Audio Student Market Radio Award of Merit KQAL - Winona State University, “Culture Clique - Tom the Barber” University of Nebraska - Omaha, “Costumes” First Place WUEC, “In Their Shoes - Police Ride-along” Small Market Radio First Place KZZJ Radio, “New Age Ice Fishing” Large Market Radio Award of Merit Minnesota Public Radio, “Lovely bones: Skull man of Bemidji strips taxidermy to its core” NET Radio, “She Has A Type: Old Market Poet Is A Throwback” First Place NET Radio, “Nebraska Seminary Recording Introduces Gregorian Chants To New Audience” 1 Broadcast Writing Student Market Radio First Place WRST - FM, “UWO Crime Statistics” Student Market Television Award of Merit Minnesota State University Moorhead, “Tyler Ziegler Writing Composite” Minot State University, “Weather Words: Thunderstorms” First Place University of Nebraska - Omaha, “Fish Fry” Small Market Radio Award of Merit KZZJ Radio, “New Age Ice Fishing” First Place WRST - FM, “IRS SCAM CALLS” Small Market Television Award of Merit WDIO TV, “WDIO writing excellence” WKBT - TV, “Mike Thompson compilation” First Place KXMB TV, “Hackers attack the North Dakota government” Medium Market Television Award of Merit WDAY - TV News, “Miracles Under the Mango Tree” WHO-HD Television, “Andy Fales Covers Iowa” First Place WBAY, “Tail Mary Remembered” Large Market Radio Award of Merit Minnesota Public Radio, “Environmental reporting by Elizabeth Dunbar” WUWM Radio, “Ann-Elise Henzl (2 stories)” First Place NET Radio, “The Goofy Fun Of Cosplay Balances Deeper Themes For Nebraskans” Large Market Television Award of Merit CCX Media/Northwest Community Television, “Hollingsworth Park” WITI - TV, “Jonathon Gregg Composite” First Place KARE 11 TV, “Boyd Huppert Compilation” 2 Cable Newscast Student Market Television First Place KYOT - TV - USD, “USD Coyote News TV” Small Market Television First Place KXMB TV, “KX News at 10” Medium Market Television First Place KDLT, “KDLT at the Sioux Empire Fair” Large Market Television First Place CCX Media/Northwest Community Television, “CCX Media September 27, 2018 Newscast” 3 Documentary/Special Student Market Radio Award of Merit KQAL - Winona State University, “Culture Clique - Voices of the Past Cemetery Walk” First Place University of Nebraska - Omaha, “Haunted Heartland Hour One” Student Market Television Award of Merit University of Nebraska - Lincoln, “Star City News Guns: A Lincoln Conversation” UTVS, St. Cloud State, “Blessed The Isaiah Westfall Story” First Place LCTV - Loras College, “The Art of Living” Small Market Radio Award of Merit KALA Radio, “Veterans Coming Home: Stories from St. Ambrose Student Veterans” KCHA, “50th Anniversary of Charles City Tornado Special Broadcast” First Place KQAL, “The Live Feed - Matt Browne” Small Market Television Award of Merit WEAU, “School Safety Town Hall” WEAU, “Stories of the State” First Place WQOW News 18, “WQOW Meth: A Crisis in Our Community” Medium Market Radio First Place WHWC, “Spectrum West Special-Pablo Center Preview” Medium Market Television Award of Merit NET-Television, “Growing Old Gambling” WisconsinPublic Television, “Hip-Hop U: The First Wave Scholars” First Place WDAY - TV News, “Miracles Under the Mango Tree” Large Market Radio Award of Merit WCCO Radio, “"Safe at School: Twin Cities High School Students Speak Out On Guns"” WUWM Radio, “Project Milwaukee: To Protect And Serve (public forum)” First Place Minnesota Public Radio, “Earth Rx: Climate solutions for a changing planet” 4 Large Market Television Award of Merit CCX Media/Northwest Community Television, “The Silent Struggle: Talking about Mental Health” WISN, “Guns and Schools” First Place KARE 11 TV, “A Pattern of Denial” 5 General Reporting Student Market Radio Award of Merit University of Nebraska - Omaha, “Medicaid” WRST - FM, “UWO Crime Statistics” First Place Media Milwaukee UW - Milwaukee Radio, “Voices of the March: Young and Old” Student Market Television Award of Merit Minnesota State University Moorhead, “Hurricane Harvey Mission Trip” TommieMedia.com, “As social media usage grows, so does its criticism” First Place Media Milwaukee UW - Milwaukee TV, “Generation Lockdown: Gun March 2018” Small Market Radio Award of Merit KCCR, “The Sunset vs The City of Pierre” WRST - FM, “IRS SCAM CALLS” First Place KCCR, “Barbara Bush Visits Pierre” Small Market Television Award of Merit KTTC, “The Brom Murders” WDIO TV, “Strong as Steel” First Place WEAU, “The Search for Jayme” Medium Market Radio First Place KLIN, “Nebraska Executuion” Medium Market Television Award of Merit WDAY - TV News, “Jonny Comes Home” WMTV NBC 15, “The Call That Saved A Life” First Place WHO-HD Television, “Iowa's Poorest Counties” Large Market Radio Award of Merit Wisconsin Public Radio, “DNR Staff Felt Pressure To Approve Frac Sand Mining Project” WUWM Radio, “Milwaukee Health Department & Lead Programs In Crisis” First Place Minnesota Public Radio, “Ellison denies allegations of domestic abuse of ex-girlfriend” 6 Large Market Television Award of Merit CCX Media/Northwest Community Television, “Dialogue on Diversity” WITI - TV, “Jonathon Gregg Reporting” First Place CCX Media/Northwest Community Television, “Hollingsworth Park” 7 Hard Feature Student Market Radio Award of Merit University of Nebraska - Omaha, “State Pushes for Tanning Reform” University of Nebraska - Omaha, “When We Vote” First Place Media Milwaukee UW - Milwaukee Radio, “Choosing Abortion: Honest Reflections on a Private Decision” Student Market Television Award of Merit MUTV Marquette University, “Student Body” UTVS, St. Cloud State, “Level 3 Sex Offender” First Place TommieMedia.com, “As Syrian refugees resettle in Minnesota, student parallels her journey from Ethiopia” Small Market Radio First Place WRST - FM, “IRS SCAM CALLS” Small Market Television Award of Merit WKBT - TV, “Overcoming Tragedy” WSAW, “Wisconsin's Dairy Future: The Walmart Impact” First Place WDIO TV, “Family Strong” Medium Market Radio First Place WHWC, “Ice Arrests in Wiscosnin” Medium Market Television Award of Merit WHO-HD Television, “More Than A Mugshot” WMTV NBC 15, “Making New Memories” First Place KSFY, “Finding Forgiveness” Large Market Radio Award of Merit Wisconsin Public Radio, “Justice Delayed For Those Who Can Least Afford It?” Wisconsin Public Radio, “UW Health Chief Flight Physician: Single-Engine Helicopters 'Have No Place' In EMS” First Place Minnesota Public Radio, “For some who lived in it, Keillor's world wasn't funny” 8 Large Market Television Award of Merit WITI - TV, “Missing Masterpiece” WITI - TV, “The Last Straw” First Place KARE 11 TV, “Huppert Dairy” 9 Individual Multimedia Storytelling News Student Media Organizations First Place University of Nebraska - Lincoln, “Crippling Times The struggle for Nebraska farmers and ranchers to keep cultivating the future.” Small Media Organizations Award of Merit WSAW, “Heart to Heart: Matthew Simon reveals genetic diagnosis that led to heart attack” WSAW, “7 Investigates: Marijuana Migration” First Place WSAW, “7 Investigates: Youth suicide prevention: report shows adding therapist improving students mental health” Medium Media Organizations Award of Merit WisconsinPublic Television, “Wisconsins Special Elections Battle” First Place University of Nebraska - Lincoln, “Multimedia countdown: 100-days to the 100th anniversary of the WWI armistice” Large Media Organizations Award of Merit WUWM Radio, “How Do Milwaukee's Movable Bridges Work?” First Place Minnesota Public Radio, “In their own image: Native Americans share stories of recovery” 10 Investigative Student Market Radio Award of Merit University of Nebraska - Omaha, “Henry Doorly Zoo” University of Nebraska - Omaha, “The Side Effects of Single Use Items” First Place WRST - FM, “UWO Crime Statistics” Student Market Television First Place LCTV - Loras College, “Poor Rent Conditions” Small Market Television Award of Merit KEVN Black Hills FOX, “Sold for Sex : Trapped by Fear” WSAW, “7 Investigates: The Lincoln Hills Document Trail” First Place KQDS - TV, Fox 21, “Justice Delayed” Medium Market Radio Award of Merit KFGO Radio, “SECRET DEAL” First Place KFGO Radio, “COLD CASE” Medium Market Television Award of Merit WBAY, “Target 2 Investigates: Winnebago Mental Health Center Problems” WHO-HD Television, “Building On A Superfund Site” First Place WMTV NBC 15, “Mollie's Story and Narcan by the Numbers” Large Market Radio Award of Merit Minnesota Public Radio, “MN Rep. Jim Knoblach ends campaign ahead of MPR abuse allegations story” NET Radio, “Criminal Investigations Inside Nebraska Prisons Would Shift To State Patrol If Senators Approve” First Place Iowa Public Radio, “A change in family planning programs results in fewer people being served” Large Market Television Award of Merit WISN, “Taser Takedown: Unseen Video” First Place KARE 11 TV, “Sex Trafficking: A Failure to Fine” 11 Newscast Student Market Radio Award of Merit MUR - Marquette University, “Wire Weekly” WRST - FM, “WRST 5:00pm Newscast--October 13, 2018” First Place WRST - FM, “WRST 3:00pm Newscast--May 2, 2018” Student Market Television Award of Merit MUTV Marquette University, “Marquette Now - 11/28/18” UTVS, St. Cloud State, “UTVS News” First Place LCTV - Loras College, “LCTV News” Small Market Radio Award of Merit KCHA, “December 6, 2018 Newscast” First Place KORN, “School Shooting Anniversary” Small Market Television Award of Merit KTIV, “June 11, 2018 - 6 p.m.” WQOW News 18, “WQOW 10 p.m. Report” First Place WDIO TV, “Eyewitness News Ten” Medium Market Radio First Place KLIN, “KLIN 5PM News” Medium Market Television