WBAA Journalism Awards

WBAA received multiple awards for work done in 2016, both on its own and from collaborations with Indiana Public Broadcasting:

PRNDI:

First place, Continuing Coverage, Division A,
“East Chicago, Indiana Lead Crisis.”
Indiana Public Broadcasting

First place, Soft Feature, Division C,
"Fight Or Flight: Elementary Schoolers Lobby Lawmakers For State Firefly"
Chris Morisse Vizza

Second place, Best Multi-Media Presentation, Division A,
“East Chicago Lead Contamination Specialty Website”
http://ipbsnews.wixsite.com/eastchicagolead
Indiana Public Broadcasting

Second place, Enterprise/Investigative, Division C,
Lafayette's Crime Mapping Challenges
Stan Jastrzebski

RTDNA Regional (Edward R. Murrow Awards):

Large Market Radio News Series
English Language Learner Services Navigate Indiana's New School Funding Formula
Claire McInerny

Small Market Radio Investigative Reporting
Lafayette's Crime Mapping Challenges
Stan Jastrzebski

RTDNA National (Edward R. Murrow Awards):

Large Market Radio: News Series
English Language Learner Services Navigate Indiana's New School Funding Formula
Claire McInerny

Associated Press:

Second Place, General News
Nutrient Runoff
http://wboi.org/post/conservation-practices-have-effect-midwest-all-way-gulf-mexico
Nick Janzen and Lauren Chapman

First Place, Best Feature
Salamanders
http://wboi.org/post/strange-salamanders-have-lot-teach
Nick Janzen

Second Place, Best News Series
English Language Learners
Claire McInerny

First Place, Best Use of Sound
Dementia Playlists
http://www.wfyi.org/news/articles/the-power-of-personalized-playlists-for-dementia-patients
Jill Sheridan

Indiana Society of Professional Journalists:

Indiana Student Journalist of the Year
Charlotte Tuggle, WBAA

First place, Student Radio Continuing Coverage
Changes in Indiana Policing
Charlotte Tuggle

First Place, Student Radio News Reporting
LGBT Youth Consider How Life May Change Under 'RFRA Fixes'
Charlotte Tuggle

Second Place, Student Radio Campaign and Election Coverage
Purdue Students Rally Against Trump's 'Hate Speech'
Charlotte Tuggle

First Place, Student Radio Sports Reporting
Social Media And Football Sexual Assault Allegations
Azra Ceylan

First Place, Headline Writing (Digital Media)
WBAA.org Headlines
WBAA News Staff

Second Place, Radio Documentary or Special
Indiana Public Broadcasting State Election Coverage 2016
Indiana Public Broadcasting

Third Place, Radio Election and Campaign Coverage
How A Hoosier Presaged Donald Trump
Stan Jastrzebski

Third Place, Criminal Justice Reporting (digital media)
Lafayette's Crime Mapping Challenges
Stan Jastrzebski

2ND PLACE: Radio Documentary or Special 
INDIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING STATE ELECTION COVERAGE 2016
INDIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING, Staff

1ST PLACE: Radio Feature Story 
“WANT TO ADDRESS TEACHERS’ UNCONSCIOUS BIASES? FIRST, TALK ABOUT RACE”
INDIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING, Peter Balonon-Rosen
http://indianapublicmedia.org/stateimpact/2016/06/20/teacher-implicit-racial-bias/

3RD PLACE: Radio Feature Story
“IN RURAL INDIANA, FARM VETERINARIANS IN SHORT SUPPLY AND HIGH DEMAND”
INDIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING, Annie Ropeik
http://wbaa.org/post/rural-indiana-farm-veterinarians-short-supply-and-high-demand#stream/0

2ND PLACE: Education Reporting (Publication circulation above 30,000, news services and digital media)
“AT-RISK STUDENTS ... AND SOLUTIONS”
INDIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING, Peter Balonon-Rosen

3RD PLACE: Radio In-Depth Reporting 
“HOW DO WE CARE FOR OUR GROWING NUMBER OF GERIATRIC PATIENTS?”
INDIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING, Sarah Fentem, Jill Sheridan

1ST PLACE: Radio Breaking News Coverage
“WHITE HOUSE RELEASES GUIDANCE ON TRANSGENDER BATHROOM USE”
INDIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING, Peter Balonon-Rosen
http://indianapublicmedia.org/stateimpact/2016/05/13/white-house-releases-guidance-transgender-bathroom/

2ND PLACE: Radio Continuing Coverage 
“EAST CHICAGO LEAD CRISIS”
INDIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING, staff
http://ipbsnews.wixsite.com/eastchicagolead

2ND PLACE: Environmental Reporting (Publication circulation above 30,000, news services and digital media)
“SETBACKS FOR WIND TURBINES BALANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PROPERTY RIGHTS”
INDIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING, Nick Janzen, Lauren Chapman
http://wboi.org/post/setbacks-wind-turbines-balance-economic-development-property-rights#stream/0

2ND PLACE: Radio In-Depth Reporting
“SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA IMPACTS”
Peter Balonon-Rosen, Claire McInerny

1ST PLACE: Radio Election and Campaign Coverage
“INDIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING LIVE ELECTION NIGHT 2016”
INDIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING