Palm Springs, Calif. – KMIR6 chief meteorologist Sam Argier has won two Associated Press Television and Radio Association (APTRA) 2008 Mark Twain Awards: Best Weathercast Segment (“Sam Argier Weather Forecast”) and Best Light Feature (“The Official Center of the World”).
The competition included stations throughout California, Nevada, Hawaii, Arizona, New Mexico, Washington and Idaho.
The Mark Twain Awards are given for work the judging panel of broadcast journalists considers to be excellent. Hundreds of entries from the 2007 calendar year were submitted. Awards are not given in categories where entries do not meet the standard of excellence.
Argier started as an intern with the KMIR6 news team in 2003 after graduating with a degree in broadcast journalism from Chapman University. He then went on to study broadcast meteorology at Mississippi State University. In addition to serving as KMIR6 chief meteorologist, Argier also files numerous feature reports for the station. He is the only Coachella Valley forecaster who holds the prestigious Seals of Approval from both the American Meteorological Society and National Weather Association.
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