The Indiana chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists recently honored the staff of WTIU and WFIU news for their excellent work.
You can listen to or watch many of the winning stories here: WFIU/WTIU News Bureau Wins 38 SPJ Awards
Spot News – Any Indiana radio station
Second Place
Emily Loftis, WFIU
Atheist Bus Lawsuit
Third Place
Stan Jastrzebski, WFIU
Ostrom Wins Nobel Prize
Honorable Mention
Stan Jastrzebski, WFIU
Bennett Wins Terre Haute Mayoral Race
Feature – Outside Indianapolis market TV stations
First Place
Jason Pear/Ann Shea, WTIU
B-Line Art
Second Place
Ann Shea and Eric Bolstridge, WTIU
Jasper Artist
Feature – Any Indiana radio station
First Place
Regan McCarthy, WFIU
The Writing on the (Bathroom) Wall
Third Place
Adam Schwartz, WFIU
Storytelling Then Safety
General News – Any Indiana radio station
First Place
Daniel Robison, WFIU
The Fight Over the Commons
Investigative Reporting – Any Indiana radio station
Second Place
Regan McCarthy, WFIU
IU Transit Politics
Documentary or Special – Indianapolis market TV stations
Honorable Mention
Ron Prickle, WTIU
Indiana State Parks
Documentary or Special – Outside Indianapolis market TV stations
Honorable Mention
Shameka Neely, Eric Bolstridge and Bill Shaw, WTIU
Witnesses to History
Documentary or Special – Any Indiana radio station
Second Place
David Wood, Annie Corrigan and Yael Ksander, WFIU
Artworks: Art and the Economy
Sports Reporting – Outside Indianapolis market TV stations
First Place
Ann Shea and Eric Bolstridge, WTIU
Radio Car Racing
Third Place
Joe Hren and Bill Shaw, WTIU
Minor League Ballparks
Sports Reporting – Any Indiana radio station
First Place
Regan McCarthy, WFIU
Turkey Hunters Shoot Down Recession
Second Place
Daniel Robison, WFIU
Logan Young Stikes Out
Coverage of the Environment – Any Indiana television station
Third Place
Kyle Mitchell and Eric Bolstridge, WTIU
Clean Coal?
Honorable Mention
Shameka Neely and Eric Bolstridge, WTIU
Pipeline
Coverage of the Environment – Any Indiana radio station
First Place
Daniel Robison, WFIU
Putting The Land in Land Trust
Second Place
Arianna Prothero, WFIU
Green Nuns
Honorable Mention
Daniel Robison, WFIU
Ball State Goes Geothermal
Medical/Science Reporting – Any Indiana radio station
First Place
Stan Jastrzebski, WFIU
Virtual Medical Records
Consumer Reporting – Any Indiana television station
Honorable Mention
Joe Hren and Bill Shaw, WTIU
DTV Transition
Coverage of Minority Issues – Any Indiana television station
Second Place
Rob Anderson, WTIU
Talking Sports: The Diversity Divide
Third Place
Shameka Neely and Bill Shaw, WTIU
Madame CJ Walker
Coverage of Minority Issues – Any Indiana radio station
First Place
Emily Loftis, WFIU
Interpreting the Law
Second Place
Emily Loftis, WFIU
Misunderstood Graffiti
Honorable Mention
Daniel Robison, WFIU
Digging Up Black History
Criminal Justice Reporting – Any Indiana radio station
Second Place
Regan McCarthy, WFIU
Monroe County Jail Overcrowding
Third Place
Colin Bishop, WFIU
Jail Bingo
Social Justice Reporting -Any Indiana Radio Station
Second Place
Emily Loftis, WFIU
Blade Reed: Child or Adult?
Education Coverage – Any Indiana Radio Station
Second Place
Daniel Robison, WFIU
Fighting Against Teacher Discipline
Third Place
Daniel Robison, WFIU
IU Uses Study to Sway Legislature
Radio Use of Sound
First Place
Daniel Robison, WFIU
Greene County Revival
Third Place
Regan McCarthy, WFIU
Brown County Outhouse Race
Honorable Mention
Shameka Neely, WFIU
IU and Inauguration Day
Radio Writing
Third Place
Stan Jastrzebski, WFIU
Democrats Scared To Vote Against Tax Cap
Student Division: Sports reporting
First Place
Dave Leno and Bill Shaw
Bloomington South Wins State
