TEGNA’s KUSA Wins Prestigious Peabody Award for “Prone” Investigative Series
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TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced that KUSA, its NBC affiliate in Denver, was awarded a Peabody Award in the News category for its Prone investigative series on the dangers of the prone position chokehold restraint.
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- TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced that KUSA, its NBC affiliate in Denver, was awarded a Peabody Award in the News category for its Prone investigative series on the dangers of the prone position chokehold restraint.
- View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220608005856/en/
KUSA's Prone is a two-year nationwide investigation into the use of the prone chokehold position in arrests. - The investigative series was awarded a Peabody Award in the News category.
- Receiving recognition for this investigation is very meaningful, but to receive a Peabody Award is truly humbling, said Mark Cornetta, president and general manager, KUSA.