Barbara Jordan Media Awards Winners Announced

Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN Texas The Governors Committee on People with Disabilities has announced the winners of the 31st Annual Barbara Jordan Media Awards for pieces produced in 2013. Winners were chosen by a panel of judges including journalists professionals in the field of disabilities and people with disabilities. The winners will be honored at the Barbara Jordan Media Awards Ceremony luncheon on Thursday March 20 at 11:30 a.m. at Apogee Stadium on the University of North Texas campus in Denton. The event is hosted by the University of North Texas Mayborn School of Journalism and is open to the public by reservation. Bob Phillips of Texas Country Reporter is the keynote speaker and Joe Bontke chair of the Governors Committee on People with Disabilities will emcee and present the awards. For more information on the awards ceremony please contact Jo Virgil with the Texas Governors Committee on People with Disabilities at jo.virgil@governor.state.tx.us or (512) 463-5740. For ticket purchases and sponsorship information visit the UNT Tickets website at https://edo.unt.edu/content/barbara-jordan-media-awards. The winners of this years Barbara Jordan Media Awards are: TV FEATURE: Fran-Tastic by Adam Winkler KEYE-TV Austin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3kBX1sU6_0 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT: Uncharted Waters by Nikki Lyssy Westlake High School http://governor.state.tx.us/files/disabilities/BJMA_Uncharted_Waters_Story.pdf RADIO: Legally Blind Austin Man to Run Boston Marathon by Matt Largey KUT Austin http://kut.org/post/legally-blind-austin-man-run-boston-marathon-special-guest-update PHOTOJOURNALISM: Finding His Voice by Ralph Barrera Austin American-Statesman http://governor.state.tx.us/files/disabilities/BJMA_Finding_His_Voice.pdf SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION: An Interview with Dr. Temple Grandin: 10th Annual Cinema Touching Disability Film Festival by Coalition of Texans with Disabilities and Golden Arm Productions Austin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tpt0lpXrf5M  COLLEGE STUDENT: MS: Painfully Invisible by Chelsea Henderson Lamar University Beaumont http://www.lamaruniversitypress.com/upbeat/multiple-sclerosis-painfully-invisible-1.3035258#.UweEJtTnbPO TV FEATURE EXTENDED: Roxys Recipes by Bob Phillips Dan Stricklin and Mike Snyder Texas Country Reporter Dallas http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6NpPFiJ8eo PRINT: Scruggs Finds Sister of Strength by Sarah Mervosh Dallas Morning News http://governor.state.tx.us/files/disabilities/BJMA_Lauren_Scruggs.pdf INTERNET: Visions Made Real by Tina Phan Omar Gallaga and Ralph Barrera Austin American-Statesman http://www.statesman.com/videos/news/meet-francis-tsai/vCHMyx/