KUOW 2009 RTNDA Regional Award Winners Liz Jones (left) and Patricia Murphy (right). KUOW 2009 PRNDI Award Winner Sara Lerner (center).
Awards
KUOW's programming has been recognized by local, regional and national journalism, and broadcasting organizations. A special thanks to KUOW's financial supporters for helping to make this award–winning programming possible.
2009 AWARD WINNERS
Liz Jones' "A Village Away From Home" traces the migration trend from the Mexican sierra to Seattle's fast–paced suburbs. Patricia Murphy's "The State of Execution" examines the death penalty in Washington. Sara Lerner's "No More Lemon Bars for Voters" marks the end of the in–person voting experience in Washington state with one voter sorry to see it go.
2009 Awards
PUBLIC RADIO NEWS DIRECTORS INCORPORATED 2009 AWARDS
Spot News
2nd Place – Sara Lerner, KUOW, No More Lemon Bars for Voters
KUOW – 2009 RTNDA REGIONAL MURROW AWARDS – REGION 1, RADIO: LARGE MARKET
News Documentary
1st Place – Liz Jones, KUOW, A Village Away From Home
News Series
1st Place – Patricia Murphy, KUOW, The State of Execution
2008 Awards
PUBLIC RADIO NEWS DIRECTORS INCORPORATED 2008 AWARDS
News Feature
Second Place – Ruby de Luna, Living Under the Shadow of Suicide
Newscast
Second Place – Liz Jones and Derek Wang, KUOW Morning News
KUOW – 2008 RTNDA REGIONAL MURROW AWARDS – REGION 1, RADIO: LARGE MARKET
Best Use of Sound
1st Place – Marcie Sillman, KUOW, Our Big Backyard
News Feature
1st Place – Amy Radil, KUOW, Shady Lenders
News Series
1st Place – Jessica Partnow, KUOW, Life on the Duwamish
SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS 2008 NORTHWEST REGIONAL EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM COMPETITION
General News
1st Place – Ruby de Luna, KUOW, Living Under the Shadow of Suicide
Nationally Edited story
1st Place – Phyllis Fletcher, KUOW, Men Banned from Women's Practice Squads
Feature News
3rd Place – Liz Jones, KUOW, A Silent Cry for Help is Answered
Documentary
2nd Place – Marcie Sillman, KUOW, Our Big Backyard
3rd Place – Marcie Sillman, KUOW, Downtown
News Series
3rd Place – News Staff, KUOW, Pike Place Market 100th Anniversary
Nationally Edited story
3rd Place – Jamala Henderson, KUOW, The Jean Leccia Interpolation
3rd Place – Liz Jones, KUOW, Lost Dad
2007 Awards
2007 SEJ Awards for Reporting on the Environment
Outstanding Beat/In-depth Reporting, Radio
2nd place – John Ryan, As the Sound Churns
PUBLIC RADIO NEWS DIRECTORS INCORPORATED 2007 AWARDS
Interview
2nd Place – Amanda Wilde, Frankie Manning: Lindy Hop Pioneer
News Feature
1st Place – Austin Jenkins, Northwest News Network, Marijuana Harvest
News/Public Affairs Program
2nd Place – Steve Scher, Katy Sewall and David Hyde for Weekday, How to: Surgeons (starts at 20:02)
Series
1st Place – John Ryan, KUOW, As the Sound Churns
KUOW – 2007 RTNDA REGIONAL MURROW AWARDS – REGION 1, RADIO: LARGE MARKET
News Documentary
1st Place – John Ryan, KUOW, As the Sound Churns
SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS 2007 NORTHWEST REGIONAL EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM COMPETITION
Newscast
1st Place – Patricia Murphy, KUOW, KUOW Afternoon News
Spot News
2nd Place – Phyllis Fletcher, KUOW, B&B Battle
3rd Place – Derek Wang, KUOW, School Board Meeting Erupts
HM – Deborah Wang, KUOW, Tens Of Thousands March For Right To Become Citizens
Feature News
1st Place – Phyllis Fletcher, KUOW, Pioneer In Disabled Workforce Retires
Investigative
2nd Place – Amy Radil, KUOW, Feds, State Tighten Welfare Rules
Documentary
1st Place – Marcie Sillman, KUOW, Home
2nd Place – Marcie Sillman, KUOW, The Play's the Thing
News Series
1st Place – John Ryan, KUOW, As the Sound Churns
Sports
2nd Place – Sara Lerner, KUOW, Sixth Annual Bicycle Pie Joust
3rd Place – Phyllis Fletcher, KUOW, Bill The Beer Man
Nationally Edited Story
1st Place – Phyllis Fletcher, KUOW, Stunt Bike Dancing with the Sprockettes
Congratulations to KUOW partner, Northwest News Network whose reporters were also recipients of several SPJ awards: Tom Banse, Cathy Duchamp, Austin Jenkins and Elizabeth Wynne Johnson.
