06-04-2025
News 19's Lauren Layton wins two ABBY awards for TV News Feature and TV Hard News!
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WHNT) — The WHNT News 19 crew took home some hardware from the 2025 Alabama Broadcasters Association Award Ceremony! In total, the News 19 crew won six awards.
Evening Anchor Lauren Layton took home not one, but TWO ABBYS last night for her work!
Lauren won Hard News Reporting for her reporting on the first Nitrogen Hypoxia Execution in the country and News Feature of the Year for 'Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep.'
From everyone here at News 19, congratulations, and we are so proud of you!
You want to watch either of those ABBY winning reports on the News 19 website linked below:
Alabama convict becomes first known person executed by nitrogen hypoxia
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