Little Rock natives Brent and Craig Renaud on Thursday night will receive the Carl Spielvogel Award from the Overseas Press Club of America for their Discovery Times channel documentary series “Off to War.”

The Spielvogel Award is presented for “best international reporting in the broadcast media showing a concern for the human condition.”

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“Off to War”, which follows Arkansas National Guard soldiers and their families during their deployment in Iraq, already has won numerous other awards, and a film based on the television series also has been recognized with film festival honors.

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