KVUE, the Austin ABC affiliate, has won a prestigious Peabody award.
Today, the station became the first in the city to be honored with the award, for a 30 minute mental health special which aired last year.
The winning report, titled “The Cost of Troubled Minds,” was a seven-month investigation into a crisis in Texas involving the treatment of the mentally ill.
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The award honors reporter Andy Pierrotti, photojournalists Derek Rasor and Matt Olsen, general manager Patti Smith, news director Frank Volpicella and assistant news director Michelle Chism.
[From L-R: Matt Olsen, Michelle Chism, Derek Rasor, Andy Pierrotti, Frank Volpicella and Patti Smith]