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.
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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