Eric Sowl, Alaska’s News Source director of photography and chief multimedia journalist, will be inducted into the Alaska Broadcasters Association’s Hall of Fame later this year.
The Alaska Broadcasters Association inducts broadcasters for significant contributions to the industry and Alaska each year.
“He has a unique ability to capture emotion and tell powerful stories,” General Manager and Vice President of Channel 2 and CBS 5 Nancy Johnson said. “We travel by boat, commercial air, float plane, snowshoes and by snow machine. We sleep in tents, in viewers’ homes, churches and on gym floors. Whatever personal discomforts may be required to capture a story, those pale in comparison to what it means to our viewers to express their personal struggle or tell their unique perspective,” Eric writes in his Photography Philosophy, addressing the responsibility of journalists upholding the mission of Channel 2 and CBS 5, “To Tell Alaska’s Story.
Eric joined KTUU in 1990. He is credited with mentoring more than 200 multimedia journalists, editors, and photojournalists.
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