No large-market station in Iowa earned more awards than KWQC-TV6 at the Iowa Broadcast News Association this past weekend.
The station earned the coveted Overall Excellence award, as well as first-place awards for Political Coverage, Best Investigative/In-depth (reporter Mark Stevens for "Flood Insurance Reform"), and Spot News Coverage ("Quad Cities Flash Flooding").
KWQC's Gary Metivier earned a second-place award for Overall Excellence in Anchoring. The station's digital team took home second place for Overall Best Use of Media for its coverage of the 2014 Bix-7 road race. KWQC also got second place in the Best Newscast category.
Third place wins for KWQC include News Photography (Mike Ortiz for "Frels Garden Railroad") and Farm and Agribusiness stories (Courtney Yuen and Randy Biery for "Calamus Harvest Hope").
"We work hard every day to bring the best, most complete news to all of our viewers who count on us every day," said KWQC-TV6 news director Rich Kurz. "This is just another mark of our success in doing that, and it feels great to see our peers across the country recognize it."
Any station that broadcasts into Iowa is eligible for the IBNA awards. KWQC-TV6 competes in the large market category against stations from Des Moines and the Waterloo/Cedar Rapids/Iowa City/Dubuque markets.
