Awards presented to winners and finalists
Saturday, April 20, 2024
at Rosen Centre Resort, Orlando.

More than 55 radio and television stations submitted more than 650 entries in the contest,
which featured content produced in the year 2023.


WATCH
Click “-WINNER-” or “-FINALIST-” above each entry to view portions of the entry content.

OVERALL STATION OF THE YEAR

- WINNER -

WKMG-TV news 6 team | ORLANDO

community service
station of the year

- WINNER -

“wesh 2 commitment to community”
wesh 2 staff
wesh-tv

TELEVISION NEWSCAST: EVENING

- WINNER -

“idalia’s impact”
(7:00 PM | 27 august 2023)
Wfor-TV


- FINALIST -

“preparing for hurricane idalia”
(4:00 PM NEWSCAST | 28 august 2023)
Amanda Cordero, Natalie Ferrari, Bobby Deskins
wtsp-tv

TELEVISION NEWSCAST: MORNING/MIDDAY

- WINNER -

“wesh 2 news sunrise”
(6:00 AM | 24 AUGUST 2023)
wesh 2 news staff
Wesh-TV


- FINALIST -

”brightline debut”
(7:00 am | 22 september 2023)
spectrum news 13
spectrum news 13

breaking news: station

- WINNER -

“Officers Shot In Downtown Orlando”
wkmg tv team
wkmg-tv


- FINALIST -

”Gator Attack in Largo”
spectrum bay news 9 team
spectrum bay news 9

breaking news: individual

- WINNER -

“idalia landfall”
Erik Von Ancken, Jeff Segers
wkmg-tv

general assignment

- WINNER -

“"Angels on Earth": Postal Workers Deliver this Holiday”
Larry Phillips, Brendan Mackey
wWsb-tv


- FINALIST -

”Shooting Spree Capture”
Catherine Silver, Megan Neeley
wkmg-tv

general assignment: long

- WINNER -

“Dementia Friendly Dining”
Erin Murray, Eugene Buenaventura
spectrum bay news 9

- FINALIST -

”Raised Homes”
Louis Bolden, Corie Murray, Erika Briguglio
wkmg-tv

investigative: single

- WINNER -

“Classic Car Complaints”
Mike Deforest, Darran Caudle
wkmg-tv


- FINALIST -

”Multi-year Professional Guardian Investigation”
Adam Walser, Melanie Payne, Randy Wright
wfts-tv

investigative: series

- WINNER -

“The Impact Check”
Katie LaGrone, Matthew Apthorp
wfts-tv


- FINALIST -

”Lithium Ion Storage Rules”
Erik Sandoval, Jim Cavanaugh, Erika Briguglio
wkmg-tv

political reporting

- WINNER -

“Governor Public Record Delays”
mike deforest, darran caudle
wkmg-tv

political reporting: station

- WINNER -

“Spectrum News 13 Political Reporting”
spectrum news 13 team
spectrum news 13


- FINALIST -

”Politics in Central Florida”
Steve Mort, Krystel Knowles, Mia Striegel
wucf-tv

series / franchise: hard

- WINNER -

“Saving Our Streets”
Marcie Golgoski, Marlei Martinez, WESH 2 News Staff
wesh-tv


- FINALIST -

”Schemes And Ripoffs”
Mike Holfeld, Robert Breuer
wkmg-tv

series / franchise: light

- WINNER -

“Tully's Tails”
James Tully, Jocelyn Serembus
wfts-tv


- FINALIST -

”It's That Friday Feeling”
Julie Gargotta
spectrum news 13

feature: hard

- WINNER -

“Twice Forgotten: Grandmother's neglect leads to grandchildren's deaths”
Kylie McGivern, Randy Wright, Melanie Payne
wfts-tv


- FINALIST -

”Shooting survivor tells harrowing story of ex trying to kill her, murdering boyfriend”
Bridgette Matter, Mario Alonzo , Ozzy Guerra
wplg-tv

feature: light

- WINNER -

“fStop Foundation: Saving the Florida panther”
Michael Paluska, Reed Moeller
wfts-tv


- FINALIST -

”New Life for Retired Racer”
Larry Phillips, Summer Smith
wwsb-tv

feature: cultural / historical

- WINNER -

“Chandra's Gamble”
Emerald Morrow, Gene Yagle
wtsp-tv


- FINALIST -

”Our Heart, Our Hope, Our History”
Amanda Cordero, Emerald Morrow, Frank Wiley
wtsp-tv

continuing coverage

- WINNER -

“VA overpayment error impacting thousands of veterans”
Aaron Parseghian
wtsp-tv


- FINALIST -

”Florida's Insurance Crisis Gets Worse”
Louis Bolden, Corie Murray
wkmg-tv

team coverage

- WINNER -

“Officers Shot In Downtown Orlando”
wkmg tv team
wkmg-tv


- FINALIST -

”Hurricane Idalia Landfall”
spectrum bay news 9 team
spectrum bays news 9

economic reporting

- WINNER -

“Floridians lose out after lottery wins”
Kylie McGivern, Randy Wright, Matt McGlashen
Wfts-TV


- FINALIST -

”HELP! The IRS Thinks I'm Dead”
Greg Fox, Gordon Portell
wesh TV

PUBLIC AFFAIRS / TV MAGAZINE

- WINNER -

“Black History Month: Exploring Florida's History”
spectrum news 13 TEAM
spectrum news 13


- FINALIST -

”Destination Space: Return to the Moon”
spectrum news 13 TEAM
spectrum news 13

EDUCATION REPORTING

- WINNER -

“Battle Over Black History”
Emerald Morrow
Wtsp-TV


- FINALIST -

”Book Bans: Are They The Solution?”
Erik Sandoval, Jim Cavanaugh
wkmg-tv

TRANSPORTATION REPORTING

- WINNER -

“WESH 2 Investigates: Uncollected tolls on I4 Express”
Greg Fox, Gordon Portell
Wesh-TV


- FINALIST -

”I-4 Wrong Way Detection”
Erik Von Ancken, Jeff Segers, Josh Chaney
WKMG-TV

HEALTH REPORTING

- WINNER -

“His Real Fight”
Erin Murray, Eugene Buenaventura
SPECTRUM BAY NEWS 9


- FINALIST -

”Failure to Protect”
Adam Walser, Matt McGlash, Randy Wright
wfts-tv

ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING: SINGLE

- WINNER -

“Seeking Higher Ground: Orlando offers refuge, but for how long?”
Ybeth Bruzual, Zoe Slemmons, Digital Video Production Team
SPECTRUM news florida


- FINALIST -

”When Rivers and Tides Collide”
CAIT MCVEY, AMANDA SALVUCCI
SPECTRUM BAY NEWS 9

natural storytelling/“nat pkg”

- WINNER -

“MISION SOBREVIVIR”
Irene Diaz, Claudio Pereyra, Rafael Marrero, Aliadna Cartaya, Luis Quian
wjan-tv


- FINALIST -

”Marathon Mom's Comeback”
Michelle Imperato, Jacob Wiklund
Wesh-TV

ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING: SERIES

- WINNER -

“Justice For All: The Right to Clean Air”
Saundra Weathers, Eugene Buenaventura, Laurie Davison
spectrum bay news 9


- FINALIST -

”Forecasting Change: Seeking Solutions”
wkmg-tv team
WKMG-TV

WEATHER REPORTING: SINGLE

- WINNER -

“We Know We've Got Problems Here”
Joh Ficurilli, Randy Rauch
spectrum news 13


- FINALIST -

”Hurricane Idalia”
wven-tv news staff
wven-tv

WEATHER REPORTING: SERIES

- WINNER -

“Hurricane Idalia”
Brandon Bryant, Lorena Inclan
wtvj-tv


- FINALIST -

”Brevard County Hailstorm”
spectrum news 13 team
SPECTRUM NEWS 13

SPORTS REPORTING

- WINNER -

“Thieving Pigeon”
Kyle Burger
Wfts-TV


- FINALIST -

”Shuffling in the Dark”
KYLE BURGER
WFTS-TV

WEBSITE / DIGITAL

- WINNER -

“Spectrum Bay News 90 Digital Platforms”
Melissa Calhoun, Daniel Trotter, Dale Greenstein
SPECTRUM bay news 9


- FINALIST -

”Spectrum News 13 Digital Platforms”
Melissa Calhoun, Dale Greenstein, Daniel Trotter
SPECTRUM NEWS 13

DIGITAL reporting

- WINNER -

“Central Florida's First Digital Met: Jonathan Kegges”
Jonathan Kegges
wkmg-tv

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT

PRODUCER

- WINNER -

“Tornadoes touch down in Tampa Bay”
Amanda Cordero
WTSP-TV

ANCHOR (TEAM)

- WINNER -

“evening anchor”
Michelle Imperato
Wesh-TV


- FINALIST -

”anchor compilation”
Stewart Moore
Wesh-TV

REPORTER

- WINNER -

”WHERE CREATIVITY AND GREAT STORYTELLING COME TOGETHER”
VALEZKA GIL
WTMO Telemundo Orlando


- FINALIST -

ASHER WILDMAN
SPECTRUM NEWS 13

MULTI-MEDIA JOURNALIST (MMJ)

- WINNER -

calvin lewis
SPECTRUM bay news 9

WEATHERCASTER

- WINNER -

GREG DEE
WFTS-TV


- FINALIST -

”First Alert: Severe Weather one week prior to Christmas”
Mike Modrick
wwsb-tv

SPORTSCASTER

- WINNER -

Josh Moser
Wsvn-TV


- FINALIST -

EVAN CLOSKY
Wtsp-TV

PHOTOJOURNALIST

- WINNER -

Timothy F Kania
spectrum bay news 9

- finalist -

MATTHEW APTHORP
WFTS-TV

OVERALL STATION OF THE YEAR

- WINNER -

Bob Longo, Action News Jax Team
WJAX-TV

community service
station of the year

- WINNER -

POSITVELY JAX
wJXT-tv

TELEVISION NEWSCAST: EVENING

- WINNER -

“After The Tornado”
Gina DeLuca, Brianne Ugelow, WPTV Team
WPTV-TV


- FINALIST -

”Six Months Since Ian”
WBbH NEWS TEAM
WBbH-TV

TELEVISION NEWSCAST: MORNING/MIDDAY

- WINNER -

“NBC2 NEWS TODAY”
WBbH NEWS TEAM
WBbH-TV


- FINALIST -

”Wicked Wind Threat”
Raf Perez, Hollani Davis, WPTV Team
WPTV-TV

breaking news: station

- WINNER -

“Parking Garage Collapse”
WJXT NEWS TEAM
wJXT-TV


- FINALIST -

”Turnpike Inferno”
Johann Hoffend, Casey Whalen, WPTV Team
WPTV-TV

breaking news: individual

- WINNER -

“Breaking: FAA System Outage”
Tenikka Smith Hughes
wJAX-tv

general assignment

- WINNER -

“CHARGED LEMONADE”
MEGHAN MORIARTY, DIAR GILYANA, KEVIN JORDAN, Maria Tomasch
WJAX-TV


- FINALIST -

”Parents and the Threat of a School Shooting”
Joel Lopez, Khalil McLean
WPTV-TV

general assignment: long

- WINNER -

“A Safer Return”
Marilyn Parker, Ciara Earrey
WJXT-TV

- FINALIST -

”WAITING FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS”
JAKE STOFAN, DIAR GILYANA, RUSSELL PYNE
WJAX-TV

investigative: single

- WINNER -

“Lack of Urgency”
WFTX Investigative Team
WFTX-TV


- FINALIST -

”Don't believe everything you read”
Céline McArthur, Alwyn McConnell
WINK-TV

investigative: series

- WINNER -

“Who's policing the police?”
Céline McArthur
WINK-TV


- FINALIST -

”I-TEAM: Outrageous Water Bills”
Tarik Minor, Anne Maxwell, Tommy Garcia
WJXT-TV

politicAL REPORTING

- WINNER -

“Insurance Crisis”
Dave Elias, Mitchell Goerke, Josh Salazar
WBbH-TV


- FINALIST -

”Miami Politics: A Constant Conversation”
Wally Lurz, Tory Dunnan
WPTV-TV

politicAL REPORTING: station

- WINNER -

“Trump in the Headlines”
Jessica Bruno, Michael Williams, Megan Lichtman
WPTV-TV

series / franchise: hard

- WINNER -

“Solutionaries”
Vic Micolucci, Chris O'Rourke, Jodi Mohrmann
WJXT-TV


- FINALIST -

”One Year After Ian”
Evan Dean, Kirk Erwin
WBBH-TV

series / franchise: light

- WINNER -

”Story 2 Share”
Sean Martinelli, Alison Hickey
WBBH-TV


- FinALIST -

”get up, get out, get active”
thomas lloyd
charlotte county television

feature: hard

- WINNER -

“Fake Online Reviews”
Dave Bohman, Trey Herbert
WPTV-TV


- FINALIST -

”Crash Tests for Pets”
Chandler Morgan, Maria Tomasch
WJAX-TV

feature: light

- WINNER -

“Secret Signing”
Mike Trim, Alex Hagan
WPTV-TV


- FINALIST -

”Signs of Access”
Wally Lurz, Ashleigh Walters
WPTV-TV

feature: cultural / historical

- WINNER -

“The Ripple Effect”
Amanda DeVoe, Foad Zabaneh
WJXT-TV


- FINALIST -

”From Estero to Waco”
Evan Dean, Kirk Erwin
WBBH-TV

continuing coverage

- WINNER -

“A Tragic Encounter and a Journey for Justice”
Marilyn Parker, Frank Powers
WJXT-TV


- FINALIST -

”GONE IN A WEEK”
EMILY TURNER, DIAR GILYANA, MEGHAN MORIARTY, Anthony Colarossi
WJAX-TV

team coverage

- WINNER -

“HURRICANE IDALIA”
WBBH NEWS TEAM
WBBH-TV


- FINALIST -

”Tanker Explosion”
dave Williams, Matthew Kauerauf, WPTV Team
WPTV-TV

economic REPORTING

- WINNER -

“Insurance Issues”
Matt Sczesny, Jordan Matich, Eric Pasquarelli
WPTV-TV


- FINALIST -

”Is this Hurricane Ian 'benefit concert' the real deal?”
Céline McArthur, Alwyn McConnell
WINK-TV

PUBLIC AFFAIRS

- WINNER -

“Town Hall: Coverage Collapse”
Amanda Foley, Danielle Leonard, WPTV Team
WPTV-TV


- FINALIST -

”After Ian: Hurricane Ian Anniversary Special”
Pamela James, Michael Braun, Tom James
WGCU-TV

EDUCATION REPORTING

- WINNER -

“Solutionaries: Music Therapy”
Vic Micolucci, Josh Morgan, Jodi Mohrmann
WJXT-TV


- FINALIST -

”Why Our Kids Can't Read”
Matt Lincoln, Bransen Dillon
WPEC-TV

TRANSPORTATION REPORTING

- WINNER -

“Brightline Expansion”
Chris Gilmore, Ethan Stein, WPTV Team
WPTV-TV

NATURAL STORYTELLING/ “NAT PKG”

- WINNER -

“Family of Freaks”
Wally Lurz
WPTV-TV

- FINALIST -

”FMB Clocktower”
Sebastian Gonzalez
WBBH-TV

HEALTH REPORTING

- WINNER -

“Fentanyl: Front Lines”
Ryan Kruger
WFTX-TV


- FINALIST -

”What's the right age to give your child a smartphone?”
Renata Di Gregorio
WTLV-TV | WJXX-TV

CLIMATE / ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING: SINGLE

- WINNER -

“Shark Tagging”
Evan Dean, Kirk Erwin
WBBH-TV

CLIMATE / ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING: SERIES

- WINNER -

“Invasive Species”
WPTV-TV TEAM
WPTV-TV


- FINALIST -

”Dispatches from Kimberly's Reef”
Pamela James, Tom James
WGCU-TV

WEATHER REPORTING: SINGLE

- WINNER -

“Smokey Skies in SWFL”
Keith Aversa, Rob Duns
WBBH-TV


- FINALIST -

”Taking a Ride in a Tornado”
Shannon Cake, Alex Hagan
WPTV-TV

WEATHER REPORTING: SERIES

- WINNER -

“WHAT’S ON ROB’S RADAR”
ROB DUNS
WBBH-TV

- FINALIST -

”Hurricane Preparedness”
Steve Weagle, Matt Barnes, Brian Rosen
WPTV-TV

DIGITAL REPORTING

- WINNER -

“GOING RINGSIDE”
Scott Johnson
WJXT-TV

- FINALIST -

”Ayana Belton, Tristyn Bailey | Two senseless tragedies. One You've heard of. One you likely haven't”
Harold Goodridge
WTLV-TV | WJXX-TV

SPORTS REPORTING

- WINNER -

“Football Stories”
Stephanie Susskind, James Bailey, Todd Wilson
WPTV-TV


- FINALIST -

”Will I Ever Move Again?”
John Barron
WPTV-TV

WEBSITE / DIGITAL

- WINNER -

”NEWS4JAX.COM”
WJXT-TV TEAM
WJXT-TV


- FINALIST -

”ACTIONNEWSJAX.COM”
AMANDA WINKLE, ACTION NEWS JAX DIGITAL TEAM
WJAX-TV

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT

ANCHOR (TEAM)

- WINNER -

Kellie Burns and Peter Busch
WBBH-TV


- FINALIST -

Nicole Gabe
WINK-TV

REPORTER

- WINNER -

Peter Fleischer, WINK News
WINK-TV


- FINALIST -

Dave Elias
WBBH-TV

MULTI-MEDIA JOURNALIST (MMJ)

- WINNER -

Colton Chavez
WFTX-TV

WEATHERCASTER

- WINNER -

ROB DUNS
WBBH-TV


- FINALIST -

Lauren Rautenkranz
WTLT-TV | WJXX-TV

PHOTOJOURNALIST

- WINNER -

Alison Hickey
WBBH-TV


- FINALIST -

”Once Upon a Time in WallyWood”
Wally Lurz
WPTV-TV

PRODUCER

- WINNER -

”Hurricane Ian: Six Months Later”
Keith Aversa
WBBH-TV

- FINALIST -

”TORNADO HITS PALM BEACH GARDENS”
William Cummings
WPTV-TV

OVERALL STATION OF THE YEAR

- WINNER -

wctv-tv news team | tallahassee

community service
station of the year

- WINNER -

“WCTV 2023 Community Service”
wcTV-tv

TELEVISION NEWSCAST: EVENING

- WINNER -

“EYEWITNESS NEWS AT 6:00”
(30 august 2023)
wcTV-tv

TELEVISION NEWSCAST: MORNING/MIDDAY

- WINNER -

“newschannel 7 today”
(8 june 2022)
WJHG-TV News Team
wjhg-tv


- FINALIST -

”NEWS 13 THIS MORNING”
WMBB Staff
wMBB-tv

breaking news: station

- WINNER -

“HURRICANE IDALIA'S HISTORIC LANDFALL”
WTXL-TV NEWS TEAM
wTXL-tv


- FINALIST -

”Severe Weather and Deadly Waters”
WJHG-TV News Team
wJHG-tv

breaking news: individual

- WINNER -

“Paddock Mall Shooting”
Mistie Webb
wcJB-tv


- FINALIST -

”River Camps Fire”
Chloe Sparks
wMBB-tv

general assignment

- WINNER -

“State Attorney Whistleblower”
Savannah Kelley
wCTV-tv


- FINALIST -

”Barwick Execution”
Jake Holter
wMBb-tv

general assignment: long

- WINNER -

“Justice for Kelli”
Donna Bell
wjhg-tv


- FINALIST -

”Living life in our Car”
Madison Glaser
wCTV-tv

investigative: single

- WINNER -

“WJHG Investigation Shows Arrested Teacher Has Checkered Past”
Candace Newman
wJHG-tv

investigative: series

- WINNER -

“Grounded in Grief”
Staci Inez
wCTV-tv


- FINALIST -

”'UNLIVABLE', 'UNAFFORDABLE', 'UNSANITARY'”
Chasity Maynard, Samuel Thomas
wctv-tv

politicAL REPORTING

- WINNER -

“A Vote, a Protest, an Arrest”
Savannah Kelley, Samuel Thomas
wctv-tv


- FINALIST -

”Channing Frampton Political Reporting Series”
Channing Frampton
wTXL-tv

politicAL REPORTING: station

- WINNER -

“The Federal Corruption Trial of Andrew Gillum”
WCTV News Team
wCTV-tv


- FINALIST -

”North Central Florida Politics”
WCJB TV20
wcjb-tv

series / franchise: hard

- WINNER -

“Modern Day Slavery”
Neysa Wilkins
wJHG-tv


- FINALIST -

”Community rallies to support shelterless people in Leon County”
Maya Sargent
wTXL-tv

series / franchise: light

- WINNER -

“Alberto Camargo: 12B”
Alberto Camargo
wTXL-tv


- FINALIST -

”Remarkable Women”
Kelsey Peck, Spencer Phelan
wmbb-tv

feature: hard

- WINNER -

“Waylon's Room”
Madison Glaser
wCTV-tv


- FINALIST -

”"No Kill" Shelter No More”
Allison Baker
wJHG-tv

feature: light

- WINNER -

“Garnet the Goldfish”
Savannah Kelley
wCTV-tv


- FINALIST -

”Auntie P Viral Dance”
Staci Inez
wCTV-tv

feature: cultural / historical

- WINNER -

“Camp Gordon Johnston”
Tom Lewis
wMBB-tv


- FINALIST -

”Wewa Boats”
Cortney Evans
wMBB-tv

continuing coverage

- WINNER -

“A Son on Trial, a Mother Behind Bars”
wCTV news team
wCTV-tv


- FINALIST -

”Hurricane Idalia Sweeps the Big Bend”
wCTV news team
wCTV-tv

team coverage

- WINNER -

“April Severe Weather”
WMBB Staff
wMBB-tv


- FINALIST -

”Panhandle Braces for Hurricane Idalia”
wjhg-TV news team
wjhg-tv

economic REPORTING

- WINNER -

“Economic Disaster: A Community Lifeline Gone!”
WCTV News Team
wCTV-tv


- FINALIST -

”Economic Impact of Fla. Immigration Law”
Zitlali Solache
wCJB-tv

PUBLIC AFFAIRS / TV MAGAZINE

- WINNER -

“Hurricane Michael: A Bird's Eye View 5 Years Later”
Donna Bell, Jessica Foster, WJHG-TV News Team
wJHG-tv


- FINALIST -

”Hurting for Housing”
Alyssa Camacho, Madison Glaser, ChasitY Maynard
wctv-tv

EDUCATION REPORTING

- WINNER -

“Parents Outraged Over State of Special Needs School”
Victoria Scott
wjhg-tv


- FINALIST -

”Ukrainian Tutor”
Thomas Shults
wMBB-tv

TRANSPORTATION REPORTING

- WINNER -

“Gainesville to Ft. Lauderdale Flight”
Camron Lunn
wCJB-tv


- FINALIST -

”Washed Out Highway Concerns”
Claire Jones
wjhg-tv

HEALTH REPORTING

- WINNER -

“Freedom from Addiction”
Candace Newman
wjhg-tv


- FINALIST -

”Lighthouse Family Retreat”
thomas shults
wmbb-tv

natural storytelling/“nat pkg”

- WINNER -

“'MAKING NOT TAKING': A DAY ON OYSTER BAY”
Samuel Thomas
wctv-tv


- FINALIST -

”Juanita the Chicken”
William Lackey
wcjb-tv

CLIMATE / ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING: SINGLE

- WINNER -

“Wakulla Cave Divers”
Jacob Murphey
wCTV-tv


- FINALIST -

”Riviera Beach Water Woes”
Jamilka Gibson
wjhg-tv

CLIMATE / ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING: SERIES

- WINNER -

“The Three Oystermen”
Jacob Murphey, Samuel Thomas, Chasity Maynard
wcTV-tv


- FINALIST -

”Bothersome Bears”
Allison Baker, Jamilka Gibson, Marisa Gjuraj
wjhg-tv

WEATHER REPORTING: SINGLE

- WINNER -

“Idalia: Madison County Aftermath”
Madison Glaser
wctv-tv


- FINALIST -

”Employees at Steinhatchee staple discovers destruction after Hurricane Idalia”
Kendall Brandt
wTXL-tv

WEATHER REPORTING: SERIES

- WINNER -

“Idalia Days After”
WCTV News Team
wCTV-tv

- FINALIST -

“Hurricane Idalia Recovery”
WCJB TV20 TEAM
wcjb-tv 20

SPORTS REPORTING

- WINNER -

“Bigger Than Football”
WTXL-TV NEWS TEAM
wTXL-tv


- FINALIST -

”A Friend and a Teammate”
Alison Posey
wTXL-tv

DIGITAL REPORTING

- WINNER -

“Friday Night Fever Afterburn”
Spencer Phelan, Sam Granville, Kaleigh Tingelstad
wMBB-tv


- FINALIST -

”13NOW: Mayoral Forum”
Spencer Phelan, Amy Hoyt
wMBB-tv

WEBSITE / DIGITAL

- WINNER -

“wctv website / digital”
WCTV Digital Team
wctv-tv


- FINALIST -

”wcjb.com”
Wyatt Turbeville, WCJB TV20
wcjb-tv

DIGITAL PROGRAMMING

- WINNER -

“friday night fever afterburn”
Spencer Phelan, Sam Granville, Kaleigh Tingelstad
wmbb-tv


- FINALIST -

“13NOW: Mayoral Forum”
Spencer Phelan, Amy Hoyt
wmbb-tv

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT

PRODUCER

- WINNER -

Raveen Kilgore
wjhg-tv


- FINALIST -

Calah Laidler
wCTV-tv

ANCHOR (TEAM)

- WINNER -

Donna Bell and Jessica Foster
wJHG-tv


- FINALIST -

Channing Frampton
wTXL-tv

REPORTER

- WINNER -

Ethan Logue
wmbb-tv

MULTI-MEDIA JOURNALIST (MMJ)

- WINNER -

Madison Glaser
wCTV-tv


- FINALIST -

Channing Frampton
wTXL-tv

WEATHERCASTER

- WINNER -

Ryan Michaels
wJHG-tv


- FINALIST -

Josh Green
wCTV-tv

SPORTSCASTER

- WINNER -

Alison Posey
wCTV-tv


- FINALIST -

Sam Granville
wMBB-tv

OVERALL STATION OF THE YEAR

- WINNER -

April Davis, Rich Jones
wOKV FM

radio newscast

- WINNER -

”wusf morning edition news”
(17 MAY 2023)
Mark Schreiner, Meghan Bowman, Craig Kopp
wusf-fm


- FINALIST -

“Dollar General Mass Shooting”
Rich Jones, April Davis, Scott Young
wOKV-fm

breaking news

- WINNER -

“Hurricane Idalia”
April Davis, Rich Jones, Mike Buresh
wokv-fm

- FINALIST -

”City of Miami commission is accused of racial gerrymandering”
Joshua Ceballos
wLRN

general assignment

- WINNER -

“Hundreds attend contentious school meeting in Hernando County”
Meghan Bowman
wUSF-fm


- FINALIST -

”Places, people and history: New app maps out Black landmarks in Broward”
Gerard Albert III
wLRN

investigative REPORTING

- WINNER -

“In push to remove homeowners from Citizens, the state-run insurer uses unlicensed inspectors”
daniel rivero
wlrn


- FINALIST -

”Wetter Storms Drive Mold-Related Health Issues”
Jessica Meszaros, John Upton
WUSF-FM

politicAL REPORTING

- WINNER -

“Over 100 start march across Florida to protest modern slavery in the agricultural fields”
Eileen Kelley, Andrea Melendez
wGCU


- FINALIST -

”WUSF Collection of Political Reporting”
Cathy Carter, Kerry Sheridan
wUSF-fm

series / franchise: hard

- WINNER -

“Central Florida Seen & Heard: Immigration Divide”
CENTRAL FLORIDA PUBLIC MEDIA NEWS TEAM
CENTRAL FLORIDA PUBLIC MEDIA


- FINALIST -

”Waiting for America”
wLRN news team
wLRN

series / franchise: light

- WINNER -

“tBlack History Month: Your Voices”
Kerry Sheridan
wusf-fm


- FINALIST -

”Listen to Lauriane”
Len Erickson, Lauriane Ciccarelli
wLKF-fm

feature: hard

- WINNER -

“Miami is spending $4.1m on six homes, to be sold at a loss. Is this good affordable housing policy?”
Daniel Rivero
wLRN-fm


- FINALIST -

”'This was one flood too many.' Rubonia residents still recovering eight weeks after Hurricane Idalia”
Cathy Carter
wusf-fm

feature: light

- WINNER -

“Gulf Breeze's 'Little Legion' is looking for a home”
bob barrett
wuwf-fm


- FINALIST -

”Disney's live action 'Little Mermaid' makes a splash with young Black girls in St. Petersburg”
Cathy Carter
wUSF-FM

feature: cultural / historical

- WINNER -

“Eatonville residents speak out against sale of land where oldest Black school used to stand”
Danielle Prieur
central Florida public media


- FINALIST -

”Our Changing State: Florida's Culture”
Matthew Peddie, Dinorah Prevost
wuSF-fm

continuing coverage

- WINNER -

“Book restrictions and censorship in Florida's public schools”
Kate Payne
wlrn


- FINALIST -

”Transgender Health Care”
stephanie colombini
wusf-fm

consumer/ economic

- WINNER -

“wusf coLLECTION OF economic reporting 2023”
Gabriella Paul, Stephanie Colombini, Meghan Bowman
wusf-fm

PUBLIC AFFAIRS

- WINNER -

“Florida Matters: Our Changing State”
Jessica Meszaros, Dinorah Prevost, Matthew Peddie
wusf-fm


- FINALIST -

”How a tiny non-profit startup broke the year's biggest Florida politics story”
Tom Scherberger, Janet Scherberger
WMNF-FM

EDUCATION REPORTING

- WINNER -

“Fighting to teach Black history in Florida”
Danielle Prieur
central florida public media


- FINALIST -

”Big changes to New College of Florida after the governor installed new trustees (series)”
WMNF News
wMNF-FM

HEALTH REPORTING

- WINNER -

“Health News Florida 2023”
Stephanie Colombini, Kerry Sheridan
wusf-fm


- finalist -

“Fighting for care in Florida”
Joe Mario Pedersen
Central florida public media

ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING

- WINNER -

“Extreme heat in South Florida”
WLRN News Staff
wlrn


- FINALIST -

”Steve Newborn collection”
Steve Newborn
wusf-fm

Natural storytelling/"nat pkg”

- WINNER -

“From the Panhandle to the Everglades: A Miami native hikes the long way home”
Alyssa Ramos
wlrn


- FINALIST -

”'Tools for Teachers' Provides Needed Classroom Supplies”
Sandra Averhart
wuwf-fm

WEATHER REPORTING

- WINNER -

“Historic flooding devastates Fort Lauderdale neighborhoods”
WLRN News Staff
wlrn


- FINALIST -

”Flooding from Hurricane Idalia”
WUSF News Team
wusf-fm

SPORTS REPORTING

- WINNER -

“A South Florida hockey club carves out a space for women on the ice”
Sherrilyn Cabrera, Alyssa Ramos
wlrn


- FINALIST -

”Documentary delves deep in Fort Myers boxing club's legacy”
Bryant Monteilh
wgcu-fm

WEBSITE / DIGITAL

- WINNER -

“WUSF.ORG”
Carl Lisciandrello, Gabriella Paul, Rick Mayer
wUSF-FM

DIGITAL REPORTING

- WINNER -

“Bright Lit Place”
Jenny Staletovich, Patrick Farrell, Laura Kurtzberg
wLRN


- fINALIST -

“Speakeasies, Smuggling and "Spotty Enforcement": Prohibition in 1920s Florida”
Dalia Colon, Andrew Lucas
wUSF-fm

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT

ANCHOR (TEAM)

- WINNER -

”Jacksonville's Morning News”
April Davis, Rich Jones
wokv-fm


- FINALIST -

Matthew Peddie
wusf-fm

REPORTER

- WINNER -

Wilkine Brutus
wlrn


- FINALIST -

Stephanie Colombini
wusf-fm