Photojournalism
Student Market TV
First Place
University of Minnesota - “Robotics Competition”
Small Market TV
Award of Merit
KXMC TV - “Bernie's Garden”
Lakeland Public TV KAWE/KAWB - “Walk for the Fallen”
First Place
WKBT - TV - “Rodeo Queen”
Medium Market TV
Award of Merit
WHO-HD Television - “"Randy Schumacher Composite"”
NET-Television - “Marijuana Crossroads”
First Place
WHO-HD Television - “"Eli Gardiner Composite"”
Large Market TV
Award of Merit
WITI - TV - “A Legion Of Followers”
KARE 11 TV - “Unhitched & Out of Control”
First Place
KARE 11 TV - “So Long, Dome”
Audio
Student Market Radio
Award of Merit
University of Minnesota - Radio - “Video Game Streaming”
KUWS/Wisconsin Public Radio - “Tall Ships chant”
First Place
University of Minnesota - Radio - “Live Radio”
Small Market Radio
Award of Merit
Performance Radio - KOKK - “New Year's Eve with the Huron Police Department”
First Place
KTOE - “KTOE Noon News Dakota Ride December 26, 2013 lead story”
Medium Market Radio
First Place
University of Nebraska - Lincoln - “Free Press Struggles in Turkey”
Large Market Radio
Award of Merit
WUWM Radio - Large - “Sikhs Mourn Loved Ones One Year After Mass Shooting”
Iowa Public Radio - “Iowa / Hungary Percussion Project Debuts in the United States”
First Place
Wisconsin Public Radio - “Threshold Singers”
Broadcast Writing
Student Market Radio
Award of Merit
KUWS/Wisconsin Public Radio - “Accordion legend leaves legacy”
First Place
KUWS/Wisconsin Public Radio - “Blue Heron Soars in Lake Superior Research”
Small Market Radio
Award of Merit
KZZJ Radio - “Adrian Peterson Shoots for the Record”
KVNO - “Attendance policy revisions left to school boards”
First Place
KVNO - “Fruitvale Station shines light on race, police accountability”
Large Market Radio
Award of Merit
WUWM Radio - Large - “Ann-Elise Henzl Compilation”
Minnesota Public Radio - “In tight metro housing market, homebuyers seek edge with 'love letters' to owners”
First Place
Wisconsin Public Radio - “Shawn Johnson Writing”
Student Market TV
Award of Merit
UTVS, St. Cloud State - “Protecting Your Information”
WTV - Wartburg College - “Shooting With Something Different”
First Place
Minnesota State Univ. Moorhead - “Brian Ashburn Compilation”
Small Market TV
Award of Merit
Northland's News Center - “Kevin Jacobsen Compiliation”
KTIV - “Lambrecht Chevrolet”
First Place
WKBT - TV - “Mike Thompson Compilation”
Medium Market TV
Award of Merit
WHO-HD Television - “"Andy Fales Composite"”
WHO-HD Television - “"Dan Winters - Writing"”
First Place
KCCI - TV - “Hanson Compilation”
Large Market TV
Award of Merit
Midco Sports Network - “Jolene Loetscher Composite”
12 News/Northwest Community Television - “Shannon Slatton writing compilation”
First Place
KARE 11 TV - “Boyd Huppert”
General Reporting
Student Market Radio
Award of Merit
University of Nebraska - Lincoln - “Binge drinking casts a long shadow on Lincoln”
KUWS/Wisconsin Public Radio - “LCO Camp Eviction effort”
First Place
WUWM Radio - Student - “Students in Debt”
Small Market Radio
Award of Merit
KZZJ Radio - “Adrian Peterson Shoots for the Record”
Hub City Radio - “Groton wants half mile kept asphalt surface 1-23-13”
First Place
WRJN - “"Grave Concern"”
Medium Market Radio
Award of Merit
KFGO Radio - “Dead Man Denial”
First Place
KFGO Radio - “Surgeon for Hire”
Large Market Radio
Award of Merit
Iowa Public Radio - “Impact of military spending cuts uneven among Iowa's defense companies”
Wisconsin Public Radio - “Solidarity Singalong”
First Place
Minnesota Public Radio - “Problems with MNsure, the state's new online health insurance marketplace”
Student Market TV
Award of Merit
WTV - Wartburg College - “WTV News: Farm Safety”
WTV - Wartburg College - “WTV News: Diabetes Awareness Month”
First Place
UWM PantherVision - “Active Shooter Flaws”
Small Market TV
Award of Merit
KXMC TV - “Zero Value Assessment Hurts Homeowner (2 stories)”
WKBT - TV - “American Flag Project”
First Place
Lakeland Public TV KAWE/KAWB - “Wi-Fi School Buses”
Medium Market TV
Award of Merit
KDLT - “SD Navy Mom Surprises Her Son At School”
WHO-HD Television - “"Shady Service"”
First Place
WKOW - “PTSD From Bullying”
Large Market TV
Award of Merit
KARE 11 TV - “A Second Chance”
KARE 11 TV - “Senior's Surprise Steps”
First Place
KARE 11 TV - “Unhitched & Out of Control”
Cable Newscast
Student Market TV
Award of Merit
University of North Dakota Studio One - “Studio One”
WTV - Wartburg College - “Good Morning Waverly: October 11, 2013”
All TV Markets
First Place
12 News/Northwest Community Television - “Channel 12 News, Brooklyn Park”
Documentary/Special
Small Market Radio
Award of Merit
KQAL - “The Art of the Independent Filmmaker of "Numb", Philip Lawrence”
First Place
KQAL - “Culture Clique: Winona's 24/7 Garage Sale”
Medium Market Radio
First Place
KFGO Radio - “Mission Confidential”
Large Market Radio
Award of Merit
Iowa Public Radio - “Talk of Iowa: Crime Victims' Needs”
Iowa Public Radio - “River to River: Iowa Experiments”
First Place
Minnesota Public Radio - “Rethinking a company town: International Falls tries to forge new future”
Student Market TV
Award of Merit
WTV - Wartburg College - “60 Seconds to Change”
LCTV - Loras College - “Pretty in Pink, Covered in Dirt”
First Place
Minnesota State Univ. Moorhead - “College Football: In Pursuit of Success”
Small Market TV
Award of Merit
WKBT - TV - “Assignment: Education - Year-Round School”
WXOW - “Marching Orders”
First Place
WKBT - TV - “From Cruelty to Compassion”
Medium Market TV
Award of Merit
NET-Television - “Marijuana Crossroads”
NET-Television - “Changing Lands, Changing Hands”
First Place
WKOW - “Our Wisconsin: The State of America's Dairyland”
Large Market TV
Award of Merit
12 News/Northwest Community Television - “Focus on Water: 12 News Special Presentation”
First Place
KARE 11 TV - “Soundcheck MN with Julie Nelson”
Hard Feature
Student Market Radio
First Place
WRST - FM - “UWO Coach in Boston Marathon”
Small Market Radio
Award of Merit
WRJN - “"Honoring The Fallen"”
Performance Radio - KOKK - “New Year's Eve with the Huron Police Department”
First Place
WRJN - “"COP House Sign"”
Medium Market Radio
Award of Merit
WHBY - AM - “Curbing Prostitution”
First Place
University of Nebraska - Lincoln - “Free Press Struggles in Turkey”
Large Market Radio
Award of Merit
Minnesota Public Radio - “Parents say school should have warned them of dangers before Lilydale park landslide”
NET Radio - “The execution of Jackson Marion”
First Place
Iowa Public Radio - “HUD Claims Housing Discrimination in Dubuque”
Student Market TV
Award of Merit
UTVS, St. Cloud State - “Rocori High School Shooting: 10 Years Later”
Minnesota State Univ. Moorhead - “Females on the Front Line”
First Place
University of Nebraska - Lincoln - “Looking Behind the Adoption Decline”
Small Market TV
Award of Merit
WDIO TV - “Wounded, Not Broken”
WKBT - TV - “Beyond Bullying: Life Gets Better”
First Place
WKBT - TV - “A Family's Fight”
Medium Market TV
Award of Merit
WHO-HD Television - “"It Doesn't Stop Here"”
KCRG - TV9 - “Harsh Homeless”
First Place
WHO-HD Television - “"An Unusual Adoption"”
Large Market TV
Award of Merit
WITI - TV - “First Warrior's Last Stand”
WITI - TV - “License to Kill”
First Place
KARE 11 TV - “Pregnant in Prison”
Sports Reporting
Student Market Radio
Award of Merit
University of Nebraska - Lincoln - “Jake Cotton profile”
KUWS/Wisconsin Public Radio - “Vikings legend Grand honored in Superior”
First Place
KVNO - Student - “US men's wheelchair basketball national team practices in Omaha”
Small Market Radio
First Place
KZZJ Radio - “Adrian Peterson Shoots for the Record”
Medium Market Radio
First Place
KFGO Radio - “Inside the Bison”
Large Market Radio
Award of Merit
WCCO Radio - “Metrodome Memories”
NET Radio - “Sunday Baseball”
First Place
WUWM Radio - Large - “Floored by MECCA's Historic Court”
Student Market TV
Award of Merit
WTV - Wartburg College - “SportsKnight Senior Spotlight: Kodie Silvestri (Wartburg Wrestling)”
Minnesota State Univ. Moorhead - “High Jump Research”
First Place
University of NorthDakota Studio One - “The Beat of UND Hockey”
Small Market TV
Award of Merit
KMEG - TV - “Chris Rickert: Living The Dream”
WDIO TV - “Pretty Bruised”
First Place
WDIO TV - “The Hit You Can't Shake Off”
Medium Market TV
Award of Merit
WHO-HD Television - “"Hoop Therapy"”
KCCI - TV - “Trevor's Surprise”
First Place
WHO-HD Television - “"Twins Right"”
Large Market TV
Award of Merit
KARE 11 TV - “So Long, Dome”
KARE 11 TV - “UMD Football Player Battles Cancer Twice”
First Place
KARE 11 TV - “The Cage”
Series
Student Market Radio
First Place
KAOR/University of South Dakota - “New Sculptures on USD campus”
Small Market Radio
First Place
KVNO - “Refugees”
Large Market Radio
Award of Merit
Wisconsin Public Radio - “Wisconsin and the Affordable Care Act”
Minnesota Public Radio - “PolyMet copper-nickel mine: Economic opportunity or too environmentally risky?”
First Place
Prairie Public - “Minot: Rebuilding Dreams”
Student Market TV
Award of Merit
Minot State University - TV - “Aundrey's Fantasy Football Show”
Minot State University - TV - “Beaver Hockey Wire”
First Place
UWM PantherVision - “An Act of Malpractice?”
Small Market TV
Award of Merit
WDIO TV - “Long After the Water”
KQDS - TV, Fox 21 - “Chasing the Aurora”
First Place
WDIO TV - “Life on Uneasy Street”
Medium Market TV
Award of Merit
WHO-HD Television - “"Trial By Fire"”
WHO-HD Television - “"Right Under Our Nose"”
First Place
WisconsinPublic Television - “Affordable Care Act”
Large Market TV
First Place
KARE 11 TV - “Heroin at Home”
Weather
Small Market TV
Award of Merit
KQDS - TV, Fox 21 - “A 3-foot Snowfall Along the North Shore”
KFYR TV - “Best Weather: Kevin Lawrence”
First Place
KMEG - TV - “Late Season Snow”
Medium Market TV
Award of Merit
KDLT - “Brian Kirk Weathercast”
KELOLAND TV - “KELOLAND Weather”
First Place
WHO-HD Television - “"WHO-HD Weather Excellence"”
Large Market TV
First Place
KARE 11 TV - “Never-Ending Winter”
Investigative
Student Market Radio
Award of Merit
KUWS/Wisconsin Public Radio - “UW-Superior shooter drills”
First Place
KUWS/Wisconsin Public Radio - “UW-Superior shooter drill”
Investigative
Large Market Radio
Award of Merit
Wisconsin Public Radio - “Common Core Debate”
Prairie Public - “Oil Patch: Code Blue”
First Place
Minnesota Public Radio - “Archdiocese knew of priest's sexual misbehavior, yet kept him in ministry”
Student Market TV
Award of Merit
UW-Eau Claire - “Human Trafficking Hits Close to Home”
University of Nebraska - Lincoln - “Colorado's marijuana legalization impacting Nebraska law enforcement agencies”
First Place
UWM PantherVision - “Fatal Flaws?”
Small Market TV
Award of Merit
WDIO TV - “Life on Uneasy Street”
First Place
Northland's News Center - “Dangerous Men - Who Will Decide?”
Medium Market TV
Award of Merit
KELOLAND TV - “South Dakota Sex Stings”
WKOW - “WEDC hire resigns after 27 News investigation”
KOLN/KGIN - “Bed Bugs at UNL”
First Place
WHO-HD Television - “"Durham's Travels"”
Large Market TV
Award of Merit
WITI - TV - “High Risk Rent”
First Place
KARE 11 TV - “Polymet Proposal Divides Iron Range”
Newscast
Student Market Radio
First Place
KVNO - Student - “KVNO News 5 p.m. Newscast”
Small Market Radio
Award of Merit
KSID Radio - “KSID News with Dave Collins”
KORN - “KORN News Radio 1490 5:00 PM Newscast”
First Place
KTOE - “KTOE Noon News July 25, 2013”
Medium Market Radio
Award of Merit
WHBY - AM - “April 15, 2013, 5 p.m.”
KFGO Radio - “Live @ 5”
First Place
WHBY - AM - “Storm Aftermath -- 8/7/13”
Large Market Radio
Award of Merit
WCCO Radio - “Gay Marriage Legalized in Minnesota”
Minnesota Public Radio - “All Things Considered Oct. 8, 2013”
First Place
WHO - AM - “The 12:30 News”
Student Market TV
Award of Merit
University of Minnesota - “University Report May 3, 2013”
University of Nebraska - Lincoln - “Star City News”
First Place
UTVS, St. Cloud State - “UTVS News”
Small Market TV
Award of Merit
WDIO TV - “Eyewitness News at Five”
KTIV - “Funeral Services for Col. George "Bud" Day”
First Place
KXMC TV - “KX News Minot 4/29”
Medium Market TV
Award of Merit
WKOW - “WKOW 6:00 p.m. Newscast - 11/21/13”
KCCI - TV - “KCCI 8 News at 5: Kathlynn Shepard Abduction”
First Place
WHO-HD Television - “"Channel 13 News At 5"”
Large Market TV
First Place
KARE 11 TV - “KARE 11 News at 10”
Websites
Small Market Radio
Award of Merit
Performance Radio - KOKK - “
Hub City Radio - “hubcityradio.com”
First Place
KTOE - “
Medium Market Radio
First Place
KFGO Radio - “KFGO.com”
Large Market Radio
Award of Merit
WUWM Radio - Large - “WUWM.COM”
NET Radio - “NET News Website”
First Place
Minnesota Public Radio - “MPRnews.org”
Student Market TV
Award of Merit
TommieMedia.com - “TommieMedia.com”
First Place
University of Nebraska - Lincoln - “NewsNetNebraska.org”
Small Market TV
Award of Merit
WKBT - TV - “News8000.com”
KFYR TV - “KFYRTV.COM”
First Place
WDIO TV - “WDIO.com”
Medium Market TV
Award of Merit
NET-Television - “NET News Website”
First Place
KELOLAND TV - “KELOLAND.com”
Large Market TV
First Place
KARE 11 TV - “kare11.com”
Sports Play-by-Play
Student Market Radio
Award of Merit
KAOR/University of South Dakota - “USD vs SDSU football”
University of Nebraska - Lincoln - “Nebraska versus Illinois football”
First Place
KQAL - Winona State University - “Homecoming Heroics”
Small Market Radio
Award of Merit
KORN - “Mitchell vs. La Lumiere, Indiana”
Hub City Radio - “Hurricane Bowl Leola-Frederick vs Faulkton”
First Place
KSID Radio - “Strong Start for Sidney Baseball vs. Buckley”
Medium Market Radio
Award of Merit
KFGO Radio - “NDSU vs Notre Dame”
First Place
KFGO Radio - “NDSU vs Coastal Carolina”
Large Market Radio
First Place
WCCO Radio - “9-21-13 St. Thomas vs. St. Johns”
Student Market TV
Award of Merit
Minot State University - TV - “Minot State Men vs St. Cloud State 1/25/13”
LCTV - Loras College - “Loras vs. Coe Football 2013”
First Place
WTV - Wartburg College - “Best Sportscasting- Knight Vision: Football vs BV October 12, 2013”
Small Market TV
Award of Merit
BEK Sports Network - “Region 6 Girls Basketball Championship - Simon Rosenwasser”
BEK Sports Network - “North Dakota vs Montana FB "Badlands Bowl" - Jordan Hassler”
First Place
BEK Sports Network - “Ellendale vs Oakes "Cowbell Game" Boys Basketball - John Hadden”
Medium Market TV
First Place
KCRG - TV9 - “Friday Night Lights”
Large Market TV
Award of Merit
Midco Sports Network - “Summit League Basketball: Tom Nieman and Brad Newitt”
Midco Sports Network - “UND Hockey: Dan Hammer and Scott Koberinski”
First Place
Midco Sports Network - “USD Football: Jay Elsen and Andre Fields”
Sportscast/Program
Student Market Radio
Award of Merit
KAOR/University of South Dakota - “Make Your Point”
First Place
KAOR/University of South Dakota - “The Four Sportsmen”
Small Market Radio
Award of Merit
KDDR - “The Metko Sports Show”
KORN - “ESD Weekly-December 13th, 2013”
First Place
KSID Radio - “KSID Sports with Dave Collins”
Medium Market Radio
First Place
KFGO Radio - “Jack Michaels Sports”
Student Market TV
Award of Merit
UTVS, St. Cloud State - “Husky Mag”
WTV - Wartburg College - “SportsKnight January 22, 2013”
First Place
LCTV - Loras College - “SportsZONE”
Small Market TV
Award of Merit
WKBT - TV - “News 8 Sports: Highlight Zone Preview”
KTIV - “Sports Fource”
First Place
KMEG - TV - “Game Night: Halloween Playoff Edition (10/31)”
Medium Market TV
Award of Merit
WHO-HD Television - “WHO-HD NBNA Sportscast”
First Place
KCCI - TV - “40: Forever”
Large Market TV
Award of Merit
KARE 11 TV - “On Deck with the Minnesota Twins”
Midco Sports Network - “North Dakota Hockey With Dave Hakstol - September 17, 2013”
First Place
Midco Sports Network - “Midco Sports Magazine: Endurance and the Outdoors”
Spot News
Student Market Radio
Award of Merit
KUWS/Wisconsin Public Radio - “Superior Days Mining Revolt”
KUWS/Wisconsin Public Radio - “Local Runners React to Boston Bombing”
First Place
University of Nebraska - Lincoln - “Boston Marathon Bombings: the Lincoln Connection”
Small Market Radio
Award of Merit
Hub City Radio - “NBP announces layoffs 4-25-13”
First Place
Performance Radio - KOKK - “Charles Beeney Escape”
Medium Market Radio
Award of Merit
WHBY - AM - “Six Tornadoes”
First Place
KFGO Radio - “Explosive Cargo”
Large Market Radio
Award of Merit
WHO - AM - “Waukee Standoff”
Prairie Public - “Cavalier flooding”
First Place
WCCO Radio - “The Search for Isaiah Theis”
Small Market TV
Award of Merit
WDAZ TV - “The Search for Anthony”
KTIV - “Officer Shot: Search for Jamal Dean”
First Place
KFYR TV - “Leith Protests”
Medium Market TV
Award of Merit
WKOW - “Fitchburg Manhunt”
KELOLAND TV - “April Ice Storm”
First Place
WHO-HD Television - “An Unusual Day”
Large Market TV
Award of Merit
KARE 11 TV - “Field Trip Tragedy”
WITI - TV - “Echo Lake Foods Fire”
First Place
WITI - TV - “24 Hours in Boston”
Talk/Public Affairs
Small Market Radio
Award of Merit
WHWC - “The West Side: Heroin Epidemic”
KORN - “Inside State Government”
First Place
Performance Radio - KOKK - “Ten Years Since Tornado Tuesday--Todd Heitkamp Segment”
Medium Market Radio
Award of Merit
KFGO Radio - “News and Views December 6”
KFGO Radio - “Jack and Sandy Show”
First Place
KFGO Radio - “Harris Happening”
Large Market Radio
Award of Merit
WCCO Radio - “Chad Hartman & Mary Jo Copeland”
WUWM Radio - Large - “Layton's Legacy in Milwaukee”
First Place
WHO - AM - “Focus”
Student Market TV
Award of Merit
TommieMedia.com - “A conversation with St. Thomas president-elect Julie Sullivan”
First Place
University of NorthDakota Studio One - “Karen Nyberg interview”
Medium Market TV
Award of Merit
WHO-HD Television - “"Landon's Story"”
WHO-HD Television - “"Juvenile Dilemna"”
First Place
WisconsinPublic Television - “Here and Now #1219”