Merrillville-based Lakeshore Public Media recently was presented with the Cardinal Community Service Award from the Indiana Broadcasters Association.
The award was given for its work to engage in a live conversation with community leaders, political figures and law enforcement to discuss events related to the protests surrounding the death of George Floyd in Minnesota. Lakeshore PBS aired a program, Race and Justice: Here and Now, a one-hour live special hosted by Michael Puente, Northwest Indiana bureau reporter for WBEZ and host of Off Mic on Lakeshore Public Radio.
“We are thrilled that our work has been recognized with this prestigious award,” said James Muhammad, president and CEO of Lakeshore Public Media. “Our goal with Race and Justice: Here and Now was to have a dialogue in a safe environment to provide context for the issues permeating through our country today while exploring options for moving forward in our communities.”
Lakeshore PBS has won the Cardinal Award the previous two years. Its first award was for the station’s series of town hall events in 2016 and 2017 titled Race, Justice, Community and Policing, the free public forums that explored the role of race in policing efforts across Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties.
Last year, Lakeshore PBS won for its work with the Legacy Foundation to produce a televised program and supporting online elements for On the Table, an engagement effort that brought together groups of community members to have a meal and conversation to discuss issues facing the region.
