St. Louis Public Radio | 90.7 KWMU news reporters Adam Allington and Maria Altman received one first-place and three second-place awards from the Missouri Broadcasters Association in the Large Market Radio classification.

Allington received first-place honors in the Documentary/Public Affairs category for his “Foreclosures Hit the Market ” and two second-place honors – one in the News Series category for “St. Louis Auto Industry Struggles to Survive,” the other in the Sports category for “All-Star Economics.” Altman claimed second-place honors in the Documentary/Public Affairs category for her story “Public Defenders.”

The 2010 Missouri Broadcasters Association Annual Awards Banquet was held Saturday at the Lodge of Four Seasons at the Lake of the Ozarks.

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