For the second year in a row, Interlochen Public Radio has won a national award for to its “Irredeemable” series.
In Washington D.C. on Saturday, Public Radio News Directors Incorporated awarded first place in the “Short Documentary” category to the episode titled, “Irredeemable, episode 6: Coming clean.”
PRNDI is an association that represents news directors, broadcast editors and newsroom managers. It has been awarding local reporting since 1988.
“Irredeemable” is the work of IPR’s Morgan Springer, who in 2017 began telling the stories of individuals convicted of murder as juveniles and sentenced to life in prison. This is her fifth PRNDI award since working for IPR.