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Yahoo
28-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
‘Top notch': Local coverage lands KFOR team several OAB Awards
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Congratulations to the team at News 4! KFOR and team members were honored for excellence in Journalism by the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters. Chief photographer Marc Dillard and Executive Producer Irish Stogner picked up the award for long-form sports programming. The reward reflects their expertise in showcasing how they headed up a team to produce a KFOR special focused on the college football kickoff last year. Ali Meyer and News 4 win 2025 Gracie Award with 'The April Wilkens Story' Next up, Marc Dillard joined Channel 4's News Director Natalie Hughes for the team's work on a documentary they put together marking KFOR's 75th anniversary last year. According to Hughes, 'Channel 4 was Oklahoma's FIRST television station and the special programming they produced honored that milestone!' The two also picked up an additional award for small stories they put together showcases moments in history from the Channel 4 archives. Hughes said. they spent months working on the project highlighting some of the forgotten moments in our state. Ali Meyer and News 4 receive duPont-Columbia Award Closing out the awards sweep, News Director Natalie Hughes was also joined by Reporter Hunter Elsye and General Manager Wes Milburn for an award recognizing reporting on civil discourse and social change. This award was given for KFOR's coverage of a legal battle involving Channel 4's efforts to protect the 1st amendment in our state. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Yahoo
Ali Meyer and News 4 win 2025 Gracie Award with ‘The April Wilkens Story'
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Congratulations are in order for KFOR's Ali Meyer for winning a 2025 Gracie Award for 'Criminal Injustice: The April Wilkens Story' The in-depth story by News 4's Ali Meyer follows the case of April Wilkens, a domestic abuse survivor who was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of her abuser. CRIMINAL INJUSTICE: A domestic abuse survivor imprisoned for life for the murder of her abuser Wilkens' case was integral in sparking a criminal justice reform movement to lessen the severity of sentencing for domestic abuse survivors. This ultimately led to the passage of the Oklahoma Survivors Act (SB 1835) in 2024. As part of their story, Ali and the KFOR news team included a never-before-seen tape of Wilkens' interrogation. That tape had been sitting in a Tulsa warehouse for decades. The Gracie Awards recognize exemplary programming created by women, for women, and about women in all facets of media and entertainment. Ali and News 4 have been honored with six Gracie awards: 2004, Is DNA Enough?2005, Anaka2010, Triple Miracle2014, The Survival of Edith Morales2019, Baseline Breast Cancer (Grand Champion)2025, Criminal Injustice: The April Wilkens Story You can watch the in-depth investigation below. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
