BETHLEHEM, PA. – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2022– The Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters (PAB) announced earlier this week that 91.3 WLVR, sister station of PBS39, has won three Awards for Excellence in Broadcasting.
“Our team takes great pride in providing professional journalism that informs and engages our greater Lehigh Valley community,” said Christine Dempsey, Senior VP of Radio at 91.3 WLVR.
In the category of Outstanding Radio Feature Story/Report/Series (non-COVID related) 91.3 WLVR won an award for "Hyundai for a home: Lehigh Valley family of 5 lives out of car", a story written by reporter Chloe Nouvelle that was also featured nationally on NPR.
Tyler Pratt's March 2021 story ‘I thought I was going to die in there,’ Lehigh County inmate recalls time in jail during COVID-19 surge won in the category of Outstanding COVID Feature Story/Report, WLVR Reporter.
In the category of Outstanding Local Radio Newscast, 91.3 WLVR won for our submission of select newscasts by Brad Klein, Tyler Pratt, Megan Frank, Chloe Nouvelle and Genesis Ortega.
About 91.3 WLVR
91.3 WLVR is the all day, every day NPR news station for the Lehigh Valley. A broadcast service of Lehigh University and Lehigh Valley Public Media, 91.3 WLVR acts as the catalyst to promote civic engagement, and to fulfill the regional needs of the Greater Lehigh Valley through its dynamic communication platforms and resources.