2017 Awards
83rd National Headliner Awards
Broadcast or Cable Television Stations Feature, Sports or Human Interest Story
First Place: "Stag at Sharkey's" David C. Barnett, WVIZ/PBS ideastream
Radio Stations News Series
Second Place: "Hough: Before and Beyond' 66" David C. Barnett, Nick Castele and Tony Ganzer, 90.3 WCPN ideastream
PRNDI Public Radio News Directors Incorporated Awards
Spot News
First Place: "David Bowie Remembered by past WMMS Directors" 90.3 WCPN ideastream
Breaking News
Second Place: "Cleveland Cavaliers Win NBA Championship" 90.3 WCPN ideastream
News/Public Affairs
Second Place: "Comparing the Crack and Opioid Epidemics" 90.3 WCPN ideastream
Edward R. Murrow Awards
Radio
Excellence in Innovation
"State Impact Levies" Michelle Faust, 90.3 WCPN ideastream
Sports Reporting
"Basking in Cleveland鈥檚 Success" Mark Urycki, 90.3 WCPN ideastream
Website
"ideastream.org" Mike Shafarenko & Joseph Sheppa, ideastream
Television
News Documentary
"Violins of Hope: Strings of the Holocaust" Lance Shultz & Mark Rosenberger, WVIZ/PBS ideastream
Sports Reporting
"Stag at Sharkey鈥檚" David C. Barnett & Jeff Haynes, WVIZ/PBS ideastream
The Ohio Associated Press Media Editors Awards
Radio
Best Broadcast Writing
First Place: 鈥淒avid C. Barnett鈥� 90.3 WCPN ideastream
Best Continuing Coverage
First Place: 鈥淜aramu House鈥� David C. Barnett, 90.3 WCPN ideastream
Best Coverage of a Scheduled Event
First Place: 鈥淐overage of 2016 RNC Convention in Cleveland鈥� 90.3 WCPN ideastream
Best Sportscast
First Place: 鈥淐avaliers Win鈥� Mark Urycki and Nick Castele, 90.3 WCPN ideastream
Best Documentary or Series
First Place: 鈥淰oices of Voters鈥� Statehouse News Bureau, Ohio Public Radio
Second Place: 鈥淗ough: Before and Beyond鈥� 66鈥� 90.3 WCPN ideastream
General Excellence
Second Place: 鈥�90.3 WCPN ideastream鈥�
Best Reporter
Second Place: 鈥淣ick Castele鈥� 90.3 WCPN ideastream
Best Spot News Coverage
Second Place: 鈥淒avid Bowie Remembered by Past WMMS Directors鈥� Elizabeth Miller, 90.3 WCPN ideastream
Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Awards
Radio
Best Education Issues Reporting K-12
First Place: 鈥淪tateImpact Ohio Eyes Take Over Lorain Schools鈥� Michelle Faust, 90.3 WCPN ideastream
Investigative Reporting
First Place: 鈥淒angerous Waters" Elizabeth Miller, 90.3 WCPN ideastream
Best Minority Issues Coverage
First Place: 鈥淩adio Special: Hough, Before & Beyond '66鈥� Tony Ganzer, 90.3 WCPN ideastream
Best Continuing Coverage
First Place: "Voices of Voters" Karen Kasler, Andy Chow and Jo Ingles, Statehouse News Bureau
Second Place: 鈥渋deastream RNC Coverage鈥� News Staff, ideastream
Best Environment Reporting
Second Place: 鈥淕reat Lakes Today鈥� Elizabeth Miller, 90.3 WCPN ideastream
Best Government Reporting
Second Place: 鈥淓ast Cleveland鈥� Nick Castele, 90.3 WCPN ideastream
Best Sports Reporting
Second Place: 鈥淐leveland Fans Basking in Success of Indians and Cavaliers鈥� Mark Urycki, 90.3 WCPN ideastream
Best Public Affairs Program
Second Place: 鈥淪OI: Sexual Assault in Northeast Ohio鈥� Michael McIntyre, 90.3 WCPN ideastream
Best of Show 鈥� Radio
Best Producer
First Place: 鈥淪OI: Sexual Assault in Northeast Ohio鈥� Rachel Rood, 90.3 WCPN ideastream
Television
Best Documentary
First Place: 鈥淰iolins of Hope: Strings of the Holocaust鈥� Lance Shultz and Mark Rosenberger, WVIZ/PBS ideastream
Best Enterprise Reporting
First Place: 鈥淐leveland's Salt Mines鈥� Mary Fecteau and John Cummings, WVIZ/PBS ideastream
Best Health Care Feature Reporting
First Place: 鈥淭racking The Trees鈥� Kay Colby, WVIZ/PBS ideastream
Best Website
First Place: 鈥渨viz.ideastream.org鈥� Mike Shafarenko and Joseph Sheppa, WVIZ/PBS ideastream
Best Government Reporting
First Place: 鈥淔eatures from "The State of Ohio" Jo Ingles, Andy Chow and Daniel Konik, Statehouse News Bureau
Feature Reporting
Second Place: 鈥淗ow Artists See Northeast Ohio's Heart of Steel; This Light of Ours; Art Factories鈥� David C. Barnett, WVIZ/PBS ideastream
Best Medical / Health Reporting
Second Place: 鈥淚nfant Mortality鈥� Kay Colby, WVIZ/PBS ideastream
Best Minority Issues Coverage
Second Place: 鈥淩ace and Stress鈥� Marlene Harris-Taylor, WVIZ/PBS ideastream
Best of Show - Television
Best Public Affairs Program
First Place: 鈥淚deas RNC Special鈥� Ideas Staff, ideastream
Best Anchor
Second Place: 鈥淩ick Jackson鈥� Rick Jackson, WVIZ/PBS ideastream
Best Editor
Second Place: 鈥淲alking for Peace鈥� Gabriel Kramer, WVIZ/PBS ideastream
48th Annual Lower Great Lakes Chapter National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Emmy Awards
Children/Youth/Teen Program/Special
"NewsDepth" Mary Fecteau, Rick Jackson, Laurie Switzer, Margaret Thompson, Nick Castele and Jeff Haynes, WVIZ/PBS ideastream
Documentary - Cultural
"Violins of Hope: Strings of the Holocaust" Lance Shultz, Mark Rosenberger and Michael Vendeland, WVIZ/PBS ideastream
Magazine Program - Program/Special
"Applause: Episode 1819" Dennis Knowles and Dee Perry, WVIZ/PBS ideastream
The Press Club of Cleveland Excellence in Journalism Awards
Radio
Documentary
First Place: 鈥淪tar Wars: The Score Awakens鈥� Bill O鈥機onnell and Angela Mitchell, WCLV ideastream
Radio Show
First Place: 鈥淪OI: Sexual Assault in Northeast Ohio鈥� Mike McIntyre and Rachel Rood, 90.3 WCPN ideastream
Public Service
First Place: 鈥淗ough: Before and Beyond 66鈥� ideastream News Staff, 90.3 WCPN ideastream
Use of Sound
First Place: 鈥淎 New Day in Hough鈥� Dave DeOreo, 90.3 WCPN ideastream
News
First Place: 鈥淐leveland Cavaliers win NBA championship鈥� Mark Urycki, Nick Castele, Matt Richmond and Mark Simpson, 90.3 WCPN ideastream
On-going Coverage
First Place: "2016 Year in Review" Jo Ingles, Andy Chow and Karen Kasler, Ohio Public Radio
In-Depth Coverage
First Place: 鈥淐overage of 2016 RNC Convention in Cleveland鈥� ideastream News Staff, 90.3 WCPN ideastream
Election 2016 Coverage
Second Place: "Voices of Voters" Karen Kasler, Jo Ingles, Andy Chow, and Dan Konik, Ohio Public Radio
Public Service
Second Place: "From the Power Plant to Your Electric Bill" Andy Chow, Ohio Public Radio
News Writing
Second Place: 鈥淐leveland Fans Basking in Success of Indians and Cavaliers鈥� ideastream News Staff, 90.3 WCPN ideastream
Election 2016 Coverage
Third Place: "Many in Cleveland鈥檚 Lee-Harvard Stick with Hillary Clinton Amid Grueling Campaign" Nick Castele, 90.3 WCPN ideastream
On-going Coverage
Third Place: 鈥淓ast Cleveland鈥� Nick Castele, 90.3 WCPN ideastream
In-Depth Coverage
Third Place: 鈥淏est of Convention Coverage鈥� Karen Kasler, Jo Ingles and Andy Chow, Ohio Public Radio
Human Interest
Third Place: 鈥淲hat鈥檚 for Lunch at Northeast Ohio鈥檚 Museums and Zoo?鈥� Sarah Jane Tribble, 90.3 WCPN ideastream
Television
Television Show
First Place: 鈥淰iolins of Hope: Strings of the Holocaust鈥� Lance Shultz and Mark Rosenberger, WVIZ/PBS ideastream
Public Service
First Place: 鈥淥hio鈥檚 RNC History鈥� ideastream Ideas Staff, WVIZ/PBS ideastream
Human Interest
First Place: 鈥淐leveland鈥檚 Salt Mines鈥� Mary Fecteau and John Cummings, WVIZ/PBS ideastream
On-Going Coverage
Second Place: 鈥淩NC Week in Review鈥� ideastream Ideas Staff, WVIZ/PBS ideastream
Sports Report or Commentary
Second Place: 鈥淐leveland鈥檚 Greatest Week鈥� ideastream Ideas Staff, WVIZ/PBS ideastream