editor Brigid Jaipaul-Valenza. "No one journalist works alone, there is always a team of producers, engineers, editors, and a myriad of other staff who make it all happen. This award goes to them as well, for the tireless work they do."
Spot news is a report or series of local reports on a breaking or unplanned news event.