On Tuesday, the MPR News podcast 74 Seconds received a Peabody Award for Radio/Podcast.
The 22-episode 74 Seconds podcast tells the story of the first police shooting to go to trial in the state of Minnesota.
• Full coverage: The death of Philando Castile and the trial of Jeronimo Yanez
• Follow the trial: From jury selection to verdict
In July 2016, officer Jeronimo Yanez shot Philando Castile during a traffic stop in a Twin Cities suburb. The world watched the aftermath, live on Facebook. Yanez was charged in Castile’s death. Jurors found him not guilty on all charges June 16, 2017.
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Peabody award winners will be announced on April 24 this year. MPR News has won three Peabody Awards — two in the late 1970s and most recently in 2015 for its “Betrayed by Silence” investigation.
This year’s Peabody finalists for podcasts and radio include a list of other must-listen stories:
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