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The ABC won three awards at the SA Press Club Awards with many other journalists and teams commended and highly commended.
Caroline Horn was awarded Best Regional or Rural Affairs Journalist in Any Medium after leading coverage of the state’s toxic algal bloom and helping bring it to national attention.
Angelique Donellan, Carl Saville and Brant Cumming won Best Long Form TV Report or Extended Coverage for their 7.30 story on the troubled Whyalla steelworks.
The team from 891 ABC Adelaide Breakfast won Best Radio Report or Coverage for highlighting a family’s struggle with the access taxi system.
Full list of ABC winners:
Best Regional or Rural Affairs Journalist in Any Medium
- Caroline Horn, “The Early Days of the Algal Bloom”
Best Long Form TV Report or Extended Coverage
- Angelique Donellan, Carl Saville and Brant Cumming, “Whyalla: Close to the Brink”
Best Radio Report or Coverage
- 891 ABC Adelaide Breakfast, “Jodie’s access cab call to action”