WLRN-Miami Herald News took home 11 awards at the 2015 SPJ Sunshine State Awards event this past weekend at the annual conference and ceremony hosted by the Florida chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ).
The Sunshine State awards competition recognizes the best work by Florida media outlets each year. Within the Radio Division, WLRN collected 9 awards for outstanding work and secured two additional honors in the "special categories" division, which is open to professionals working in television, radio, newspapers, magazines, photography and online.
The Radio Division Awards include:
Best Newscast - Radio
1. WLRN-Miami Herald News – Luis Hernandez, Tim Padgett, Nadege Green, Baby Doc’s Death Triggers Opposing Reactions
General Coverage - Radio
1. WLRN-Miami Herald News – WLRN-Miami Herald News, Medical Marijuana in Florida
3. WLRN-Miami Herald News – John O’Connor, StateImpact Florida, a WLRN & WUSF partnership, Common Core Coverage
Investigative Reporting - Radio
3. WLRN-Miami Herald News – Wilson Sayre, WLRN, David Ovalle, Miami Herald, FEC Rail Cops Arrests Warrant Scrutiny
Election Coverage - Radio
1. WLRN-Miami Herald News – WLRN-Miami Herald News, Fangate: the Florida Gubernatorial Debate
Public Affairs - Radio
1. WLRN-Miami Herald News – Tom Hudson, Sammy Mack, The Power of Price
3. WLRN-Miami Herald News – Tom Hudson WLRN, Karen Rundlet Miami Herald, Elaine Chen WLRN, The Color of Money: Doing Business While Black
User-Generated Content - Online
2. WLRN-Miami Herald News – WLRN-Miami Herald News, This Is Where
Infographic - Online
2. WLRN-Miami Herald News – WLRN-Miami Herald News, Maria Murriel, Digital Editor, Florida’s Gubernatorial Debate Issues
The Special Categories honors, open to all media, included the Diversity Award and Journalist of the Year award. Staff Reporter Nadege Green and Americas Editor Tim Padgett were runners up for those honors.
