2017 – TV/Radio

RADIO STATIONS


Radio stations newscast, all markets

First place
“Newscast 1-22-16 5 p.m.” WTOP staff
WTOP radio, Washington, D.C.

Second place
“Texas Standard: Newscast (11/09/16)” Texas Standard staff
Texas Standard, Austin, Texas

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

First place
“Deadly Baltimore Bus Crash”
WBAL NEWSRADIO 1090 News Department WBAL NEWSRADIO, Baltimore, Md.

Second place
“Police on trial for Freddie Gray death” Kenneth Burns
WYPR radio, Baltimore, Md.

Third place
“Texas Standard: Dallas Police Shooting” Texas Standard staff
Texas Standard, Austin, Texas

Radio stations feature and human interest story, all markets

First place
“Demand for School Integration Leads to Massive 1964 Boycott — In New York City” Yasmeen Khan
WNYC Radio, New York, N.Y.

Second place
“Unfinished”
Sara Fishko, Karen Frillmann and Wayne Shulmister WNYC Radio, New York, N.Y.

Third place
“At the Public Theater, Pulling Up a Chair at the Kitchen Table” Jennifer Vanasco and Charles Herman
WNYC Radio, New York, N.Y.

Radio stations documentary or public affairs

First place
“Texas Standard: Out of the Blue: 50 Years After the UT Tower Shooting” Texas Standard staff
Texas Standard, Austin, Texas

Second place
“The Sunshine Economy” Tom Hudson
WLRN News, Miami, Fla.

Third place
“Mizzou at a Crossroads” KBIA Staff
KBIA, Columbia, Mo.

Radio stations news series

First place
“Crumbling Capital”
Neal Augenstein, Max Smith and Dave Dildine WTOP, Washington, D.C.

Second place
“Hough: Before and Beyond ‘66”
David C. Barnett, Nick Castele and Tony Ganzer 90.3 WCPN ideastream, Cleveland, Ohio

Third place
“An Uncertain Road: Life after Premature Birth” Rebecca Smith
KBIA, Columbia, Mo.

Broadcast radio networks and syndicators newscast

First place
“CBS News”
Peter King and James Hutton CBS Radio News, New York, N.Y.

Broadcast radio networks and syndicators breaking news or continuing coverage

First place
“Pulse Orlando”
CBS Radio News staff
CBS Radio, New York, N.Y.

Second place
“Campaign 2016”
CBS Radio News staff
CBS Radio, New York, N.Y.

Third place
“Unheard but Unafraid: The Story of the San Antonio 4” Julia Shu, Maria Hinojosa and Nadia Reiman
Latino USA, New York, N.Y.

Broadcast radio networks and syndicators feature and human interest story

First place
“Retired Elephants”
Peter King
CBS Radio News, New York, N.Y.

Second place
“Nat King Cole”
Dave Barrett
CBS Radio News, New York, N.Y.

Broadcast radio networks and syndicators documentary or public affairs

First place
“America Works”
Barry Bagnato
CBS Radio News, New York, N.Y.

Second place
“Finding the Fake News King”
Laura Sydell, Uri Berliner and Planet Money Staff NPR, San Francisco, Calif.

Third place
“The Man Inside: Four Months as a Prison Guard” Shane Bauer, Michael Schiller and Cheryl Devall
The Center for Investigative Reporting and Mother Jones

Broadcast radio networks and syndicators news series

First place
“Where They Stand”
CBS Radio News Staff
CBS Radio News, New York, N.Y.

TELEVISION


Broadcast or cable television stations newscast

First place
“NewsCenter 5 at 11 p.m.: Taunton Rampage” Chris Roach, Nick Terry and the WCVB staff WCVB, Boston, Mass.

Second place
“NewsCenter 5 at 6 p.m.: Boston Officers Ambushed” Gerry Wardwell, Scott Isaacs and the WCVB staff WCVB, Boston, Mass.

Third place
“NewsCenter 5 at 6 p.m.: May 11, 2016”
Gerry Wardwell, Scott Isaacs and the WCVB staff WCVB, Boston, Mass.

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

First place
“Taunton Rampage”
Chris Roach, Nick Terry and the WCVB staff WCVB, Boston, Mass.

Second place
“Cambridge 10-Alarm Fire” Mike Cole and the WCVB staff WCVB, Boston, Mass.

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

First place
“Fentanyl: The New Heroin”
Bill Sheil, Mary Stiene and Chris Reece WJW-TV, Cleveland, Ohio

Second place
“The Secret Sex Offender”
A.J. Lagoe, Chad Nelson and Steve Eckert KARE11, Minneapolis, Minn.

Third place
“Taunton Rampage” WCVB Staff
WCVB, Boston, Mass.

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

First place
“Stag at Sharkey’s
David C. Barnett
WVIZ/PBS ideastream, Cleveland, Ohio

Second place
“Time with Dad”
Kevin Rader and Steve Rhodes WTHR-TV, Indianapolis, Ind.

Third place
“Billy and Syd”
Chris Vanderveen and Chris Hansen KUSA-TV, Denver, Colo.

Broadcast or cable television stations public service

First place
“Making The Grade”
Phil Williams and Bryan Staples WTVF- TV, Nashville, Tenn.

Second place
“Last of the Institutions”
Susannah Frame, Steve Douglas and Russ Walker KING Television, Seattle, Wash.

Third place
“Fatal Butt Dial”
Chris Papst
WJLA-TV, Arlington, Va.

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

First place
“Deadly Grade: The Kendra Parton Story: Bullied, Belittled and Berated” Wendy Halloran, Jeff Blackburn and Ivan Hernandez
12 News, Phoenix, Ariz.

Second place
“Al Jazeera Investigations – The Poacher’s Pipeline” Deborah Davis, Kevin Hirten and Jeremy Young
Al Jazeera Media Network, Washington, D.C.

Third place
“Faith in Freedom: The Journey of Muslim American Candidates” Kane Farabaugh and Elizabeth Arrott
Voice of America

Broadcast or cable television stations investigative reporting

First place
“Charity Caught on Camera”
Bob Segall and the 13 Investigates Team WTHR-TV, Indianpolis, Ind.

Second place
“Sign Here”
Marshall Zelinger and Kevin Krug KMGH, Denver, Colo.

Third place
“5 Investigates: Government Accountability” 5 Investigates Team
WCVB, Boston, Mass.

Broadcast or cable television stations business and consumer reporting

First place
“Toddler Has A Credit Card”
Julie Watts and the ConsumerWatch Team KPIX-TV, San Francisco, Calif.

Second place
“Towing Troubles”
Noah Pransky, Paul Thorson and Melissa Rancourt WTSP-TV, St. Petersburg, Fla.

Third place
“No Fence, False Claims, Fake Awards” A.J. Lagoe, Steve Eckert and Gary Knox KARE11-TV, Minneapolis, Minn.

Broadcast or cable television stations health/science reporting

First place
“Distance Delays & Denial”
A.J. Lagoe, Steve Eckert and Gary Knox KARE11-TV, Minneapolis, Minn.

Second place
“$IDE EFFECT$”
Chris Vanderveen, Anna Hewson and Katie Wilcox KUSA-TV, Denver, Colo.

Third place
“Drug Deals”
Walt Kane, Karin Attonito and Anthony Cocco News 12 New Jersey, Edison, N.J.

Broadcast or cable television stations environmental reporting

First place
“Dangerous Exposure”
Sandra Chapman and the 13 Investigates Team WTHR-TV, Indianapolis, Ind.

Second place
“Deadly Strike”
Bigad Shaban, Liz Wagner, Mark Villarreal and Michael Horn NBC Bay Area, San Jose, Calif.

Third place
“Endangered Bees”
David Collins, Steve Adams and Howard Melnick WBAL-TV, Baltimore, Md.

Broadcast television networks, cable networks and syndicators newscast

First place
“The CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley” The CBS Evening News team
CBS News, New York, N.Y.

Second place
“World News Tonight with David Muir”
The Staff of World News Tonight with David Muir ABC News, New York, N.Y.

Third place
“The Lead”
Staff
CNN, Atlanta, Ga.

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

First place
“Terror in Orlando”
The Staff of ABC News ABC News, New York, N.Y.

Second place
“Brussels”
The Staff of ABC News ABC News, New York, N.Y.

Third place
“CBS News: Attack On Brussels” Charlie D’Agata
CBS News, New York, N.Y.

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

First place
“The CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley: The Road To Aleppo” Elizabeth Palmer
CBS News, New York, N.Y.

Second place
“World News Tonight with David Muir Making History: The President in Cuba” The Staff of World News Tonight with David Muir
ABC News, New York, N.Y.

Third place
“The Lead: Presidential Election Coverage” Staff
CNN, Atlanta, Ga.

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

First place
“E:60 Minneflowta”
Mike Farrell, Matt McCormick and Barry Melrose ESPN, Bristol, Conn.

Second place
“E:60 The Rest of the Story”
Frank Saraceno, Ryan McGee and Mike Johns ESPN, Bristol, Conn.

Third place
“E:60 The Number”
Ben Houser, Dan Lindberg and Tom Rinaldi ESPN, Bristol, Conn.

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

First place
“Cosecha de Miseria (Harvest of Misery) & The Source” Staff of weather.com and Telemundo Network weather.com and Telemundo Network, New York, N.Y.

Second place
“E:60 Sunshine”
Martin Khodabakhshian, Matt McCormick and Heather Lombardo ESPN, Bristol, Conn.

Third place
“E:60 Life as Matt”
Mike Farrell, Matt McCormick and Toby Hershkowitz ESPN, Bristol, Conn.

Broadcast television networks, cable networks and syndicators investigative report

First place
“Al Jazeera Investigations – Stealing Paradise” Will Jordan, Will Thorne and Adrian Billing
Al Jazeera Media Network, London, UK

Second place
“The Lead: Veteran’s Charity Investigation” Staff
CNN, Atlanta, Ga.

Third place
“Terrorist Next Door/Face of Terror”
Ben Plesser, Richard Engel, Brenda Breslauer and Mark Smith Dateline NBC: On Assignment, New York, N.Y.

Broadcast television networks, cable networks and syndicators news magazine program

First place
“Game Changers with Robin Roberts” ABC 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
“Food Fraud Series”
Lisa Guerrero, Larry Posner and Scott Phillips Inside Edition, New York, N.Y.

Second place
“Life and Death: The Rising Cost of the EpiPen” NBC News Business Unit Staff
NBC News, New York, N.Y.

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

First place
“Global Health Frontiers”
Gary Strieker, Dave Timko and Jonathan Sargent Cielo Global Health Media, Atlanta, Ga.

Second place
“CNBC’s Modern Medicine”
Meg Tirrell and Brad Quick
CNBC, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Third place
“Vital Signs with Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Year in Space” Staff
CNN, Atlanta, Ga.

Broadcast television networks, cable networks and syndicators environmental reporting

First place
“The Last Best Place on Earth”
Mario Garcia and Harry Smith
Dateline NBC: On Assignment, New York, N.Y.

Second place
“CBS News: The Climate Diaries” Mark Phillips
CBS News, New York, N.Y.

Third place
“Paradise for sale”
Nicolas Ibargüen, Lara Fernández, Enrique Acevedo, Jose L. Cuesta, Alejandro Bernal, Federico Pardo, Maria Gabriela Gomez and Alejandro Reyes
Fusion Media Group, Doral, Florida