Anna Szewcyzk, perhaps the most popular broadcaster in the news media
today, won the 1998 Broadcasting Award. She got her start in journalism as
an editor at the Hollsville County Times in Missouri. When the newspaper
went out of business, a colleague persuaded her to enter the field of
broadcasting. She moved to Oregon to begin a master's degree in broadcast
journalism at Atlas University. Following graduation, she was able to begin
her career as a local newscaster with WPSU-TV in Seattle, Washington, and
rapidly advanced to national television. Noted for her quick wit and
trenchant commentary, her name has since become synonymous with Good
Day, America! Accepting the award at the National Convention of Broadcast
Journalism held in Chicago, Ms. Szewcyzk remarked, "I am so honored by
this award that I'm at a total loss for words!" Who would ever have believed
QUESTION: What is the purpose of this announcement?
it?