2005 Awards
Regional Emmy Awards
* Public Affairs Programs - Regularly Scheduled: WVIZ/PBS ideastream, Ideas #135 - Rick Jackson, Producer; Elaine Falk, Producer; David C. Barnett, Reporter; Phyllis Quail, Producer; Michael Vendeland, Director; Mark Rosenberger, Executive Producer; Karen Schaefer, Reporter
Communicator Awards
* Crystal Award of Excellence 鈥� Around Noon 鈥� Jamey Haddad 鈥� Dee Perry host; Dave DeOreo producer, Al Dahlhausen engineer
* Crystal Award of Excellence 鈥� NASA Glenn Research 鈥� Karen Schaefer
* Award of Distinction - 90.3 @ 9 - Mourning the Pope 鈥� Renita Jablonski host; Paul Cox and Marie Andrusewicz producers
EcoCity Cleveland鈥檚 GreenCityBlueLake Awards 2005
* Green Building: Idea Center庐 at PlayhouseSquare, a collaboration of WVIZ/PBS and 90.3 WCPN ideastream, Playhouse Square Foundation, Westlake Reed Leskosky, and Turner Construction, for transforming a historic building in Cleveland鈥檚 PlayhouseSquare into an inspirational home for creative thinking, information, education, arts, and technology. The project also will help establish a new rating system for green building techniques in commercial interiors under the national program, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). Award presented in partnership with the Cleveland Green Building Coalition.
Ohio Society of Professional Journalists
* First Place, Best News Operation, Large Market: 90.3 WCPN News Staff
* First Place, Best Coverage of the Environment: Karen Schaefer, Cleveland Air 鈥� Mercury Rising
* First Place, Best Human Interest Reporting: Around Noon, 鈥淭he Naked Truth: Spencer Tunick in Cleveland鈥� David Hansen, Toni Thayer and Dave DeOreo
* First Place, Best Coverage of Minority Issues: Tasha Cook, What You Leave Behind
* Second Place, Best Social Justice Reporting: Tasha Cook, Unprecedented Changes Ahead for Healthcare
* Second Place, Best Website: Joe Sheppa & WCPN Staff
North East Ohio Health Services
* Celebration Recovery 2004 Outstanding Contribution to Recovery by Media: Renita Jablonski and Dave Pignanelli/WCPN
Press Club of Cleveland Awards
* First Place, General Coverage: David C. Barnett, 鈥淩ed and Blue in Northeast Ohio鈥�
* First Place, Ongoing Coverage: Janet Babin, 鈥淎n Election Year in a Battleground State鈥�
* First Place: Around Noon, 鈥淭he Naked Truth: Spencer Tunick in Cleveland鈥� David Hansen, Toni Thayer and Dave DeOreo
* First Place, Public Service: Statehouse News Bureau, 鈥淓lection Ohio鈥�
* Second Place, News Writing: Karen Schaefer, 鈥淕rief Gardens鈥�
* Second Place, Human Interest: Chris Boros, 鈥淩eel Cinema with Troma鈥�
* Second Place, Investigative: Tasha Cook, 鈥淲hat You Leave Behind鈥�
National Headliner Awards
* Second Place, Public Affairs: WCPN, Cleveland, Dave Pignanelli, Paul Cox and Marie Andrusewicz - 鈥�90.3 @ 9鈥�