Danny Tran of ABC News Melbourne has won the Radio News Quill with “The Melbourne hospital where radiation leaked through the floor”
Judges’ citation
Danny's story exposing a radiation leak at a major Melbourne hospital just edged in front of a strong field of entries this year. While it wasn't under the pressure of breaking news, it took tenacity and persistence over several months for Danny to turn a tip into an exclusive that forced hospital management to act. Not only fronting their own staff for the first time, but publicly answering to the serious risk.
Highly Commended
Richard Willingham, ABC News, “Paul Denyer to die in jail: Labor backflips on special laws”
Shortlisted
Shane McInnes, 3AW, “Australian Open Flag Controversy”
Brian Wilson, 3AW, “Fire Fight”