WPRI Channel 12 is local AP News Station of Year

PROVIDENCE – For the fourth consecutive year, WPRI-TV Channel 12 and its “Eyewitness News” have been named News Station of the Year by the Massachusetts and Rhode Island Associated Press Broadcasters, the station announced.
“This award is a great tribute to the hardworking and talented Eyewitness News employees and the service they provide to the viewers of Southern New England,” Joe Abouzeid, the news director for WPRI-TV and WNAC Fox Providence, said in a statement.
The award – presented March 30 at the annual Associated Press Awards dinner in Newton, Mass. – is given each year to the top TV or radio member of the Massachusetts/Rhode Island Associated Press. Judging is based on station quality and consistent contributions to the AP news report.