WSMV Honored With Prestigious Award
Channel 4 News is the proud recipient of one of the nation's highest honors for investigative reporting from the Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE).Reporter and anchor Demetria Kalodimos and photojournalist David Sussman have won a national IRE Award for a ground-breaking investigation on radioactive waste being secretly dumped in Tennessee landfills for years. Scroll down to read some of the stories that helped WSMV take home the award.WSMV's investigation uncovered 20 years of little-known dumping and plans to bring in waste from other countries. This investigation got the attention of Congress and led to a state moratorium on dumping of that waste.This is the second time in Kalodimos' journalism career that she has won an IRE award.Channel 4 beat out some of the most competitive investigative teams in the country for this honor.Below is what the judges had to say about the Kalodimos and Sussman's award winning reports:JUDGES COMMENTS: "This original investigation revealed that the state of Tennessee had for 20 years been allowing the dumping of low-level radioactive waste in ordinary landfills located around the state. They followed the story from the local level all the way to the national, including tracing the origin of much of the radioactive material. The pieces led to dramatic results, state government action and a moratorium on the dumping."
Stories Related To Award:
- September 20, 2007: Landfill No Longer Receives Radioactive Waste
- August 20, 2007: Local Landfill Bans Radioactive Waste
- August 16, 2007: Processors Speak Up About Middlepoint Landfill
- July 25, 2007: Radioactive Waste Fight Takes New Turn
- July 24, 2007: Radioactive Waste Records Kept From Public
- July 17, 2007: Some Question Location Of Landfill Meeting
- July 12, 2007: Audit May Answer Questions In Radioactive Dumping
- July 12, 2007: Radioactive Dumping Meeting Set For Tuesday
- July 4, 2007: Officials To Meet Regarding Radioactive Dumping
- June 28, 2007: Another State Joins Radioactive Dump Fight
- June 14, 2007: Radioactive Dumping Regulations Analyzed
- June 13, 2007: Senate Shortens Radioactive Dump Moratorium
- June 12, 2007: House Passes Moratorium On Radioactive Dumping
- June 7, 2007: 'Tenn. Loophole' Used For Radioactive Dumping
- June 6, 2007: Officials Push To Stop Radioactive Dumping
- May 31, 2007: State To Hold Public Meeting Regarding Radioactive Dumping
- May 21, 2007: Congressman Calls For EPA To Investigate Dumping
- May 15, 2007: Rep Says Radioactive Dumping 'Unacceptable'
- May 14, 2007: Radioactive Dumping Occurs In Rutherford County
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