Woman Emerges from the Dark
After Superstorm Sandy hit New York in October 2013, power outages covered large swaths of the city.
Best News Feature2013 Third Coast / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition2013 / Marianne McCune / WNYC, USA
After Superstorm Sandy hit New York in October 2013, power outages covered large swaths of the city.
Marianne McCune visited one public housing complex on the Lower East Side where, even on the third day with no electricity, some residents hadn't ventured out of their apartments.
Woman Emerges from the Dark won the Best News Feature award in the 2013 Third Coast / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition. It was produced by Marianne McCune with editor Karen Frillmann for WNYC Radio.
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Marianne McCune (@mariannemccune) is currently an audio reporter at WNYC on the United States of Anxiety podcast.
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