JAMESTOWN, ND. (NewsDakota.com) – i3G Media News Director Warren Abrahamson received an Eric Sevareid Award of Merit for his reporting on 2020 flooding in Jamestown.

The Eric Sevareid Awards are named for the North Dakota-born and University of Minnesota-educated journalist best known for his work as a correspondent for CBS Radio and Television. Each year, the Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association presents awards to the best work done by broadcast news operations and journalists working in small, medium, and large markets in our six-state region on radio, television, and online.

“Our distinguished panel of judges is made up of journalists and educators who live outside of Minnesota, Wisconsin, the Dakotas, Iowa, and Nebraska to help ensure impartiality,” the organization states.

Abrahamson received the award for General Reporting in Small Market Radio for his report titled “Area Spring Flood Outlook Discussed, Insurance Recommended”.