2016 – TV/Radio

RADIO STATIONS


Radio stations newscast, all markets

First place
“State of Emergency in Baltimore”
WBAL Newsradio 1090 staff
WBAL Newsradio 1090, Baltimore, Md.

Second place
“September 23, 2015, 4 p.m.”
WTOP staff
WTOP radio, Washington, D.C.

Third place
“Disaster on Metro North”
WCBS Newsteam
WCBS, New York, N.Y.

Radio stations breaking news or continuing coverage of a single news event

First place
“Freddie Gray”
WBAL Newsradio
1090 staff WBAL Newsradio, Baltimore, Md.

Second place
“City fires investigator who found cops at fault in shootings”
Chip Mitchell and Derek John
WBEZ, Chicago, Ill.

Third place
“Freddie Gray Riots”
WTOP Staff
WTOP, Washington, D.C.

Radio stations feature and human interest story, all markets

First place
“Living While Dying”
Cathy Wurzer and Jim Bickal
Minnesota Public Radio News, St. Paul, Minn.

Second place
“Canine Rehab”
Nick Iannelli
WTOP, Washington, D.C.

Third place
“Talk Show Man”
Scott Wykoff and WBAL Newsradio 1090 staff
WBAL Newsradio 1090, Baltimore, Md.

Radio stations documentary or public affairs

First place
“Birthstory”
Molly Webster, in collaboration with Israel Story WNYC’s Radiolab, New York, N.Y.
WNYC’s Radiolab, New York, N.Y.

Second place
“The Cost of Our Water”
Matthew Schuerman, Wayne Shulmister and Jarrett Murphy
WNYC Radio, New York, N.Y.

Third place
“More Bridges to Cross”
Pat Duggins, Stan Ingold and Sarah Sherill
Alabama Public Radio, Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Radio stations news series

First place
“Heroin Epidemic”
Jamie Forzato
WTOP, Washington, D.C.

Second place
“Quiet Killer”
J.J. Green
WTOP, Washington, D.C.

Third place
“Namaste: A Past in Bhutan, a Future in Akron”
M.L. Schultze and Amanda Rabinowitz
WKSU, Kent, Ohio

Broadcast radio networks and syndicators newscast

First place
“CBS World News Roundup: Charleston”
Scott Pelley, Steve Kathan and Paul Farry
CBS Radio News, New York, N.Y.

Second place
“CBS News Hourly Newscast: Paris Attacks”
Bill Whitney and Greg Armstrong
CBS Radio News, New York, N.Y.

Third place
“Texas Standard”
The Texas Standard team
Texas Standard, Austin, Texas

Broadcast radio networks and syndicators breaking news or continuing coverage

First place
“Paris Attacks”
CBS Radio News staff
CBS Radio, New York, N.Y.

Second place
“San Bernardino”
CBS Radio News staff
CBS Radio, New York, N.Y.

Third place
“Same Sex Marriage in Texas”
Texas Standard staff
Texas Standard, Austin, Texas

Broadcast radio networks and syndicators feature and human interest story

First place
“Candyland: The Tomah VA”
Aaron Glantz
Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting, Emeryville, Calif.

Second place
“The Peculiar Sadness of a Toothbrush”
Marlon Bishop, Alicia Fernandez and Martha Little
Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen and Round Earth Media

Third place
“Subway Violinist”
Heather Bosch
CBS Radio News, New York, N.Y.

Broadcast radio networks and syndicators documentary or public affairs

First place
“Inside America’s Coldest Cases”
G.W. Schulz, Michael Montgomery and Michael Corey
Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting, Emeryville, Calif.

Second place
“Crushed: Teens and Dating Abuse”
Rookie Reporters, Destiny Mabry, Rainy and Beth
WNYC Radio, New York, N.Y.

Third place
“Culture of Secrecy Leaves Door Open for Sex Abuse”
Trey Bundy, Delaney Hall and and Adithya Sambamurthy
Reveal for The Center for Investigative Reporting, Emeryville, Calif.

Broadcast radio networks and syndicators news series

First place
“The 1965 Immigration Act & the Transformation of America”
Tom Gjelten and Vickie Walton­ James
NPR, Washington, D.C.

Second place
“Blackout: Reinventing the Grid”
Stephanie Joyce, Dan Boyce, Leigh Paterson, Jordan Wirfs­
Brock and Alisa Barba Inside Energy, Denver, Colo.

TELEVISION


Broadcast or cable television stations newscast

First place
“11 News Tonight”
Jerome Chester, Gene Long and the WBAL­TV 11 News Team
WBAL­TV, Baltimore, Md.

Second place
“The Brelo Verdict”
Bill Sheil, Jennifer Jordan and Monica Volante
WJW­TV, Cleveland, Ohio

Third place
“Monroeville Mall Shooting Aftermath”
Connie Stewart
WTAE­TV, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Broadcast or cable television stations coverage of a live breaking news event

First place
“Baltimore Riots: The First 24 Hours”
Tim Tunison and the WBAL­TV 11 News Team
WBAL­TV, Baltimore, Md.

Second place
“An Unthinkable Crime”
Jacqueline Ingles, Ashley Glass and Matt McGlashen
WFTS­TV, Tampa, Fla.

Third place
“Marathon Bombing Verdict”
WCVB Staff
WCVB­TV, Needham, Mass.

Broadcast or cable television stations continuing coverage of a single news event

First place
“CHRONICLE: Burning Questions”
Paul Van Osdol, Sally Wiggin and Michael Lazorko
WTAE­TV, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Second place
“Marathon Bombing Trial”
WCVB Staff
WCVB­TV, Needham, Mass.

Third place
“Historic Flood: Houston’s Emergency Response”
Jace Larson and Aaron Wische
KPRC­TV, Houston, Texas

Broadcast or cable television stations feature, sports or human interest story

First place
“Activist Movement­A Dance of Defiance”
John Bathke, Mark DiPietro and Adam Jenkins
News 12 New Jersey, Edison, N.J.

Second place (tie)
“Sing Me a Story”
Jason Lamb and Catherine Steward
WTVF­TV, Nashville, Tenn.

Second place (tie)
“Only in Indiana”
Kevin Rader and Steve Rhodes
WTHR­TV, Indianapolis, Ind.

Third place
“Rebuilding Pittsburgh”
Wendy Bell and Brian Caldwell
WTAE­TV, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Broadcast or cable television stations public service

First place
“Unprepared”
Oregon Public Broadcasting Staff
Oregon Public Broadcasting, Portland, Ore.

Second place
“Making the Grade”
Phil Williams and Bryan Staples
WTVF­TV, Nashville, Tenn.

Third place
“The Police and the Post”
Jennifer Kraus and Bryan Staples
WTVF­TV, Nashville, Tenn.

Broadcast or cable television stations documentary or series of reports on the same subject

First place
“Masking the Pain”
Chris Halsne, Isaias Medina and Chris Koeberl
KDVR­TV, Denver, Colo.

Second place
“The Injustice System”
Craig Cheatham Jim Thomas and Ryan Bellamy
KMOV­TV, St. Louis, Mo.

Third place
“Easy Money”
Lee Zurik, Jon Turnipseed and Tom Wright
WVUE­TV, New Orleans, La.

Broadcast or cable television stations investigative reporting

First place
“Building Boomtown”
Ben Hall, Kevin Wisniewski, Mike Rose and Terrence Boyce
WTVF­TV, Nashville, Tenn.

Second place
“The DA’s Deals”
Phil Williams and Bryan Staples
WTVF­TV, Nashville, Tenn.

Third place
“School District Cover Up”
Wendy Halloran, Jeff Blackburn and Mark Phillips
KPNX 12 News, Phoenix, Ariz.

Broadcast or cable television stations business and consumer reporting

First place
“You Picked the Wrong Guy”
Steve Noviello and Raul Cantu
KDFW­TV, Dallas, Texas

Second place
“A Sweet Tax Break on Suites”
Bill Sheil, Ali Ghanbari and Mary Stiene
WJW­TV, Cleveland, Ohio

Third place
“Running for a Cause”
A.J. Lagoe, Steve Eckert and Gary Knox
KARE11­TV, Minneapolis, Minn.

Broadcast or cable television stations health/science reporting

First place
“Steve Gleason: Life Beyond ALS”
Scott Walker and Megan Mackel
WDSU­TV, New Orleans, La.

Second place
“Be Well: Cancer in Northeast Ohio”
Kay Colby and Anne Glausser
WVIZ/PBS ideastream, Cleveland, Ohio

Third place
“A Mother’s Anguish”
Brian Caldwell
WTAE­TV, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Broadcast or cable television stations environmental reporting

First place
“Be Well: Lead Poisioning”
Kay Colby, Anne Glausser and Sally Lewis
WVIZ/PBS ideastream, Cleveland, Ohio

Second place
“Pigs, Politics and Power”
Ben Hall and Mike Rose
WTFV­TV, Nashville, Tenn.

Third place
“Cell Phone Towers at School”
Barry Simms, Chuck Cochran and 11 News I­Team
WBAL­TV, Baltimore, Md.

Broadcast television networks, cable networks and syndicators newscast

First place
“The Lead with Jake Tapper”
Jake Tapper, Federico Quadrani and the staff of The Lead
CNN, Atlanta, Ga.

Broadcast television networks, cable networks and syndicators coverage of a major news event

First place
“The Lead with Jake Tapper: Paris Attacks”
Jake Tapper, Federico Quadrani and the staff of The Lead
CNN, Atlanta, Ga.

Broadcast television networks, cable networks and syndicators continuing coverage of a major news event

First place
“No End in Sight: Fighting ISIS”
Marcia Biggs, Sebastian Meyer, Amina Megalli, Justin Kenny and Morgan Till
PBS NewsHour, New York, N.Y.

Second place
“Tragedy on the Tracks”
Kris Van Cleave, Steve Capus and Chris Licht
CBS News, New York, N.Y.

Third place
“Ferguson: Then and Now”
Sameen Amin, Lori Jane Gliha and Paddy Commins
Al Jazeera America, New York, N.Y.

Broadcast television networks, cable networks and syndicators feature, sports or human interest

First place
“E:60 Football Player”
Aaron Johnson, Lisa Salters and Matt McCormick
ESPN, Bristol, Conn.

Second place
“E:60 Silent Night Lights”
Martin Khodabakhshian, Michael Sciallis and Toby Hershkowitz
ESPN, Bristol, Conn.

Third place
“OTL: The Death of Lennon Lacy”
Shaun Assael and Andrew Lockett
ESPN the Magazine, Bristol, Conn.

Broadcast television networks, cable networks and syndicators documentary or series of reports on the same subject

First place
“E:60 reports: Sepp Blatter”
Beein Gim, Mike Johns and Jeremy Schaap
ESPN, Bristol, Conn.

Second place
“Targeting Terror: Inside the Intelligence War”
Jim Sciutto, Ken Shiffman, Jennifer Rizzo and Max Newfield
CNN, Atlanta, Ga.

Third place
“Race to Rebuild”
CNBC Business News
CNBC, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.

Broadcast television networks, cable networks and syndicators investigative report

First place
“Hope and Heartbreak”
Andrea Canning, Liz Brown and Elizabeth Cole
Dateline NBC, New York, N.Y.

Second place
“Unearthing the Tomb”
Mariana Atencio, Dax Tejera and Joanna Suarez
FUSION, Doral, Fla.

Third place
“The Wolf of Boca”
Lisa Guerrero, Larry Posner, Scott Phillips and Filip Kapsa
Inside Edition, New York, N.Y.

Broadcast television networks, cable networks and syndicators news magazine program

First place
“Katrina: 10 Years After the Storm with Robin Roberts”
ABC and Rock’n Robin Productions
Rock’n Robin Productions, New York, N.Y.

Second place
“The Cosby Accusers Speak”
Kate Snow, Sue Simpson and Liz Brown
Dateline NBC, New York, N.Y.

Third place
“Countdown to the Special Olympics World Games with Robin Roberts”
ESPN and Rock’n Robin Productions
Rock’n Robin Productions, New York, N.Y.

Broadcast television networks, cable networks and syndicators business and consumer reporting

First place
“Investigation finds University of Phoenix paid U.S. military for preferential access”
Aaron Glantz, Adithya Sambamurthy and Richard Coolidge
Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting & PBS NewsHour, Emeryville, Calif.

Second place
“Runaway Trailers”
Lisa Guerrero, Joe Enoch, Laura Dimon and Filip Kapsa
Inside Edition, New York, N.Y.

Third place
“Why North Dakota’s oil fields are so deadly for workers”
Jennifer Gollan, David Ritsher and Richard Coolidge
Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting & PBS NewsHour, Emeryville, Calif.

Broadcast television networks, cable networks and syndicators health/science reporting

First place
“Flint’s Water Crisis”
Sameen Amin, Lori Jane Gliha and Junghun Park
Al Jazeera America, New York, N.Y.

Second place
“What’s in the Mud?”
Larry Posner, Laura Dimon, Alycia Powers, Filip Kapsa and Les Trent
Inside Edition, New York, N.Y.