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St. Louis Public Radio Awards

Our award-winning news team is proud to be a consistent competitor for awards from several prestigious organizations every year. The following is a list of winners since 2003.

Awarded in 2012

2012 Missouri Broadcasters’ Association
Second Place: Large Market Radio
Rachel Lippmann, Reporter
Documentary/Public Affairs
Race in St. Louis - Listen

2012 Missouri Broadcasters’ Association
Second Place: Large Market Radio
Maria Altman, Reporter; Veronique LaCapra, Science Reporter
News Series
Inside the St. Louis Sewer System - Listen

2012 Missouri Broadcasters’ Association
First Place: Large Market Radio
Veronique LaCapra, Science Reporter
News Feature
In Their Own Words: Missouri Firefighters Remember 9/11 - Listen

2012 Illinois Associated Press
Second Place
Maria Altman, Reporter
Hard News Feature
Slot Machines at Illinois Race Tracks- Listen

2012 Missouri State Teachers' Association
Maria Altman, Reporter
Radio Feature
The Turner Case - Listen

2012 Missouri State Teachers' Association
Maria Altman, Reporter
Radio Series
Charter Schools in St. Louis - Listen

Awarded in 2011

2011 Missouri Broadcasters’ Association
First Place: Large Market Radio
Veronique LaCapra, Science Reporter
Feature Reporting
Bringing Back Endangered Beetles - Listen

2011 Missouri Broadcasters’ Association
First Place: Large Market Radio
Maria Altman, Producer
Documentary/Public Affairs
Teen Unemployment - Listen

2011 RTNDA Edward R. Murrow: Regional
Adam Allington, Reporter
Hard News
St. Louis Stimulus a Year Later - Listen

2011 RTNDA Edward R. Murrow: Regional
Adam Allington, Reporter
Audio News Documentary
Managing Urban Deer - Listen

Awarded in 2010

Excellence in Legal Journalism Award
Missouri Bar Association
Radio category
Maria Altman, Reporter
Coverage of the public defender crisis in Missouri.
Court Urges Public Defenders to Rein in Workload - Listen
Missouri Public Defenders Stuck Between High Caseloads, Low Budgets - Listen

2010 RTNDA Edward R. Murrow: Regional

Adam Allington, Reporter
Big Business in Midsummer Classic - Listen

2010 RTNDA Edward R. Murrow: Regional
Website
Madalyn Painter, Director of Interactive Media,
and St. Louis Public Radio staff

2010 Missouri Broadcasters’ Association
Certificate of Merit: Large Market Radio
Adam Allington, Producer
Documentary/Public Affairs
Foreclosures Hit the Market - Listen

2010 Missouri Broadcasters’ Association
Certificate of Merit: Large Market Radio
Maria Altman, Producer
Documentary/Public Affairs
Public Defenders

Awarded in 2009

2009 RTNDA Edward R. Murrow: National
News Series
KWMU Reporter Adam Allington
Gangs of North St. Louis - Listen

2009 Missouri Broadcasters’ Association
Certificate of Merit: Large Market Radio
Adam Allington, Producer
Feature Reporting
St. Louis Speculation Bubble - Listen

2009 RTNDA Edward R. Murrow: Regional
Feature Reporting
KWMU Reporter Adam Allington
Old School Wrestling - Listen

2009 RTNDA Edward R. Murrow: Regional
News Series
KWMU Reporter Adam Allington
Gangs of North St. Louis - Listen

Awarded in 2008

My Source Radio Testimonial Awards
Presented by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the Development Exchange, Inc.
Second Place
Mike Schrand, Producer

Pictured (l-r): Testimonial contributor Evyn Johnson, KWMU Producer Mike Schrand, and testimonial contributors Darcella Craven and Dominique Davis Craven.

>> Listen to the testimonial

2008 Missouri Broadcasters’ Association
Certificate of Merit: Large Market Radio
Matt Sepic , Producer
Complete Newscast

2008 Associated Press: Missouri-Kansas
1st Place: Enterprise Reporting
Adam Allington , Producer
Missouri Soldiers in Iraq series

2008 RTNDA Edward R. Murrow: Regional
Best Use of Sound
KWMU Reporter Tom Weber
Singing Brain Doctor - Listen

2008 RTNDA Edward R. Murrow: Regional
Website
KWMU Staff
www.kwmu.org

Awarded in 2007

Riverfront Times Best of St. Louis 2007
Best Reporter (TV/Radio Division)
KWMU Reporter Tom Weber

Riverfront Times Best of St. Louis 2007
Best Jazz Radio Program
KWMU's Jazz Unlimited

2007 Association for Recorded Sound Collections Award for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research: Certificate of Merit in the Best Research in Recorded Jazz Music
City of Gabriels
Dennis Owsley, Author and Host of Jazz Unlimited

2007 RTNDA Edward R. Murrow: Regional
Website
KWMU Staff
www.kwmu.org

Awarded in 2006

2006 Public Radio News Directors Inc.
2nd Place: Interview
Matt Sepic, Producer
Aquinas president expects good review from Vatican panel - listen

2006 RTNDA Edward R. Murrow: Regional
Website
KWMU Staff
www.kwmu.org

2005 Associated Press: Missouri
2nd Place: Enterprise Reporting
Matt Sepic, Producer
Srebrenica survivors in STL recall brush with death - listen

2005 Associated Press: Missouri
Honorable Mention: Enterprise Reporting
Matt Sepic, Producer
Bosnians donate blood to identify relatives - listen

2005 Greater St. Louis Association of Black Journalists
Excellence in Communication Awards
Tom Weber, Producer
Education in the St. Louis Mayor’s Race - listen

Awarded in 2005

2005 RTNDA Edward R. Murrow: Regional
Website
KWMU Staff
www.kwmu.org

2005 RTNDA Edward R. Murrow: Regional
Newswriting
Tom Weber
Various Stories

2004 Missouri Broadcasters’ Association
1st Place: Feature Reporting
Tom Weber, Producer
Arts Funding in a Bad Economy - listen

2004 Associated Press: Illinois
1st Place: Investigative Series
Tom Weber, Producer
Swansong for the Nightengale - listen

Awarded in 2004

2004 RTNDA Edward R. Murrow: Regional
Website
KWMU Staff
www.kwmu.org

2004 RTNDA Edward R. Murrow: Regional
Newswriting
Tom Weber
Various Stories

2004 Missouri Broadcasters’ Association
1st Place: Feature Reporting
Tom Weber, Producer
Arts Funding in a Bad Economy - listen

2003 Associated Press: Missouri
1st Place: Enterprise Reporting
Tom Weber, Producer
River Garbage Man - listen

2003 Associated Press: Missouri
Honorable Mention: Enterprise Reporting
Hillary Wicai, Producer
One Man Parade - listen

2003 Associated Press: Missouri
Honorable Mention: Enterprise Reporting
Kevin Lavery, Producer
World War I Fly In - listen

2003 Associated Press: Missouri
Honorable Mention: Enterprise Reporting
Tom Weber, Producer
Taps for the Bugler - listen

Awarded in 2003

2003 RTNDA Edward R. Murrow: Regional
Use of Sound
Hillary Wicai - Producer
Shy Rhinos - listen

2003 RTNDA Edward R. Murrow: Regional
Feature Reporting
Hillary Wicai, Producer
Galen Garbage - listen

2003 RTNDA Edward R. Murrow: Regional
Use of Sound
Tom Weber, Producer
Arts Funding in a Bad Economy - listen

2003 RTNDA Edward R. Murrow: Regional
Website
KWMU Staff
www.kwmu.org