Awards presented to winners May 7, 2022
at Wyndham Orlando Resort

More than 40 radio and television stations submitted more than 550 entries in the contest,
which featured content produced in the year 2021.


WATCH
If you simply click on “-WINNER-” or “-FINALIST-” you will be able to watch that winning entry.

overall station of the year

- winner -

WKMG-TV | ORLANDO

BEST TELEVISION MORNING NEWSCAST

- winner -

“LAUNCH OF CREW-2 MISSION: APRIL 23, 2021 | 5:30 AM”
JOHN AMBROGNE, RYAN BURKETT, CATHLEIGH WINNINGHAM
WKMG-TV

- Finalist -

”SPECTRUM NEWS 13: JUNE 24, 2021 | 7:00 AM”
ERIC SHEPARD, NICOLE DAUN, CHRIS GLENN
SPECTRUM NEWS 13

BEST TELEVISION EVENING NEWSCAST

- winner -

“WESH 2 NEWS AT 4:00 PM”
NEWS TEAM
WESH-tv

- Finalist -

”OTHAL WALLACE MANHUNT: JUNE 24, 2021 | 7:00 PM”
JASON OLSON, VICTORIA LYONS, KEN PILCHER
WKMG-tv

BREAKING NEWS | INDIVIDUAL

- winner -

“condo collapse: the 10:00 hour”
richard engelhardt
Wplg-tv

- Finalist -

”surfside condominium collapse”
constance jones
Wtvj-TV

BREAKING NEWS | STATION

- winner -

“officer raynor shooting”
matt gentili, aaron eades, zach foerstel
SPECTRUM NEWS 13

- Finalist -

”othal wallace manhunt”
NEWS TEAM
wkmg-tv

DIGITAL PROGRAMMING

- winner -

“disappearance of gabby petito: confronting the conspiracies”
jb biunno
WFla-TV

- Finalist -

”central florida: beyond the soundbite”
gary darling, ybeth bruzual, greg angel
spectrum news 13

CONTINUING COVERAGE

- winner -

“capitol riot arrests”
news team
wkmg-tv

- Finalist -

”iron will, yielding body”
erin murray, tim kania
spectrum bay news 9

TEAM COVERAGE

- winner -

“back to school”
victoria rajkumar, annie kane, melissa eichman
spectrum bay news 9

ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING | SINGLE

- winner -

“climate change: our new normal”
cait mcvey, amanda salvucci
spectrum bay news 9

- Finalist -

”brace for impact: changing climate, stronger storms”
curtis mccloud, eugene buenaventura
SPECTRUM news 13

ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING | SERIES

- winner -

“s.o.s. invasoras en el pantano”
(“invaders in the swamp”)
adrian mauceri, miguel cossio, irene diaz
wjan-tv


- Finalist -

”FORECASTING CHANGE”
erik sandoval, paul giorgio, jim cavanaugh
WKMG-TV

GENERAL ASSIGNMENT

- winner -

“a sweet reward”
CAIT MCVEY, AMANDA SALVUCCI
SPECTRUM BAY NEWS 9

- Finalist -

”traffic angel”
merris badcock, paul giorgio
wkmg-tv

GENERAL ASSIGNMENT | LONG

- winner -

“american hero: healing on ice”
cait mcvey, amanda salvucci
SPECTRUM bay news 9

- Finalist -

”policing 2.0”
erik sandoval, jim cavanaugh
Wkmg-TV

CONSUMER, FINANCIAL, ECONOMIC REPORTING

- winner -

“we’re falling apart: how florida failed its most vulnerable”
heather leigh
wfts-tv

- Finalist -

”make ends meet”
mike holfeld, robert breuer
wkmg-tv

SERIES / FRANCHISE | LIGHT

- winner -

“getting results award”
matt austin, paul giorgio
wkmg-tv

- Finalist -

”traveling the sunshine state: florida on a tankful”
caitlin wilson
spectrum news 13

SERIES / FRANCHISE | HARD

- winner -

“crime specialist”
bridgette matter, maurice moran, william damas
wplg-tv

- Finalist -

”one giant, big failure”
merris badcock, anthony murdock
WKMG-TV

EDUCATION REPORTING | SINGLE

- winner -

“fractured: substitute struggle”
emerald morrow, dawn cheeseman, gene yagle
wtsp-tv

- Finalist -

”meet one woman on a mission to find hundreds of kids, lost to their schools”
veronica zaragovia, jessica bakeman, news team
florida public media

FEATURE REPORTING | HARD

- winner -

“the slow death”
erin murray, adam vance
spectrum bay news 9

- Finalist -

”20 years later: tampa bay’s connections to 9/11”
adam walser, matt mcglashen
wfts-TV

FEATURE REPORTING | LIGHT

- winner -

“finding his voice”
katie lagrone, mathew apthorp
wfts-tv

- Finalist -

”lillian lorio: a perfect match”
amy sweezey, sean sposato
growing bolder on wucf-tv

FEATURE REPORTING | CULTURAL & HISTORICAL

- winner -

“hate groups on the rise”
tammie fields, gary darling, joh ficurilli
spectrum news 13

- Finalist -

”black history month”
tiffany browne, robert brown, ken pilcher
wkmg-tv

USE OF SOUND

- winner -

“paint dunedin purple”
matthew apthorp
the florida 24 network


- Finalist -

”running 4 heroes”
paul giorgio
wkmg-tv

SPORTS REPORTING

- winner -

“final furlong”
erin murray, adam vance
spectrum bay news 9


- Finalist -

”sarasota skateboarder headed to olympics”
annette gutierrez
sarasota news network

WEATHER REPORTING | SINGLE

- winner -

“tampa bay tornadoes”
nick merianos, mike clay
SPECTRUM bay news 9

- Finalist -

”tornado recovery”
emily braun, ben boocker
SPECTRUM NEWS 13

WEATHER REPORTING | SERIES

- winner -

“hurricane ready”
bryan karrick, maureen mccann, john handiboe
spectrum news 13

- Finalist -

”tracking hurricane elsa”
justin hobbs
wwsb-tv

TRAFFIC / TRANSPORTATION REPORTING

- winner -

“i-4 ultimate: the final chapter”
news team
Wesh-TV

- Finalist -

”TRAFFIC INBOX”
JERRY HUME, andrew fergerson, joh ficurilli
SPECTRUM NEWS 13

PUBLIC AFFAIRS / TV MAGAZINE

- winner -

“vaccination hesitation in the black community”
saundra weathers, amanda salvucci, victoria rajkumar
spectrum bay news 9

- Finalist -

”the pulse of progress”
john handiboe, gary darling, ybeth bruzual
spectrum news 13

ONLINE / WEB / DIGITAL

- winner -

“spectrum bay news 9 app and digital platforms”
melissa calhoun, daniel trotter
spectrum bay news 9

INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING | SINGLE

- winner -

“the sisters murder”
adam walser, matt mcglashen, melanie payne
wfts-tv

- Finalist -

”realtor scheme”
mike deforest, darran caudle
wkmg-tv

INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING | SERIES

- winner -

“the price of protection: florida’s guardianship troubles”
adam walser, randy wright, melanie payne
wfts-tv

- Finalist -

”excessive”
lauren powell, jennifer titus
wtsp-tv

HEALTH REPORTING | SINGLE

- winner -

“fractured: hope for a child”
emerald morrow, gene yagle, dennis hollingsworth
wtsp-tv

- Finalist -

”naome bradhsaw: tracing trauma”
amy sweezey, jacob langston
growing bolder on wucf-tv

HEALTH REPORTING | SERIES

- winner -

“health reporting”
julie gargotta, stephanie coueignoux, curtis mccloud
spectrum news 13

- Finalist -

”trooper steve: a survival story”
kirstin o’connor, paul giorgio, steve montiero
wkmg-tv

POLITICAL, GOVERNMENT, ELECTION REPORTING | SINGLE

- winner -

“voter fraud”
mike deforest, darran caudle
wkmg-tv

- Finalist -

”redistricting explainer”
steve mort, kyle fuchs
wucf-tv

POLITICAL, GOVERNMENT, ELECTION REPORTING | SERIES

- winner -

“political connections: special legislative session”
holly gregory, victoria rajkumar, melissa walpole
spectrum bay news 9

POLITICAL, GOVERNMENT, ELECTION REPORTING | STATION

- winner -

“news 13 political reporting”
greg angel, eugene buenaventura, michael wash, jr.
spectrum news 13

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT

WRITING

- winner -

“moving a nation forward”
john handiboe
spectrum news 13

EDITOR

- winner -

Matthew apthorp
wfts-tv | the florida 24 network


- Finalist -

adrian mauceri
wjan-tv

PRODUCER

- winner -

“total inclusion”
john handiboe
spectrum news 13

- Finalist -

”condo collapse: day 5”
richard engelhardt
wplg-tv | wsfl-tv

PHOTOJOURNALIST

- winner -

matthew apthorp
wfts-tv | the florida 24 network

SPORTSCASTER

- winner -

kyle burger
wfts-tv

MULTI-MEDIA JOURNALIST (MMJ)

- winner -

wendi lane
wfts-tv

- Finalist -

emily braun
spectrum news 13

digital JOURNALIST

- winner -

”disappearance of gabby petito: interactive coverage”
jb biunno
wlfa-tv

REPORTER

- winner -

asher wildman
spectrum news 13

- Finalist -

cait mcvey
spectrum bay news 9

WEATHERCASTER

- winner -

“weather is my passion”
BRYAN KARRICK
SPECTRUM NEWS 13

- Finalist -

justin hobbs
wwsb-tv

overall station of the year

- winner -

-WJXT-TV | JACKSONVILLE

COMMUNITY SERVICE STATION OF THE YEAR

- winner -

“POSITIVELY JAX”
WJXT-TV | JACKSONVILLE

BEST TELEVISION EVENING NEWSCAST

- winner -

“CONDO COLLAPSE | 5:00 PM”
NEWS TEAM
WJXT-TV


- Finalist -

”AHMAUD ARBERY VERDICT | 6:00 PM”
NEWS TEAM
WJXT-TV

BREAKING NEWS | INDIVIDUAL

- Finalist -

”DRONE ON THE BEACH”
MIRANDA CHRISTIAN
WPTV-TV

BREAKING NEWS | STATION

- winner -

“BUCKMAN BRIDGE DAMAGED”
NEWS TEAM
WJXT-TV

- Finalist -

”WINTER SOLSTICE TORNADO, TROPICAL WINDS HIT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA”
NEWS TEAM
WFTX-TV

DIGITAL PROGRAMMING

- winner -

“THE INS AND OUTS OF HURRICANE SEASON”
MIKE BURESH, DARLING HILL
WJAX-TV

- Finalist -

”GATORS BREAKDOWN”
DAVID WATERS, WILL MILES
WJXT-TV

CONTINUING COVERAGE

- winner -

“HUNT FOR A COP KILLER”
NEWS TEAM
WJXT-TV

- Finalist -

”#JUSTICEFORAHMAUD”
KEITH NELSON-WILLIAMS, RICHARD MCKINNEY
WTLV-TV | WJXX-TV

CLIMATE / ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING | SINGLE

- winner -

“IN THE AIR”
RENATA DI GREGORIO, NICK MORON, ANNE SCHINDLER
WTLV-TV | WJXX-TV

- Finalist -

”LAKE O WATER QUALITY MAKING WAVES”
H. DENISE SAWYER
WPEC-TV

CLIMATE / ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING | SERIES

- winner -

“FORECASTING CHANGE: SEA LEVEL & INFRASTRUCTURE”
SCOTT JOHNSON, JOE DRUMM
WJXT-TV

- Finalist -

”TOXIC COAL ASH SPILL”
TARIK MINOR, ERIC WALLACE
WJXT-TV

GENERAL ASSIGNMENT

- winner -

“FORMER SHERIFF ADDRESSES STATUE CRITICISM”
OLIVIA IVERSON, JEREMY PARTRIDGE
WEAR-TV

GENERAL ASSIGNMENT | LONG

- winner -

“WAITING TO DIE”
MICHAEL BUCZYNER, KAAN PALA
WPTV-TV

- Finalist -

”MANHUNTERS”
VIC MICOLUCCI, CHRIS O’ROURKE, JODI MOHRMANN
WJXT-TV

CONSUMER, FINANCIAL, ECONOMIC REPORTING

- winner -

“AUTO INSURANCE PRICE DISAPRITIES”
TENIKKA SMITH HUGHES, DIAR GILYANA
WJAX-TV

- Finalist -

”AIR AMBULANCE”
ANNE MAXWELL, CIARA EARREY
WJXT-TV

SERIES / FRANCHISE | LIGHT

- winner -

“story 2 share”
sean martinelli, ALISON HICKEY, MIKE ROSS
wbbh-tv

- FINALIST -

”ARTIST SHOWCASE”
THOMAS LLOYD, ELIZABETH TRACY
CHARLOTTE COUNTY TELEVISION CC-TV

SERIES / FRANCHISE | HARD

- winner -

“CONTACT 5 INVESTIGATES: DAVE BOHMAN”
DAVE BOHMAN, JOHN PACENTI, JIM SITTON
wPTV-tv

EDUCATION REPORTING

- winner -

“CHRONICLE: BACK TO SCHOOL”
news team
wpbf-tv

- Finalist -

”SURVIVING TO THRIVING”
STEPHANIE SUSSKIND, ALEX HAGAN
wpTV-tv

EDUCATION REPORTING | SERIES

- WINNER -

“PICTURE DAY GONE WRONG”
JOE MCLEAN, CURTIS BOTTOMS
WJXT-TV

FEATURE REPORTING | HARD

- winner -

“A SECOND SHOT”
MARILYN PARKER, CIARA EARREY
wJXT-tv

- Finalist -

”FEELING LEFT OUT”
MICHAEL BUCZYNER, KAAN PALA
wPTV-tv

FEATURE REPORTING | LIGHT

- winner -

“DISCOVERING DAD”
JEFF BUTERA, JOSE DE LEON
wZVN-tv

- Finalist -

”MATTHEW’S SHOES”
SEAN MARTINELLI, SEBASTIAN GONZALEZ, TIFFANY MYERS
wBBH-tv

FEATURE REPORTING | CULTURAL & HISTORICAL

- winner -

“VIVID HUES BLACK HISTORY”
KEITHA NELSON-WILLIAMS, NICK MORON, BROOKS BAPTIST
WTLV-TV | WJXX-TV

- Finalist -

”A VIETNAM GHOST STORY: BROTHERS IN ARMS REUNITED”
PETER FLEISCHER, ERIK RANDLOV
wINK-tv

USE OF SOUND

- winner -

“WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE THROUGH THE KITCHEN WINDOW”
KARAN DEARDORFF
wftx-tv

- Finalist -

”9/11: THROUGH THE LENS”
JONATHAN MELTON, CAROLYN DOLCIMASCOLO
wink-tv

SPORTS REPORTING | SINGLE

- winner -

“FOUL BALLS: INEQUITIES IN SPORTS”
DANIELLE DAROS, WALLY LURZ
wPEC-tv

- Finalist -

”1 PERCENT BETTER”
ASHLEIGH WALTERS, TREY HERBERT
wPTV-tv

SPORTS REPORTING | SERIES

- WINNER -

“THE PICK IS IN”
ACTION SPORTS JAX TEAM
WJAX-TV

WEATHER REPORTING | SINGLE

- winner -

“TEXT MESSAGE WARNS OF TORNADO”
RENEE BENINATE, JUD HULON
wJXT-tv

- Finalist -

”TORNADO TOUCHDOWN”
JOHN GAUGHAN, STACEY READOUT
wjxt-tv

WEATHER REPORTING | SERIES

- winner -

“WHAT’S ON ROB’S RADAR?”
ROB DUNS
wBBH-tv

- Finalist -

”HURRICANE ELSA”
ERIKA JACKSON, DANILA RUBIAS, MIKE MACHI
wINK-tv

TRAFFIC / TRANSPORTATION REPORTING

- winner -

“KILLER CROSSROADS”
VIC MICOLUCCI, CHRIS O’ROURKE, ERIC WALLACE
wjxt-tv

- Finalist -

”TEEN KILLED BY HIT AND RUN DRIVER”
RENEE BENINATE, LEEANN WALKER
wjXT-tv

PUBLIC AFFAIRS / TV MAGAZINE

- winner -

“DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: THE HIDDEN SECRET”
NEWS TEAM
wINK-tv

- Finalist -

”MENTAL HEALTH: YOUR MIND MATTERS”
NEWS TEAM
wINK-tv

ONLINE / WEB / DIGITAL

- winner -

“FIRSTCOASTNEWS.COM”
HAROLD GOODRIDGE
WTLV-TV | WJXX-TV

USE OF TECHNOLOGY

- winner -

“AUGMENTED REALITY”
ROB DUNS
WBBH-TV

INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING | SINGLE

- winner -

“FAKE FARMS”
EVAN DEAN, KIRK ERWIN, MIKE ROSS
WBBH-TV

- Finalist -

”GO DEAD”
DAVE BOHMAN, JOHN PACENTI, JIM SITTON
WPTV-TV

INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING | SERIES

- winner -

“GUARDIANSHIP ABUSE”
DANIELLE DAROS, WALLY LURZ
WPEC-TV

- Finalist -

”I-TEAM: RODENT RESIDENTIAL”
JENNIFER WAUGH, CHRIS O’ROURKE, JODI MOHRMANN
WJXT-TV

HEALTH REPORTING | SINGLE

- winner -

“THIS IS NOT A JOKE”
MICHAEL BUCZYNER, KAAN PALA
WPTV-TV

- Finalist -

”GRATEFUL & HEALING: THE ROBERT GBRADFIELD STORY”
HEATHER CRAWFORD, NICK MORON, ROBERT BRADFIELD
WTLV-TV | WJXX-TV

HEALTH REPORTING | SERIES

- winner -

“PSYCHEDELIC THERAPY”
DANIELLE DAROS, WALLY LURZ
WPEC-TV

POLITICAL, GOVERNMENT, ELECTION REPORTING | SINGLE

- winner -

“free kill”
emily turner, diar gilyana
wfox-tv

POLITICAL, GOVERNMENT, ELECTION REPORTING | SERIES

- winner -

“this week in jacksonville: attack on the capitol”
kent justice, jodi mohrmann, eric wallace
WJXT-TV

- finalist -

”this week in jacksonville: remembering tommy hazouri”
kent justice, jodi mohrmann, eric wallace
wjxt-tv

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT

WRITING

- winner -

JEFF BUTERA
WZVN-TV

EDITOR

- winner -

“tragedy & triumph”
jonathan melton
Wink-TV

- Finalist -

KIRK ERWIN
WBBH-TV

PRODUCER

- winner -

”the killing of ahmaud arbery: the trial”
DARLING HILL
WJAX-TV

PHOTOJOURNALIST

- winner -

kirk erwin
WBBH-TV

MULTI-MEDIA JOURNALIST (MMJ)

- winner -

h. denise sawyer
WPec-TV

- finalist -
marilyn parker
wjxt-tv

REPORTER

- winner -

“vic micolucci: tragedy, tactics, training”
vic micolucci
WJxt-TV

WEATHERCASTER

- winner -

ROB DUNS
WBBH-TV


- FINALIST -

JIM DICKEY
WZVN-TV

ANCHOR

- winner -

TENIKKA SMITH HUGHES
WJAX-TV

overall station of the year

- winner -

WCTV-TV | TALLAHASSEE

COMMUNITY SERVICE STATION OF THE YEAR

- winner -

wcJB-TV | GAINESVILLE

BEST TELEVISION MORNING NEWSCAST

- winner -

“OCTOBER 7, 2021 | 11:00 AM”
news team
wJHG-tv

- Finalist -

”TRACKING ELSA”
AARON ADELSON, PAGE WEINSTEIN, NICK THOMAS
wGFL-tv

BEST TELEVISION EVENING NEWSCAST

- winner -

“EYEWITNESS NEWS AT 6: TROPICAL STORM FRED”
news team
wCTV-tv

- Finalist -

”NEWS 13 AT 6:00 | APRIL 10, 2021”
news team
wMBB-tv

BREAKING NEWS | INDIVIDUAL

- winner -

“callaway bridge washout”
emily mcleod
wmbb-tv

- Finalist -

”walton county house fire”
emily mcleod
wmbb-tv

BREAKING NEWS | STATION

- winner -

“deputy survives hail of gunfire”
news team
wctv-tv

- Finalist -

”panhandle tornadoes”
news team
wmbb-tv

DIGITAL PROGRAMMING

- winner -

“friday night fever afterburn”
courtney mims, sam granville, spencer phelan
wmbb-tv

- Finalist -

”13now: vaccine distribution”
kelsey peck
wmbb-tv

CONTINUING COVERAGE

- winner -

“remembering bobby bowden”
news team
wctv-tv

- Finalist -

”washington county flooding”
ramsey romero
wjhg-tv

TEAM COVERAGE

- winner -

“tropical storm fred”
news team
wctv-tv

- Finalist -

”panhandle tornadoes”
news team
wmbb-tv

ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING | SINGLE

- winner -

“merritt brother surf preservation”
jenna lemair
wjhg-tv

- Finalist -

”seagrass restoration”
emily mcleod
wmbb-tv

GENERAL ASSIGNMENT

- winner -

“student wears confederate flag costume to school”
jaclyn harold
wctv-tv

- Finalist -

”millville miracle”
courtney mims
wmbb-tv

GENERAL ASSIGNMENT | LONG

- winner -

“veteran celebrates 102 years”
steven maxwell
wjhg-tv

- finalist -

”coconut creek tragedy”
tess rowland
wmbb-tv

CONSUMER, FINANCIAL, ECONOMIC REPORTING

- winner -

“eastern shipbuilding coast guard cutters”
neysa wilkins
wjhg-tv

- Finalist -

”fema mobile home residents buried in debt”
erika orstad
wmbb-tv

SERIES / FRANCHISE | LIGHT

- winner -

“faces & places of the panhandle”
news team
wjhg-tv

- Finalist -

”am feature stories”
amber pellicone
wcjb-tv

SERIES / FRANCHISE | HARD

- winner -

“former deputy on trial”
katie bente, chris shumaker
wjhg-tv

EDUCATION REPORTING | SINGLE

- winner -

“chaos erupts at school board meeting over mask policy”
karah bailey
wtxl-tv

- Finalist -

”community members argue over mask policy”
thomas schults
wmbb-tv

EDUCATION REPORTING | SERIES

- winner -

“rutherford fights”
news team
wjhg-tv

- finalist -

”mask mandate debate”
news team
wctv-tv

FEATURE REPORTING | HARD

- winner -

“a healing heart”
ben kaplan
wctv-tv

- Finalist -

”stabbing survivor shares story”
jessica foster
wjhg-tv

FEATURE REPORTING | LIGHT

- winner -

“hot glass heats up”
neysa wilkins
wjhg-tv

- Finalist -

”an unlikely friendship: a boy and his train”
jacob murphey
wctv-tv

FEATURE REPORTING | CULTURAL & HISTORICAL

- winner -

“untold story of prospect bluff”
katie kaplan
wctv-tv

- Finalist -

”a lifelong dream: the incredible story of rudy blanco, american citizen”
jacob murphey
wctv-tv

SPORTS REPORTINg | single

- winner -

“slowcala”
josh miller
wgfl-tv

- Finalist -

”a big man with a big heart”
dominic miranda
Wctv-TV

SPORTS REPORTING | SERIES

- winner -

“an improbable run”
ryan kelly
Wctv-TV

- Finalist -

”the bobby bowden impact”
alison posey, dom tibbetts
Wtxl-TV

WEATHER REPORTING | SINGLE

- winner -

“panama city beach flooding”
dani travis
Wjhg-TV

- Finalist -

”beach safety”
anna hoffman
Wmbb-TV

WEATHER REPORTING | SERIES

- winner -

“PANHANDLE TORNADOES”
news team
WMBB-TV

- Finalist -

”tallahassee tornado”
NEWS TEAM
Wctv-TV

TRAFFIC / TRANSPORTATION REPORTING

- winner -

“pothole relief”
jake holter
Wmbb-TV

- Finalist -

”residents against northern trunpike extension”
taylor simpson
Wcjb-TV

PUBLIC AFFAIRS / TV MAGAZINE

- winner -

“2021 hurricane season: the new normal
mike mccall, rob nucatola, charles roop
WCTV-TV

ONLINE / WEB / DIGITAL

- winner -

“WCTV.TV”
patrick mueller, fletcher keel, cristi mckee
WCTV-TV

USE OF TECHNOLOGY

- winner -

”underwater easter egg hunt”
jenna maddox
Wmbb-TV

INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING | single

- winner -

“ali gilmore: 15 years later”
katie kaplan
Wctv-TV

- Finalist -

”alachua county residents accuse neighbor of abusing her dogs”
dylan lyons
WCjb-TV

investigative reporting | series

- winner -

”unsolved florida”
katie kaplan
wctv-tv

- finalist -

”under fire: volunteer fire department’s questionable past & present”
jacob murphey
wctv-tv

HEALTH REPORTING | SINGLE

- winner -

“unlike anything we’ve ever seen”
savannah kelley
WCTV-TV

- Finalist -

”from the covid frontlines”
abby walton
WCtv-TV

HEALTH REPORTING | SERIES

- winner -

“ketamine”
tom lewis
Wmbb-TV

- finalist -

”in it for the long haul”
abby walton
wctv-tv

POLITICAL, GOVERNMENT, ELECTION REPORTING | SINGLE

- winner -

“city corruption: case closed”
monica casey
Wctv-TV

- finalist -

”right to vote”
anna hoffman
wmbb-tv

POLITICAL, GOVERNMENT, ELECTION REPORTING | SERIES

- winner -

“bds millage referendum”
news team
Wjhg-TV

POLITICAL, GOVERNMENT, ELECTION REPORTING | Station

- winner -

“a call to arms at florida’s capitol”
NEWS TEAM
Wctv-TV


- Finalist -

”capital city corruption: case closed”
NEWS TEAM
Wctv-TV

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT

PRODUCER

- winner -

ryan wyatt turbeville
Wcjb-TV


- Finalist -

ryan kaufman
WCTV-TV

SPORTSCASTER

- winner -

COURTNEY MIMS
WMBB-TV


- Finalist -

”not your average sports anchor”
alison posey
wtxl-tv

photojournalist

- winner -

jacob varga
wctv-tv

MULTI-MEDIA JOURNALIST (MMJ)

- winner -

anna hoffman
WMBB-TV


- FINALIST -

monica casey
WCTV-TV

REPORTER

- winner -

tess rowland
Wmbb-TV

WEATHERCASTER

- winner -

rob nucatola
Wctv-TV


- Finalist -

ross whitley
Wmbb-TV

ANCHOR

- winner -

channing frampton
Wtxl-TV

- Finalist -

abby walton
Wctv-TV

overall station of the year

- winner -

Wlrn | miami

BEST RADIO NEWSCAST

- winner -

“All Things considered | august 6, 2021”
lisa peakes, mark schreiner
wusf-fm

- Finalist -

”jacksonville’s morning news”
news team
Wokv-FM

BREAKING NEWS

- winner -

“surfside condo collapses”
news team
wlrn


- Finalist -

”search for nassau county deputy killer”
news team
WOKV-FM

DIGITAL PROGRAMMING

- winner -

“class of covid-19: an education crisis for florida’s vulnerable students”
patricia moynihan, jessica bakeman, news team
florida public media

- Finalist -

”it’s okay to not be okay”
dalia colon
WUSF-FM

CONTINUING COVERAGE

- winner -

“covid-19 vaccine rollout in florida”
stephanie colombini
Wusf-fm

- Finalist -

”REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION TO JACKSONVILLE”
NEWS TEAM
WOKV-FM

climate / environmental reporting | single

- winner -

“three central florida landfills rank among nation’s top emitters of a potent greenhouse gas, but the numbers may be garbage”
james bruggers and phil mckenna (inside climate news), amy green (wmfe-fm), robert benincasa (npr)


- Finalist -

”the florida panther is making a combeback”
steve newborn
Wusf-FM

ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING | SERIES

- winner -

“archaeologists triage endangered sites”
sandra averhart
Wuwf-FM

- Finalist -

”your voices on climate change”
jessica meszaros
WUSF-FM

GENERAL ASSIGNMENT

- winner -

“critical race theory prompts curriculum removal”
kerry sheridan
WUSF-FM

- Finalist -

”bill signing at ‘exclusive’ political rally”
jessica bakeman, daniel rivero
wlrn

GENERAL ASSIGNMENT | LONG

- winner -

“toxic bus tour highlights energy inequality”
jessica meszaros
WUSF-FM

CONSUMER, FINANCIAL, ECONOMIC REPORTING

- winner -

“heirs’ property”
sky lebron, dylan klempner
Wuft-fm

SERIES / FRANCHISE | LIGHT

- winner -

“the pandemic year”
julio ochoa, stephanie colombini
Wusf-fm

- Finalist -

”theatres reopen after pandemic shutdowns”
gina jordan
Wfsu-FM

SERIES / FRANCHISE | HARD

- winner -

“rural broadband issues in north central florida”
sky lebron
wuft-fm

- FINALIST -

”CLASS OF COVID-19: AN EDUCATION CRISIS FOR FLORIDA’S VULNERABLE STUDENTS”
JESSICA BAKEMAN, NEWS TEAM
FLORIDA PUBLIC MEDIA

EDUCATION REPORTING | SINGLE

- winner -

“FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS, A POTENTIAL SIDE EFFECT OF COVID-19 SCHOOL CLSOURES: STRUGGLING TO COMMUNICATE”
ROBBIE GAFFNEY, JESSICA BAKEMAN
FLORIDA PUBLIC MEDIA

- FINALIST -
”A FLORIDA FARM WORKER WANTS HIS DAUGHTER TO FOCUS ON EDUCATION”
KERRY SHERIDAN
WUSF-FM

EDUCATION REPORTING | SERIES

- winner -

“JESSICA BAKEMAN ON WLRN’S EDUCATION BEAT”
JESSICA BAKEMAN
WLRN

FEATURE REPORTING | HARD

- winner -

“LUNG TRANSPLANTS FOR COVID PATIENTS RAISE EETHICAL QUESTIONS”
KERRY SHERIDAN
WUSF-FM

FEATURE REPORTING | LIGHT

- winner -

“FINDING A HOME FOR A MAN AND HIS PIANO”
JULIE GLENN
WGCU-FM

- Finalist -

”LEMURS AND OTHER EXOTIC ANIMALS PROMOTE CONSERVATION IN NORTH FLORIDA”
GINA JORDAN
WFSU-FM

FEATURE REPORTING | CULTURAL & HISTORICAL

- winner -

“FINDING THE LOST CHILDREN OF MIGRANT FARMWORKERS”
KERRY SHERIDAN, JESSICA BAKEMAN
FLORIDA PUBLIC MEDIA

- Finalist -

”HER PRINTS MADE LILLY PULITZER FAMOUS”
NANCY KLINGENER
WLRN

weather reporting

- winner -

”three years after hurricane michael, more work is
needed before bay county fully recovers”
valerie crowder
wfsu-fm

USE OF SOUND

- winner -

“PRESERVING COASTAL HABITATS CAN MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS”
CATHY CARTER
WUSF-FM

- Finalist -

”FOR SURVIVORS OF TRAUMA AT SCHOOL, PANDEMIC IS ONE MORE DISRUPTION”
CAITIE SWITALSKI MUNOZ, MERRITT JACOB, NEWS TEAM
FLORIDA PUBLIC MEDIA

SPORTS REPORTING

- winner -

“TAMPA BAY IS THE EPICENTER OF SPORTS DURING A PANDEMIC”
STEVE NEWBORN
WUSF-FM

- Finalist -

”UWF FOOTBALL: A TRUE HOMECOMING”
DAVE DUNWOODY
WUWF-FM

PUBLIC AFFAIRS

- winner -

“THE FLORIDA ROUNDUP”
TOM HUDSON, MELISSA ROSS, NEWS TEAM
WLRN AND WJCT

- Finalist -

”MUCH WENT WRONG IN 2021, BUT HERE’S WHERE PROGRESS WAS MADE THIS YEAR”
KATIE HYSON
WUFT-FM

ONLINE / WEB / DIGITAL

- winner -

WUSF NEWS
CARL LISCIANDRELLO, RICK MAYER
WUSF-FM

INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING

- winner -

“FINDING THE LOST CHILDREN OF MIGRANT FARMWORKERS”
KERRY SHERIDAN
WUSF-FM

- FINALIST -

FORMER FSU PROFESSOR FACES ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT,
ALLOWED TO RETIRE AMID INVESTIGATION”
ROBBIE GAFFNEY
WFSU-FM

INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING | SERIES

- winner -

“unequal shots”
stephanie colombini, kerry sheridan, julio ochoa
WUSF-FM

HEALTH REPORTING | SINGLE

- winner -

“PANDEMIC HAS STRAINED MENTAL HEALTH FOR BLACK AMERICANS”
STEPHANIE COLOMBINI
WUSF-FM

- FINALIST -

”ADVANCE STUDY COULD CHANGE FDA BLOOD DONATION POLICY FOR GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN”
DANIELLE PRIEUR
WMFE-FM

HEALTH REPORTING | SERIES

- winner -

“UNEQUAL SHOTS”
KERRY SHERIDAN, STEPHANIE COLOMBINI, JULIO OCHOA
WUSF-FM

POLITICAL, GOVERNMENT, ELECTION REPORTING | SINGLE

- winner -

“BIDEN TAPS FORMER SENATOR BILL NELSON TO RUN NASA. WHAT’S NEXT FOR
NASA AND FLORIDA’S SPACE COAST?”
BRENDAN BYRNE
WMFE-FM

- Finalist -

”ROBERT COSTA DELVES INTO ‘PERIL’ OF JANUARY 6TH INSURRECTION”
nicole darden creston
Wmfe-FM

POLITICAL, GOVERNMENT, ELECTION REPORTING | SERIES

- winner -

“pensacola mayors: looking back and forward”
dave dunwoody
Wuwf-FM

- Finalist -

”tallahssee takeover selections”
news team
Wlrn

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT

WRITING

- winner -

”jacksonville’s miracle on the hudson survivor helps feed families”
lucia viti
wokv-fm

producer

- winner -

leslie ovalle
wlrn


- finalist -

madison roberts
wokv-fm

REPORTER

- winner -

kerry sheridan
wusf-fm

- Finalist -

stephanie colombini
wusf-fm

ANCHOR

- winner -

jeana gondek
wokv-fm

- Finalist -

mark jacobs
wnrp am/fm