broadcast journalism awards

STLPR wins three regional Edward R. Murrow Awards

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St. Louis Public Radio has earned three Edward R. Murrow Awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association.

STLPR mid-day host and “Where it Hurts” audio producer Greg Munteanu stands with the host of “Where It Hurts,” Sarah Jane Tribble, and other award recipients at the AACR Awards in Orlando, Florida.

STLPR wins AACR June L. Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism for ‘Where It Hurts’

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The American Association for Cancer Research recently awarded STLPR producer Greg Munteanu the 2023 June L. Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism in the auditory journalism category for his work on Episode 5 of the Where it Hurts podcast, produced in conjunction with Kaiser Health News.

Rubble and overgrown brush line the former site of the now-shuttered Litton Systems, a former defense contractor that had employed thousands of people in Springfield to make circuit boards for the Navy and telecommunications industry, on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, in Springfield, Mo.

STLPR and NPR’s Midwest Newsroom named finalists by IRE Awards

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Journalism award season is underway and St. Louis Public Radio has received its first recognition of the season. Investigative Reporters and Editors Inc. (IRE) recognized the station for in-depth coverage of Springfield’s groundwater contamination.

St. Louis Public Radio wins 12 Society of Professional Journalists Awards

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St. Louis Public Radio received 12 recognitions at the 2022 Diamond Journalism Awards, sponsored by the local chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. The awards recognize the best in professional journalism in print, radio, television, newsletters, art/graphics, online news and research.

Vivian Gibson, the author of “The Last Children of Mill Creek,” stands in for a portrait on Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, at her home in downtown St. Louis, Missouri. Mill Creek Valley was 454 acres in the heart of downtown St. Louis that comprised the nation's largest urban-renewal project beginning in 1959. The predominately Black neighborhood was designated as “blighted” by city officials was torn down to make way for new developments.

St. Louis Public Radio wins 2022 Missouri Broadcasters Association Awards

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St. Louis Public Radio received two first place awards and two certificates of merit at the 2022 Missouri Broadcasters Association Awards. Around 900 entries are submitted each year from member stations throughout Missouri.