Best TV spot news reporting from abroad
AWARD DATE: 1994
AWARD NAME: The David Kaplan Award 1994 (shared)
AWARD RECIPIENT: Ron Allen
AWARD RECIPIENT AFFILIATION: ABC World News Tonight
AWARD HONORED WORK: “Rwanda-Genocide and Disintegration”
ABC News correspondents and crew members were deeply affected by the death wave they encountered, but they continued producing professional and moving pieces. Allen and his crew told a clear and comprehensive story as the country’s population fled and began to die of disease and famine. Wooten and his crew had a different task – producing more impressionistic pieces. He made no attempt to conceal his shock as a father and grandfather at seeing families dying about him.
Citation(s) for Excellence:
Anthony Mason, Patricia Shevlin
CBS Evening News
“D-Day Series”
Linda Pattillo, Jon Banner, Ingrid Arnesen, Harold Maas
ABC News
“Haiti’s Struggle for Democracy”