2026 Edward R. Murrow Awards Winners Announced

The RTDNA has announced the winners of the 2026 Edward R. Murrow Awards.

What We Know: The organization released the winners of all 14 regions at once. In the past, it has released them region by region, once per day. Winners of the Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards will advance to the national competition. Those victors will be announced in August. National winners will be celebrated at the Edward R. Murrow Awards Gala on Monday, October 12th at Gotham Hall in New York City.

What It Means: The Edward R. Murrow Awards continue to be a major deal to local radio and television brands. Those dedicated to producing high-quality local journalism celebrate the victories like a Super Bowl win. Now we wait to see which local brands will accept national awards in the coming months.

And the Winners Are…

Region 1 – Radio Large Market

Breaking News Coverage
Seattle ICE Protests Turn Violent
KIRO Newsradio
Seattle, WA

Continuing Coverage
Following Trump’s immigration crackdown across WA state
KUOW
Seattle, WA

Digital
OPB
Oregon Public Broadcasting
Portland, OR

Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Spanish language music is popular and big business but feeling the effects of immigration crackdowns
Mountain West News Bureau
Boise, ID

Excellence in Sound
The Quest to Touch a Gray Whale
88.5 KNKX-FM
Seattle-Tacoma, WA

Excellence in Writing
The 7:35 Commentary
KIRO Newsradio
Seattle, WA

Feature Reporting
‘I just wanna go home’: In aging Oregon, older and vulnerable adults struggle to get by
Oregon Public Broadcasting
Portland, OR

Hard News
The Boy In The Tent
KIRO Newsradio
Seattle, WA

Investigative Reporting
The Mayor’s Letter
KIRO Newsradio
Seattle, WA

News Documentary
Fentanyl fuels a persistent ‘hot spot’ at Seattle’s 12th and Jackson. What will it take to fix it?
KUOW
Seattle, WA

News Series
Wired, Wired West: AI data center boom sparks concerns over energy and water
Mountain West News Bureau
Boise, ID

Newscast
Seattle’s Morning News
KIRO Newsradio
Seattle, WA

Podcast
The Evergreen: ‘I don’t want to find out if they’re going to put me in a detention center’
Oregon Public Broadcasting
Portland, OR

Sports Reporting
More Than A Home Run
KIRO Newsradio
Seattle, WA

Overall Excellence
KIRO Newsradio
KIRO Newsradio
Seattle, WA

Region 1 – Radio Small Market

Breaking News Coverage
Heavy rains in Lincoln County close roads, flood homes and prompt boil water order
Montana Public Radio
Missoula, MT

Continuing Coverage
Typhoon Halong Coverage
Alaska Public Media, KYUK and KNBA
Anchorage, AK

Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
St. Paul community marks WWII evacuation with commemorative softball game in Anchorage
Alaska Public Media and KUCB
Anchorage, AK

Excellence in Sound
A spectacle, a celebration and a labor of love as geese descend on Freezeout Lake
Montana Public Radio
Missoula, MT

Excellence in Writing
Selection of stories from Brian Bull
KLCC
Eugene, OR

Feature Reporting
‘The Last Supper:’ Boise Art Museum exhibits artist’s lifework on death row final meals
Boise State Public Radio
Boise, ID

Hard News
‘We got hope’: The few who remain in storm-ravaged Kipnuk race to rebuild
Alaska Public Media
Anchorage, AK

Investigative Reporting
Roseburg’s private homeless camps blur business and charity
Jefferson Public Radio
Medford, OR

News Series
A Changing Trail
KYUK Public Media
Bethel, AK

Podcast
Howl
Boise State Public Radio and Idaho Capital Sun
Boise, ID

Sports Reporting
For Samoans in Anchorage, cricket means connection to culture and each other
Alaska Public Media
Anchorage, AK

Overall Excellence
KLCC
KLCC
Eugene, OR

Region 2 – Radio Large Market

Breaking News Coverage
The L.A. Firestorm
KNX News
Los Angeles, CA

Continuing Coverage
The L.A. Fire Disaster
KNX News
Los Angeles, CA

Digital
This Ethiopian Woman was Tortured by Her Government. The U.S. is Sending Her Home Anyway
The California Newsroom and KQED
San Francisco, CA

Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Introducing ‘Love You for You:’ Conversations Between Trans Kids and Their Loved Ones
KQED
San Francisco, CA

Excellence in Innovation
Californians On Trump’s Second Term
KQED and The California Newsroom
San Francisco, CA

Excellence in Sound
Meet the Duduk Whisperer: A Bay Area Armenian Folk Musician Revives Centuries of Soul
KQED
San Francisco, CA

Excellence in Writing
Train Nerds Taking Over BART This Weekend for Trendy Sport: Speedrunning
KQED
San Francisco, CA

Feature Reporting
She Stops School Fights Before They Start. Oakland May Cut Her Job
KQED
San Francisco, CA

Hard News
Some Families Separated at the Border Got Free Legal Aid. The US Just Cut That Contract
KQED
San Francisco, CA

Investigative Reporting
California Doctors Urge Ban on Engineered Stone as Silicosis Cases Surge
KQED
San Francisco, CA

News Documentary
Rebuild or leave? One Black family in Altadena decides their future after Eaton Fire
LAist
Los Angeles, CA

News Series
Cities Crack Down on Encampments
KQED
San Francisco, CA

Newscast
The L.A. Firestorm: 9:30pm
KNX News
Los Angeles, CA

Podcast
Rebuilding a life, 100 miles at a time
LAist
Los Angeles, CA

Sports Reporting
San Francisco Giants’ Mental Wellness Team is One of the Largest in Major League Baseball
KQED
San Francisco, CA

Overall Excellence
KNX News
KNX News
Los Angeles, CA

Region 2 – Radio Small Market

Breaking News Coverage
Federal officials say 200 undocumented immigrants arrested in Carpinteria, Camarillo raids
KCLU AM/FM
Thousand Oaks-Santa Barbara, CA

Continuing Coverage
The lasting impacts of the Moss Landing battery plant fire
KAZU
Monterey, CA

Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Watsonville farmworkers train as doulas to help other Indigenous women
KAZU
Monterey, CA

Excellence in Innovation
KVPR Weekly News Wrap
KVPR/Valley Public Radio
Fresno, CA

Excellence in Sound
Flying dogs! Homeless dogs flown from Ventura County to the Midwest to ease shelter overcrowding after Southern California wildfires
KCLU AM/FM
Thousand Oaks-Santa Barbara, CA

Excellence in Writing
From AI to social media, these grieving parents hope new state legislation could help protect kids online
KCLU AM/FM
Thousand Oaks-Santa Barbara, CA

Feature Reporting
A rescue camel lives with his human best friend on a ranch in Ventura County
KCLU AM/FM
Thousand Oaks-Santa Barbara, CA

Hard News
How physically present must state lawmakers be during session, if at all?
Hawaii Public Radio
Honolulu, HI

Investigative Reporting
‘It’s unprecedented’ – Central Valley beekeepers devastated by honeybee die-offs
KVPR/Valley Public Radio
Fresno, CA

News Documentary
Apocalypse: 80 Years Later – KCLU News commemorates the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II
KCLU AM/FM
Thousand Oaks-Santa Barbara, CA

News Series
Farm fertilizers contaminate thousands of wells in the Salinas Valley
KAZU
Monterey, CA

Podcast
Central Valley Daily: Feb. 21: Author Mas Masumoto On Finding The ‘Sounds Of Our Histories’
KVPR/Valley Public Radio
Fresno, CA

Sports Reporting
For surfers, Santa Cruz waves are priceless. A new report gives them a dollar value
KAZU
Monterey, CA

Overall Excellence
Hawaii Public Radio
Hawaii Public Radio
Honolulu, HI

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Region 3 – Radio Large Market

Breaking News Coverage
The Murder of Charlie Kirk
KSL NewsRadio
Salt Lake City, UT

Continuing Coverage
Seeking asylum on the southern border
KJZZ News
Phoenix, AZ

Digital
KJZZ
KJZZ News
Phoenix, AZ

Excellence in Innovation
OVERWHELMED: Autistic patients say conditions at Arizona State Hospital are making them worse
KJZZ News
Phoenix, AZ

Excellence in Sound
Phoenix Symphony performance to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day
KJZZ News
Phoenix, AZ

Excellence in Writing
What it was like to cover Charlie Kirk at the peak of his MAGA triumph
KJZZ News
Phoenix, AZ

Feature Reporting
Brenda Stuart’s Kidney Journey
KOA
Denver, CO

Hard News
A psychedelic sacrament. A Provo police raid. What counts as a religion?
KUER
Salt Lake City, UT

Investigative Reporting
AZ inmate filed fake documents for years before officials say he used them to get out of prison
KJZZ News
Phoenix, AZ

News Documentary
In-Depth: The quest to restore what was lost for Indigenous people in Colorado
Colorado Public Radio
Denver, CO

News Series
EVICTED: Maricopa County has an eviction problem. Not everyone agrees on how to solve it
KJZZ News
Phoenix, AZ

Newscast
KJZZ Morning Newscast, July 15th at 8:04 a.m.
KJZZ News
Phoenix, AZ

Podcast
Purplish
Colorado Public Radio
Denver, CO

Sports Reporting
New tech is enhancing basketball games for blind, low-vision fans
KJZZ News
Phoenix, AZ

Overall Excellence
Colorado Public Radio News
Colorado Public Radio
Denver, CO

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Region 3 – Radio Small Market

Breaking News Coverage
U.S. citizen in Arizona detained by immigration officials for 10 days
Arizona Public Media
Tucson, AZ

Continuing Coverage
2025 Immigration Enforcement
Aspen Public Radio and Aspen Journalism
Aspen, CO

Digital
Horse Racing Industry
Wyoming Public Media
Laramie, WY

Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Pueblo Azul provides peer-support and resources in Spanish for parents raising kids with disabilities
Aspen Public Radio and Aspen Journalism
Aspen, CO

Excellence in Sound
Trona Mine Tour
Wyoming Public Media
Laramie, WY

Excellence in Writing
Arizona now has AI-powered cameras for fire detection. Where does that leave human lookouts?
KNAU Arizona Public Radio
Flagstaff, AZ

Feature Reporting
Indigenous youths finish historic journey down Klamath River with help of Aspen-based nonprofit after dams removed
Aspen Public Radio and Aspen Journalism
Aspen, CO

Hard News
Local parents urge Polis to sign bill requiring social media crackdown on illegal activity after losing kids to overdoses
Aspen Public Radio and Aspen Journalism
Aspen, CO

News Documentary
The Buzz: Mental Health Care in the Pima County Jail
Arizona Public Media and Arizona Luminaria
Tucson, AZ

News Series
Toxic Waste or Economic Fuel? Effort quietly underway to bring nuclear to rural Colorado
KUNC News
Greeley-Fort Collins, CO

Newscast
Local KUNC newscast from 6 a.m., Oct. 23, 2025
KUNC News
Greeley-Fort Collins, CO

Podcast
Back From Beyond
KZMU Moab Community Radio, Grand County Search and Rescue, Grand County Active Transportation and Trails, and Moab Office of Tourism
Moab, UT

Sports Reporting
Steamboat Springs produces many elite Nordic Combined athletes. But the women can only fly so high
KUNC News
Greeley-Fort Collins, CO

Overall Excellence
KUNC News
KUNC News
Greeley-Fort Collins, CO

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Region 4 – Radio Large Market

Breaking News Coverage
Minnesota lawmakers shot in political assassination
WCCO Radio
Minneapolis, MN

Continuing Coverage
Annunciation Church and School Mass Shooting
WCCO Radio
Minneapolis, MN

Digital
Wisconsin Supreme Court Election Coverage
Wisconsin Public Radio
Madison, WI

Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
‘We went from invisible to visible’: Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier navigates changed political landscape
MPR News
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN

Excellence in Innovation
Build Your Ballot & Statewide Voter Guides: Powering Informed Civic Participation Across Two Election Cycles
MPR News
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN

Excellence in Writing
‘Beauty and pain’: Dispatches from the Palestinian territories by Milwaukee residents
WUWM
Milwaukee, WI

Feature Reporting
As milk prices dropped, these Minnesota farmers put their cows out to cuddle
MPR News
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN

Hard News
‘Come out to the community’: Milwaukee groups call for shared risk in wake of Judge Dugan’s arrest
WUWM
Milwaukee, WI

Investigative Reporting
Sludge is used as fertilizer across Wisconsin. How much is tainted by PFAS?
Wisconsin Public Radio
Madison, WI

News Documentary
To The Best of Our Knowledge: On Pilgrimage With Dorothy Day
Wisconsin Public Radio
Madison, WI

News Series
Yemeni Coffee in Brew City
WUWM
Milwaukee, WI

Newscast
August 28, 2025
WCCO Radio
Minneapolis, MN

Sports Reporting
‘Motherpuckers’ teach women’s hockey with joy and inclusion, and a little irreverence
MPR News
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN

Overall Excellence
MPR News
MPR News
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN

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Region 4 – Radio Small Market

Digital
KAXE.org Multimedia News Coverage
KAXE/KBXE
Grand Rapids-Bemidji, MN

Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak – New Rice, Manoominike and Northern Lights
WTIP and Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe
Grand Marais, MN

Feature Reporting
75 years of culture, dancing, and joy
WXPR Public Radio
Rhinelander, WI

Hard News
Historic Land Transfer
WXPR Public Radio
Rhinelander, WI

News Documentary
Meet the black-footed ferret & the people fighting for the species
South Dakota Public Broadcasting
Sioux Falls, SD

News Series
USS Pierre Commissioning
KCCR
Pierre, SD

Sports Reporting
Ski Team Snow Struggles
WXPR Public Radio
Rhinelander, WI

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Region 5 – Radio Large Market

Breaking News Coverage
May 16th Tornado Coverage
KMOX
St. Louis, MO

Continuing Coverage
The St. Louis Tornado
St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis, MO

Digital
STLPR
St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis, MO

Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
A Nebraska boy was bullied and called a ‘cotton picker.’ His mother is demanding accountability
The Midwest Newsroom and Nebraska Public Media
Lincoln, NE

Excellence in Innovation
Remember Me
St. Louis Public Radio and The Marshall Project – St. Louis
St. Louis, MO

Excellence in Sound
How Foley artists make Halloween horror flicks sound so spooky
St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis, MO

Excellence in Writing
Jeremy Goodwin
St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis, MO

Feature Reporting
Trump’s transgender ban is forcing this Kansas officer out of the Army: ‘Damn this hurts’
KCUR 89.3
Kansas City, MO

Hard News
‘Bring Carol home’: ICE snatches rural Missouri mom at immigration check-in
The Midwest Newsroom and St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis, MO

Investigative Reporting
How did a St. Louis man die in ICE custody?
St. Louis Public Radio and The Midwest Newsroom
St. Louis, MO

News Documentary
Bob Dole, the ADA and the power of collective activism
KCUR 89.3
Kansas City, MO

Newscast
STLPR Newscast Monday, May 19 – After the Tornado
St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis, MO

Sports Reporting
How a Kansas college runner ended up ‘on the verge of death’ after 102-degree practice
The Midwest Newsroom and KCUR
Kansas City, MO

Overall Excellence
KMOX Newsroom 2025
KMOX
St. Louis, MO

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Region 5 – Radio Small Market

Breaking News Coverage
Des Moines school superintendent arrested by ICE
Iowa Public Radio
Des Moines, IA

Continuing Coverage
Des Moines School Superintendent Ian Roberts Arrested By ICE
WHO Radio News
Des Moines, IA

Digital
KBIA
KBIA Public Radio
Columbia, MO

Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Experts: Executive orders redefining biological sex attempt to erase intersex people
KBIA Public Radio
Columbia, MO

Excellence in Sound
Mobile Funk Unit
KBIA Public Radio
Columbia, MO

Excellence in Writing
Harshawn Ratanpal
KBIA Public Radio
Columbia, MO

Feature Reporting
In Hannibal, Mark Twain’s legacy lives on through Tom & Becky program
KBIA Public Radio
Columbia, MO

Hard News
Summer food program’s logistical challenges
Iowa Public Radio
Des Moines, IA

Investigative Reporting
Dumped in Berger
KBIA Public Radio
Columbia, MO

News Documentary
A Night at the Inn
KBIA Public Radio
Columbia, MO

News Series
One Small Bite
KBIA Public Radio
Columbia, MO

Newscast
WHO Radio News at Noon
WHO Radio News
Des Moines, IA

Podcast
Voice Imprints
Siouxland Public Media
Sioux City, IA

Sports Reporting
Renewal of MU-KU rivalry extends beyond the football field
KBIA Public Radio
Columbia, MO

Overall Excellence
WHO Radio News
WHO Radio News
Des Moines, IA

Region 6 – Radio Large Market

Breaking News Coverage
Wilmer-Hutchins School Shooting
KRLD Radio
Dallas, TX

Continuing Coverage
Texas Floods
KUT
Austin, TX

Digital
KUT Explainer Videos
KUT
Austin, TX

Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
‘These are neighbors’: Union Corridor highlights religious diversity of Houston’s southwest suburbs
Houston Public Media
Houston, TX

Excellence in Innovation
Talk of Texas
Texas Standard
Austin, TX

Excellence in Sound
‘El más dulce recuerdo’: 30 years later, Selena’s presence still felt in Corpus Christi
Texas Standard
Austin, TX

Excellence in Writing
Three Black Texans were lynched 130 years ago. How can Austin preserve their memory?
KUT
Austin, TX

Feature Reporting
Huston-Tillotson Jazz Orchestra performs at sold out venue — just three years after its formation
KUT
Austin, TX

Hard News
San Antonio special education teacher says she’s been injured more this year than ever before
Texas Public Radio
San Antonio, TX

Investigative Reporting
Texas college students left without a path to finish their degree
Texas Public Radio
San Antonio, TX

News Documentary
24 Hours at Austin’s 911 Mental Health Call Center
KUT
Austin, TX

News Series
Blood Work: Inside America’s Plasma-for-Cash Economy
Texas Public Radio
San Antonio, TX

Newscast
KRLD Morning News – July 10th, 7am
KRLD Radio
Dallas, TX

Podcast
The Disconnect: The Long Con
KUT
Austin, TX

Sports Reporting
After the flood, football helps heal in Kerrville
Texas Public Radio
San Antonio, TX

Overall Excellence
KRLD
KRLD Radio
Dallas, TX

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Region 6 – Small Market Radio

Continuing Coverage
Walmart Mass shooting six years later
KTEP Public Radio
El Paso, TX

Digital
Marfa Public Radio
Marfa Public Radio
Marfa, TX

Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Bowie High Students win landmark case against Border Patrol
KTEP Public Radio
El Paso, TX

Excellence in Innovation
A Whole Other Country
Marfa Public Radio
Marfa, TX

Excellence in Sound
A Whole Other Country
Marfa Public Radio
Marfa, TX

Excellence in Writing
A Whole Other Country
Marfa Public Radio
Marfa, TX

Feature Reporting
The Kentucky Club
KTEP Public Radio
El Paso, TX

Hard News
Immigration Court Prayer Vigil
KTEP Public Radio
El Paso, TX

News Documentary
A Whole Other Country
Marfa Public Radio
Marfa, TX

News Series
A Whole Other Country
Marfa Public Radio
Marfa, TX

Podcast
A Whole Other Country
Marfa Public Radio
Marfa, TX

Overall Excellence
Marfa Public Radio
Marfa Public Radio
Marfa, TX

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Region 7 – Large Market Radio

Breaking News Coverage
Ground stop at Detroit Metro Airport
WWJ Newsradio 950
Detroit, MI

Continuing Coverage
Operation Midway Blitz
WBBM Newsradio
Chicago, IL

Digital
WBEZ Music Coverage
WBEZ Chicago
Chicago, IL

Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Chicago’s Death Gap
WBEZ Chicago
Chicago, IL

Excellence in Innovation
Answering Chicago’s immigration questions about Trump’s deportation campaign
WBEZ Chicago
Chicago, IL

Excellence in Sound
One Ohio man’s mission to immortalize a ‘sacred instrument’
The Ohio Newsroom
Cleveland, OH

Excellence in Writing
Student group banned by DePaul continues to run covert birth control delivery service
WBEZ Chicago
Chicago, IL

Feature Reporting
The Youngstown Lifeguard Academy is teaching teens to swim against the tide
The Ohio Newsroom
Cleveland, OH

Hard News
Illinois professors face threats after landing on Charlie Kirk group watch list
WBEZ Chicago
Chicago, IL

Investigative Reporting
Chicago’s Lead Crisis
WBEZ Chicago, Grist and Inside Climate News
Chicago, IL

News Documentary
Becoming Bovino
WBEZ Chicago and Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago, IL

News Series
Chicago graduation rate rises as absenteeism surges
WBEZ Chicago and Chalkbeat Chicago
Chicago, IL

Newscast
704 am WDET News
WDET-FM
Detroit, MI

Sports Reporting
Hundreds tried out to be the Akron RubberDucks announcer. Here’s who knocked it out of the park
Ideastream Public Media
Cleveland, OH

Overall Excellence
WBBM Newsradio
WBBM Newsradio
Chicago, IL

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Region 7 – Small Market Radio

Breaking News Coverage
Lee Street Killings
WGLT-FM
Normal, IL

Continuing Coverage
Groups that help survivors of domestic violence face cuts and restrictions
WMUK-FM
Kalamazoo, MI

Digital
WFIU News
WFIU/WTIU
Bloomington, IN

Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Points North: Big Abe’s Net
Interlochen Public Radio
Traverse City, MI

Excellence in Sound
Screech owl babies return to the wild after weeks at raptor center
Interlochen Public Radio
Traverse City, MI

Excellence in Writing
Sturgeon season breaks records; Alpena education center set to close
WCMU Public Media
Mount Pleasant, MI

Feature Reporting
As ICE plans to move into Baldwin prison, residents hope jobs will stay
Interlochen Public Radio
Traverse City, MI

Hard News
Bitcoin mining farm in eastern UP prompts school to pause expansion
WCMU Public Media
Mount Pleasant, MI

Investigative Reporting
‘Nothing but problems’: Confronting the living conditions at Fox Ridge Apartments
WMUK-FM and NowKalamazoo
Kalamazoo, MI

News Documentary
Rush to Kill: Biden commutes 37 death sentences
WFIU/WTIU
Bloomington, IN

News Series
Oak Wood’s grip on Bloomington-Normal mobile home residents
WGLT-FM
Normal, IL

Newscast
Huber Heights Fentanyl Bust
WHIO Radio
Dayton, OH

Podcast
Points North: Some Things Never Change
Interlochen Public Radio
Traverse City, MI

Overall Excellence
IPM News: For the Good of All
Illinois Public Media
Urbana, IL

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Region 8 – Large Market Radio

Breaking News Coverage
Charlotte immigrant corridor empties amid Border Patrol surge; some shops close indefinitely
90.7 WFAE
Charlotte, NC

Continuing Coverage
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Budget Crisis
WFDD
Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, NC

Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Overdose deaths among Black, Hispanic residents have surged in Mecklenburg County
90.7 WFAE
Charlotte, NC

Excellence in Innovation
Education 101
WUNC News
Raleigh-Durham, NC

Excellence in Sound
The wild world of Civil War reenactment
WUNC News
Raleigh-Durham, NC

Excellence in Writing
The hunt for a million dollar fish
WUNC News
Raleigh-Durham, NC

Feature Reporting
How the Latino Faithful in North Carolina Remember Pope Francis, the First Latin American Pope
WUNC News
Raleigh-Durham, NC

Hard News
Family says critically ill man was pressured into deportation order after ‘Charlotte’s Web’ sweep
90.7 WFAE
Charlotte, NC

Investigative Reporting
How a gap in Tennessee’s probation system leaves domestic violence victims in danger
Nashville Public Radio and ProPublica
Nashville, TN

News Documentary
The Debt: What Tennessee owes its public HBCU
Nashville Public Radio and Tennessee Lookout
Nashville, TN

News Series
From Politics to Paychecks
WUNC News
Raleigh-Durham, NC

Newscast
WFAE
90.7 WFAE
Charlotte, NC

Podcast
The Broadside
WUNC News
Raleigh-Durham, NC

Sports Reporting
The hunt for a million dollar fish
WUNC News
Raleigh-Durham, NC

Overall Excellence
WFAE
90.7 WFAE
Charlotte, NC

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Region 8 – Small Market Radio

Breaking News Coverage
West Virginia National Guard members shot in Washington D.C.
WCHS MetroNews
Charleston, WV

Continuing Coverage
Data centers in Kentucky
Louisville Public Media
Louisville, KY

Digital
WEKU
WEKU
Lexington, KY

Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Us & Them: Black West Virginians With Substance Use Disorder Face Unique Challenges
West Virginia Public Broadcasting
Charleston, WV

Excellence in Innovation
Louisville Public Media adds digital tools to help you learn about Kentucky lawmakers
Louisville Public Media
Louisville, KY

Excellence in Sound
The Gift of Music
WUKY
Lexington, KY

Excellence in Writing
Stable Recovery Program Pairs Horses with Addiction Recovery and Hard Work
WEKU
Lexington, KY

Feature Reporting
The Gift of Music
WUKY
Lexington, KY

Hard News
Suicide of Kentucky teen investigated as financial ‘sextortion’
WKU Public Radio
Bowling Green, KY

Investigative Reporting
Flock Safety license plate reader coverage
Louisville Public Media, Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting and Kentucky Public Radio
Louisville, KY

News Documentary
Healing After Helene: One year after the storm that changed East Tennessee
WUOT
Knoxville, TN

News Series
Camp Lejeune Justice Act Series
Public Radio East
New Bern, NC

Newscast
West Virginia Morning News
WCHS MetroNews
Charleston, WV

Podcast
Lexington drumming program helps those with Parkinson’s disease
WEKU
Lexington, KY

Sports Reporting
Kentucky square dance clubs
WEKU
Lexington, KY

Overall Excellence
West Virginia Public Broadcasting
West Virginia Public Broadcasting
Charleston, WV

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Region 9 – Large Market Radio

Breaking News Coverage
Terrorist Attacks Bourbon Street Revelers on New Years Day
WWL Radio
New Orleans, LA

Continuing Coverage
Ten Inmates Escape the New Orleans Jail Prompting Months-Long Manhunt, Investigation
WWL Radio
New Orleans, LA

Digital
WWL Radio
WWL Radio
New Orleans, LA

Excellence in Innovation
Born after the storm
WWNO/WRKF and Be Loud Studios
New Orleans, LA

Excellence in Sound
New Orleans musicians feel the heat of rising temperatures: ‘You can hear it in the music’
Gulf States Newsroom
New Orleans, LA

Hard News
Should Bourbon Street be a 24/7 pedestrian mall? Truck attack reignites old debate
WWNO/WRKF
New Orleans, LA

Podcast
The True Cost of Fertilizer
WWNO/WRKF
New Orleans, LA

Sports Reporting
Big Game has Big Impact
WWL Radio
New Orleans, LA

Overall Excellence
WWNO/WRKF
WWNO/WRKF
New Orleans, LA

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Region 9 – Small Market Radio

Feature Reporting
Emmett Till remembered through events marking 70 years since the teenager’s brutal murder
Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Jackson, MS

Hard News
Islamic school’s effort to expand draws anti-Muslim backlash
WBHM 90.3
Birmingham, AL

News Documentary
…a death, a bridge, and a seat on the bus.
Alabama Public Radio
Tuscaloosa, AL

News Series
20 years later, remembering Hurricane Katrina
Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Jackson, MS

Newscast
WBHM Newscast from May 2, 2025
WBHM 90.3
Birmingham, AL

Podcast
Track One: Shelved, Episode 1: Patty
Little Rock Public Radio
Little Rock, AR

Sports Reporting
In a big step for Alabama, youth cricket comes to Pelham
WBHM 90.3
Birmingham, AL

Overall Excellence
WBHM
WBHM 90.3
Birmingham, AL

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Region 10 – Large Market Radio

Breaking News Coverage
Deadly fire at the Gabriel House Assisted Living Facility
WBUR
Boston, MA

Continuing Coverage
Front Lines of ICE in Boston
WBUR
Boston, MA

Digital
WBUR
WBUR
Boston, MA

Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
On Point’s Falling Behind: The Opportunity Gap
WBUR
Boston, MA

Excellence in Sound
A ‘radically inclusive’ brass band believes anyone can learn to play
WBUR
Boston, MA

Excellence in Writing
Bye-bye beetle? Massachusetts is close to eradicating an invasive bug.
GBH News
Boston, MA

Feature Reporting
Emily started puberty blockers during a raging state and national debate
WBUR
Boston, MA

Hard News
How has the FBI changed under Trump? In Boston, agents are more involved in local actions.
GBH News
Boston, MA

Investigative Reporting
Need an ambulance in Massachusetts? It could leave you thousands in debt.
GBH News
Boston, MA

News Documentary
On Point: The Opportunity Gap
WBUR
Boston, MA

News Series
San Patrignano’s drug rehab model
WBUR
Boston, MA

Podcast
Scratch and Win
GBH News
Boston, MA

Sports Reporting
‘I just gambled our entire savings away’: Young adults in Mass. are hooked on online sports betting
WBUR
Boston, MA

Overall Excellence
WBUR
WBUR
Boston, MA

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Region 10 – Small Market Radio

Breaking News Coverage
Karen Read Murder Trial
WATD
Marshfield, MA

Continuing Coverage
A Nonprofit Fails a Community, and Questions Lead to the Capitol
Connecticut Public
Hartford, CT

Digital
Vermont Public
Vermont Public
Colchester, VT

Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Outside/In: Order on the pickleball court!!!
NHPR
Concord, NH

Excellence in Innovation
Meeting Monitor: Using AI to surface local news
Connecticut Public
Hartford, CT

Excellence in Sound
‘Jaws’ live: Celebrating film’s 50th and the thrill of its eternal score
CAI
Cape Cod, MA

Excellence in Writing
NHPR
NHPR
Concord, NH

Feature Reporting
3 Vermonters on their late-in-life diagnoses
Vermont Public
Colchester, VT

Hard News
New Hampshire said felons couldn’t be fishing guides. An angler sued to change that.
NHPR
Concord, NH

Investigative Reporting
In midst of budget crisis, an unusual move helped ally of NH Chief Justice collect $50K
NHPR
Concord, NH

News Documentary
Outside/In: The Brick Lady of St. Louis
NHPR
Concord, NH

News Series
Sudden Separations: Immigration Enforcement in Vermont
Vermont Public
Colchester, VT

Newscast
Connecticut Public’s ‘Morning Edition’ with Lori Mack
Connecticut Public
Hartford, CT

Podcast
The Final Days of Sgt. Tibbs
NHPR
Concord, NH

Sports Reporting
Come for the fights, stay for the fun: Connecticut’s pro hockey season begins
Connecticut Public
Hartford, CT

Overall Excellence
Moments in Connecticut: A look at 2025 from Connecticut Public
Connecticut Public
Hartford, CT

Region 11 – Radio Large Market

Breaking News Coverage
Plane Crash in Northeast Philadelphia
KYW Newsradio
Philadelphia, PA

Digital
Voter’s guides
WHYY News
Philadelphia, PA

Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
King: A year in the life of a Pittsburgh public school (Digital story, audio segments 1, 3, 5, 6 to meet stated time limit)
Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Corporation/WESA
Pittsburgh, PA

Excellence in Sound
‘Music from the heart’: Bluegrass tradition blossoms at a family-owned music shop in Bucks County
WHYY News
Philadelphia, PA

Excellence in Writing
Jukebox Journey
WHYY News
Philadelphia, PA

Feature Reporting
A Brooklyn school backed by Jay-Z said students could graduate debt-free. Now they’re buried in it.
New York Public Radio – WNYC
New York, NY

Hard News
In the trenches in Kensington, rookie police officers see change
KYW Newsradio
Philadelphia, PA

Investigative Reporting
Delaware County residents plagued by longer ambulance rides, emergency room waits
WHYY News
Philadelphia, PA

News Documentary
The MOVE Bombing: 40 years later
KYW Newsradio
Philadelphia, PA

News Series
Double Jeopardy: From Classroom to Courtroom
Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Corporation/WESA
Pittsburgh, PA

Newscast
The Villanova Pope: KYW Newsradio Newscast from 9:30am, May 9th, 2025
KYW Newsradio
Philadelphia, PA

Podcast
The MOVE Bombing: 40 years later
KYW Newsradio
Philadelphia, PA

Sports Reporting
Suburban Philadelphia skaters find community in roller derby: ‘The harder you hit them, the more you love them’
WHYY News
Philadelphia, PA

Overall Excellence
WHYY News Storytelling in 2025
WHYY News
Philadelphia, PA

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Region 11 – Radio Small Market

Breaking News Coverage
Renowned musician Chuck Mangione dies at 84
WXXI Public Media
Rochester, NY

Continuing Coverage
New York’s Prison Strike
North Country Public Radio
Canton, NY

Digital
NCPR’s Instagram presence
North Country Public Radio
Canton, NY

Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
What’s In A Name?
North Country Public Radio and Adirondack Explorer
Canton, NY

Excellence in Sound
A Winter Waterfowl Hunt on the St. Lawrence River
North Country Public Radio
Canton, NY

Feature Reporting
40 Feet In The Air
WAER Syracuse Public Media
Syracuse, NY

Hard News
Rally in Sackets Harbor for the return of detained children
North Country Public Radio
Canton, NY

Investigative Reporting
A student’s assault allegations reveal reporting gaps in Rochester schools
WXXI Public Media
Rochester, NY

News Series
The Dannemora Prison Escape, Ten Years On
North Country Public Radio
Canton, NY

Newscast
French Street Fire
WBEN NewsRadio 930
Buffalo, NY

Podcast
Health on the Margins
Radio Catskill
Jeffersonville, NY

Sports Reporting
A Tree Rodeo comes to northern New York
North Country Public Radio
Canton, NY

Overall Excellence
NCPR
North Country Public Radio
Canton, NY

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Region 12 – Radio Large Market

Breaking News Coverage
Potomac Crash
WTOP-FM
Washington, DC

Continuing Coverage
Penn North Mass Overdoses
WBAL-AM
Baltimore, MD

Digital
WBAL.COM
WBAL-AM
Baltimore, MD

Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
‘You cannot take history away’: For D.C., Black Lives Matter Plaza isn’t truly gone
WAMU 88.5 FM
Washington, DC

Excellence in Writing
Josh Speigel Commentary
WBAL-AM
Baltimore, MD

Feature Reporting
How D.C.’s history leaves Home Rule vulnerable to federal interference
WAMU 88.5 FM
Washington, DC

Hard News
Coming Home
WTOP-FM
Washington, DC

News Documentary
State of Addiction 2025
WBAL-AM
Baltimore, MD

News Series
National Insecurity
WTOP-FM
Washington, DC

Newscast
November 13, 2025 7:00 am
WTOP-FM
Washington, DC

Overall Excellence
WTOP-FM
WTOP-FM
Washington, DC

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Region 12 – Radio Small Market

Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
VCU withheld the degree of a pro-Palestinian campus activist for months
VPM News
Richmond, VA

Feature Reporting
Endangered Butterfly
WVTF Radio IQ
Roanoke, VA

Hard News
Virginia and Lumber Tariffs
WVTF Radio IQ
Roanoke, VA

Investigative Reporting
‘Idleness and boredom’: The cost of understaffing Virginia’s only state-run youth correctional facility
VPM News
Richmond, VA

News Documentary
Mountain Hurricane
WVTF Radio IQ
Roanoke, VA

News Series
Wallens Ridge
WVTF Radio IQ
Roanoke, VA

Newscast
WVTF Radio IQ
WVTF Radio IQ
Roanoke, VA

Overall Excellence
WVTF Radio IQ
WVTF Radio IQ
Roanoke, VA

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Region 13 – Radio Large Market

Continuing Coverage
Concerns over immigration and immigration enforcement during Trump’s first year of second term
Central Florida Public Media
Orlando, FL

Digital
Digital Coverage Across South Florida
WLRN News
Miami, FL

Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Coverage of immigration issues
WUSF
Tampa, FL

Excellence in Innovation
Your Florida team covers state government
WUSF
Tampa, FL

Excellence in Writing
Fort Lauderdale’s Suzie Toot tap dances her way to drag’s biggest stage
WLRN News
Miami, FL

Feature Reporting
Bending the Bars: Hip-hop album showcases the talent at Broward County jails
WLRN News
Miami, FL

Hard News
A woman’s choice to self-deport from Sarasota pushes her family to consider the same
WUSF
Tampa, FL

Investigative Reporting
Killer Train
WLRN News and the Miami Herald
Miami, FL

News Series
Detained in Georgia
WABE
Atlanta, GA

Newscast
WOKV FM
WOKV FM
Jacksonville, FL

Podcast
Keeper and Killer: How a brother’s murder in the Florida Keys tests the criminal justice system
WLRN News
Miami, FL

Sports Reporting
Swinging through history: How a golf course shaped Tampa’s Black community
WUSF
Tampa, FL

Overall Excellence
WUSF
WUSF
Tampa, FL

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Region 13 – Radio Small Market

Continuing Coverage
Florida State University Campus Shooting
WFSU Public Media
Tallahassee, FL

Digital
Environment and Agriculture Web Coverage
WUFT
Gainesville, FL

Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Historic Payout for Black Farmers
WUFT
Gainesville, FL

Excellence in Innovation
The Last Straw
WUFT
Gainesville, FL

Excellence in Sound
Public transportation’s importance, during a race!
WUFT
Gainesville, FL

Hard News
Protestors gather to demand contract for Piedmont’s maintenance team
WUGA
Athens, GA

Podcast
The Rundown
WUFT
Gainesville, FL

Overall Excellence
WUGA
WUGA
Athens, GA

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