Shimogawa gets regional honors

Duane Shimogawa of Lihu’e was one of 13 current and former Central Washington University students who earned a total of 17 broadcast journalism and video production awards and honors in the National Broadcasting Society’s Western Regional competition.

The CWU honorees won in 12 of 15 categories including seven first-place finishes.

Shimogawa, a broadcast journalism graduate, took second place in the Sports Package category for “Katie Hart,” the story about the Kittitas High School athlete’s contribution to her basketball team.