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Recent WPR News Awards

2007 AWARDS TO DATE:


Wisconsin Associated Press Awards

Best Enterprise Story for “Island Wheat"
Reporter: Patty Murray


Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Excellence in Broadcasting Award

First Place Award
Best Writing for "Writing Samples for Glen Moberg"

Reporter: Glen Moberg

Second Place Award
Sports Story for "Aussie Packers Fan"

Reporter: Patty Murray

Third Place Award
Feature for "Mustard Mania"

Reporter: Brian Bull

Second Place Award
Undefined Category for "Grandmas Without Borders"

Reporter: Chuck Quirmbach

Third Place Award
Undefined Category for "Island Wheat"

Reporter: Patty Murray

Third Place Award
Best Audio for "Daybreak on the Buena Vista Grasslands"

Reporter: Glen Moberg


National Headliner Awards

Third Place, Best Feature

"Vanishing Mom and Pop Resorts"
Reporter: Mike Simonson


2006 AWARDS


Native American Journalists Association Media Awards

First Place, Best Radio Story for "Miracle's Second Chance"
Reporter: Brian Bull

Second Place, Radio Story for "Native Americans Reach for the Stars"
Reporter: Brian Bull


Wisconsin Associated Press Awards

Best Series for “Governors' Race"
Reporter: Shawn Johnson

Best Documentary for “I Can Handle My Drugs”
Reporter: Danielle Kaeding


RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Awards (Regional)

Best Broadcast Writing for “Brian Bull Compilation” (Cheese Championship, Hmong Funerals, Wienermobile Turns 70)
Reporter: Brian Bull

Best Audio for “Hmong Funerals”
Reporter: Brian Bull

Best Feature for “Robo-Deer Nab Poachers”
Reporter: Brian Bull


NBNA Eric Sevareid Awards

Merit Award
Broadcast Writing

Reporter: Glen Moberg

Merit Award
General Reporting for “Othello in Prison”

Reporter: Gil Halsted

Merit Award
Hard Feature for "Bilingual ERs"

Reporter: Chuck Quirmbach

Merit Award
Soft Feature for "Weinermobile"

Reporter: Brian Bull

Merit Award
Spot News for “Cazenovia School Shooting"

Reporter: Brian Bull

Merit Award
Documentary for “Caucus Scandal”

Reporter: Shawn Johnson

Merit Award
Series for "Governor’s Race"

Reporter: Shawn Johnson

Merit Award
Audio for "Ceremony Commemorates Lives Lost in War"

Reporter: Gil Halsted


Wisconsin Broadcasters’ Association Excellence in Broadcasting Award

First Place Award
Best Audio for "Unique Ceremony Commemorates Lives Lost in War"

Reporter: Gil Halsted

First Place Award
Documentary for "Tsim Txom: Domestic Violence in Hmong Society"

Reporter: Brian Bull

Merit Award
Audio for "Prairie Chicken"

Reporter: Glen Moberg

Merit Award
Special Interest Programming for "Primary Night Coverage"

Reporters: WPR News & Ideas Staff


2005 AWARDS:


RTNDA-UNITY Awards

National Large-Market Award to Wisconsin Public Radio, for outstanding coverage of diverse communities:

"Hmong Graduates"
"Hmong Bilingual Education"
"Kajsiab House"
"Asian Summer Festival"
"Hmong Fund"
"Tsim Txom: Domestic Violence in Hmong Society"

Reporters: Brian Bull, Julia Monczunski, Gil Halsted.

Click here for more details and to hear the award-winning reports.

RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Awards

Region IV*, Best Documentary, Large Market Radio
"Tsim Txom: Domestic Violence in Hmong Society"

Reporter: Brian Bull

* Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota.

Wisconsin Associated Press

1st Place, Documentary
"Tsim Txom: Domestic Violence in Hmong Society"

Reporter: Brian Bull


Northwest Broadcast News Association (Eric Sevareid Awards)

1st Place, Talk/Public Affairs
"The West Side - Drug Courts"

Reporter: Mary Jo Wagner

1st Place, Documentary
"Tsim Txom - Domestic Violence in Hmong Society"

Reporter: Brian Bull

1st Place, General Reporting
"Free Press in Indian Country"

Reporter: Brian Bull

Merit Award, Spot News Coverage
"Stoughton/Viola Tornadoes"

Reporters: Shamane Mills, Sandra Harris

Merit Award, Feature
"The Edmund Fitzgerald - 30 Years Later"

Reporter: Mike Simonson


Milwaukee Press Club

1st Place, Breaking Coverage
"Gaylord Nelson Remembered"

Reporters: Chuck Quirmbach, Shawn Johnson, Gil Halsted

2nd Place, Breaking Coverage
"William Proxmire Remembered"

Reporter: Terry Bell, Donnie Forti, Chuck Quirmbach

1st Place, Sports Story
"Baseball in Beertown"

Reporter: Terry Bell

2nd Place, Documentary or Series
"Tsim Txom: Domestic Violence in Hmong Society"

Reporter: Brian Bull

2nd Place, Best Use of Audio
"Christmas Carol Controversy"

Reporter: Glen Moberg


DART Awards (from the DART Center of Journalism and Trauma)

Radio Contest Finalist, "Tsim Txom: Domestic Violence in Hmong Society"
Reporter: Brian Bull


Wisconsin Broadcasters’ Association Excellence in Broadcasting Award

Merit Award
Best Spot News Category for "Vietnam Soldiers' Remains Come Home"

Reporter: Gil Halsted

Merit Award
Sports Category for "Baseball in Beertown"

Reporter: Terry Bell

Merit Award
Mini-Documentary Category for "End of a Red-Hunter's Crusade: The Censure of Joseph McCarthy"

Reporter: Brian Bull


2004 AWARDS

Wisconsin Associated Press

First Place: Continuing Coverage
"Hunter Confrontation"

Reporters: Chuck Quirmbach, Mike Simonson, Shawn Johnson, Shamane Mills

First Place: Best Series
"Aging Issues: Mom & Dad Growing Old"

Series Producer: Mike Simonson
Reporters: Chuck Quirmbach, Mike Simonson, Mary Jo Wagner, Brian Bull, Patty Murray, Gil Halsted, Catherine Brand, Mike Simonson

First Place: Enterprise Story
"White Cane Awareness"

Reporter: Shamane Mills

First Place: Audio
"Sauerkraut"

Reporter: Brian Bull


Milwaukee Press Club

First Place: Best Writing
(Compilation of three stories) "Sauerkraut", "The Thin Blue Line", "End of a Red-Hunter's Crusade: The Censure of Joseph McCarthy"

Reporter: Brian Bull

First Place: Best Single Story or Report Contributing to the Community's Welfare
"White Cane Awareness"

Reporter: Shamane Mills

First Place: Best Sports Story
"Bud Selig"

Reporter: Chuck Quirmbach

Second Place: Best Documentary or Series
"Aging Issues: Mom & Dad Growing Old"

Series Producer: Mike Simonson
Reporters: Chuck Quirmbach, Mike Simonson, Mary Jo Wagner, Brian Bull, Patty Murray, Gil Halsted, Catherine Brand, Mike Simonson


71st National Headliner Awards

Second Place, Best Feature/Human Interest Story

"End of a Red-Hunter's Crusade: The Censure of Joseph McCarthy"
Reporter: Brian Bull


Northwest Broadcasters News Association Eric Sevareid Awards

First Place, Talk/Public Affairs Program
"Meth Use in Western Wisconsin"

Producer/Host: Mary Jo Wagner

Merit Award, Sports Feature
"Northwoods Baseball League"

Reporter: Terry Bell

Merit Award, General Reporting
"Scott Panetti Case"

Reporter: Chuck Quirmbach

Merit Award, Documentary/Special
"End of a Red-Hunter's Crusade: The Censure of Joseph McCarthy"

Reporter: Brian Bull


Wisconsin Broadcasters’ Association Excellence in Broadcasting Award

First Place
Best Series Category for "Aging Issues: Mom and Dad Growing Old"

Series Producer: Mike Simonson
Reporters: Mike Simonson, Gil Halsted, Brian Bull, Patty Murray, Chuck Quirmbach, Catherine Brand, Mary Jo Wagner

First Place
Feature Category for "LaserMonks"

Reporter: Brian Bull

Merit Award
Feature Category for "White Cane Awareness"

Reporter: Shamane Mills

Merit Award
Sports Story Category for "Northwoods League"

Reporter: Terry Bell


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