News4JAX honored for work in the community, stories that make a difference

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists held its annual Florida News Awards ceremony Saturday night in Orlando. The program celebrates excellence in broadcast and digital journalism across the state.

The gathering at the Rosen Centre brought together journalism students, professionals and educators from Florida.

Below are the categories and list of News4JAX winners and finalists.

• Community Service Station of the Year winner, Positively Jax

• Breaking News Station winner: Parking Garage Collapse
• General Assignment, long, winner: “A Safer Return” Marilyn Parker and Ciara Earrey
• Investigative Series finalist: “I-TEAM, Outrageous Water Bills” Tarik Minor, Anne Maxwell and Tommy Garcia
• Series Franchise, hard, winner: “Solutionaries” Vic Micolucci, Chris O’Rourke and Jodi Mohrmann
• Feature: Cultural/Historical winner: “The Ripple Effect” Amanda DeVoe and Foad Zabaneh
• Continuing Coverage winner: “A Tragic Encounter and a Journey for Justice” Marilyn Parker and Frank Powers
• Education Reporting winner: “Solutionaries: Music Therapy” Vic Micolucci, Josh Morgan and Jodi Mohrmann
• Digital Reporting winner: “Going Ringside” Scott Johnson

• Website Digital winner: News4JAX.com

Former News4JAX anchor and I-TEAM reporter Vic Micolucci was honored for his 16-year career at Channel 4. Vic serves as the Vice-President of FABJ.

There was also a moment of silence for Jason Mealey, who passed away April 10 from a heart attack. He was 48 years old and served as assignment editor, producer and spent 13 years working at News4JAX.

Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists (FABJ) is a 501(c)(6) not-for-profit organization, operated by a volunteer board of broadcast journalism professionals based throughout Florida.