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.

Awards by year:

2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2002-2003

2007 Awards

GEORGE FOSTER PEABODY AWARD 2007

Left to right: Jeff Hansen, Ruby de Luna

KUOW Peabody Award Recipient Ruby de Luna along with Programming Director Jeff Hansen (left).

The public radio series Crossing East won a Peabody Award in April 2007. KUOW's Ruby de Luna produced "Manilamen", a little known story about the the first Filipino explorers in America. Ruby also produced a story about the large number of Filipina women that became nurses in the post-WWII United States. Today the George Foster Peabody Awards are often cited as the most prestigious awards in electronic media.

2007 SEJ Awards for Reporting on the Environment

Outstanding Beat/In-depth Reporting, Radio
2nd place – John Ryan, As the Sound Churns

Left to right: Steve Scher, David Hyde, Katy Sewall, Amanda Wilde, and Guy Nelson.

KUOW PRNDI Award Recipients along with News Director Guy Nelson (right): Steve Scher, David Hyde, Katy Sewall and Amanda Wilde. Not pictured: Austin Jenkins and John Ryan.

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

Left to right: Guy Nelson, Patricia Murphy, Sara Lerner, Marcie Sillman, Phyllis Fletcher

KUOW SPJ Award Recipients along with News Director Guy Nelson (left): Patricia Murphy, Sara Lerner, Marcie Sillman and Phyllis Fletcher. Not pictured: Amy Radil, John Ryan, Deborah Wang and Derek Wang.

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.

2006 Awards

THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK JOURNALISTS 2006 SALUTE TO EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Commentary
1st Place – Phyllis Fletcher, KUOW, Grandpa's Legacy

MUNICIPAL LEAGUE OF KING COUNTY 2006 CIVIC AWARDS

This award honors the top civic minded citizens, businesses, and organizations of the year. The Civic Awards were initiated by the League in 1960, in an effort to focus attention on the often unappreciated efforts by public officials, private citizens, and organizations who have worked to improve local government. The awards are also intended to inspire other public officials and citizens to become more involved in building healthy civic communities.

Governmental News Reporting of the Year
Steve Scher

KUOW – 2006 RTNDA REGIONAL MURROW AWARDS – REGION 1, RADIO: LARGE MARKET

The Radio-Television News Directors Association (RTNDA) has been honoring outstanding achievements in electronic journalism with the Edward R. Murrow Awards since 1971. Murrow's pursuit of excellence in journalism embodies the spirit of the awards that carry his name. Murrow Award recipients demonstrate the spirit of excellence that Edward R. Murrow made a standard for the broadcast news profession.

Each regional award recipient advances to the national level.

Feature Reporting
1st Place – Derek Wang, KUOW, Arab American Comedy Night

News Documentary
1st Place – Marcie Sillman, KUOW, Seattle's Big Ditch

Use of Sound
1st Place – Marcie Sillman, KUOW, Seattle's Big Ditch: Part 1

PUBLIC RADIO NEWS DIRECTORS INCORPORATED 2006 AWARDS

Series
2nd Place – Phyllis Fletcher, Marriage in Washington State

Spot News
1st Place – Phyllis Fletcher, Hookahs – Up In Smoke

Use of Sound
1st Place – Marcie Sillman, Seattle's Big Ditch

SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS 2006 NORTHWEST REGIONAL EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM COMPETITION

SWEEPSTAKES TROPHY – Best Radio Station

Newscast
3rd Place – Derek Wang, KUOW, Morning News

Spot News
3rd Place – Cathy Duchamp, KUOW, Students Shut Down Military Recruiters

Feature News
1st Place – Derek Wang, KUOW, First Ever Arab-American Comedy Night

Documentary
3rd Place – Marcie Sillman, KUOW, Seattle's Big Ditch
Honorable Mention – Phyllis Fletcher, KUOW, Marriage in Washington State

Sports
1st Place – Phyllis Fletcher, KUOW, Parkour

News Series
2nd Place – Patricia Murphy, KUOW, Methamphetamine: A Home Cooked Threat
3rd Place – Andrea Smardon, KUOW, When a Parent Calls Collect

Nationally Edited Story
2nd Place – Andrea Smardon, KUOW, When a Parent Calls Collect

2005 Awards

KUOW General Manager Wayne C. Roth Receives Public Broadcasting Highest Recognition – 2005 Edward R. Murrow Award

(L-R) Fred DeMarco, CPB Exec. Vice President; Kenneth Y. Tomlinson, CPB Board Chair; Wayne Roth; Vincent Curren, CPB Sr. Vice President, Radio and Ken Ferree, CPB Acting President and CEO.

On May 2, 2005 in Washington D.C., KUOW's General Manager Wayne C. Roth received public broadcasting’s most prestigious honor – the 2005 Edward R. Murrow Award, presented by the Corporation of Public Broadcasting (CPB).
For more information visit cpb.org.

2005 ASIAN AMERICAN JOURNALISTS AWARD – EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM (RADIO)

Ruby de Luna wins an AAJA Excellence in Journalism Radio Award for her five-part series on food Lefse, Rice and Fry Bread: A History of Washington Through Food. AAJA National Awards recognize and encourage excellence among Asian American journalists and outstanding coverage of Asian American issues.The story was done as part of KUOW’s Program Venture Fund

RTNDA EDWARD R. MURROW 2005 NATIONAL AWARD

KUOW is honored to receive the national Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Large Market News Documentary from the Radio-Television News Directors Association (RTNDA) for 2005. The story was done as part of KUOW’s Program Venture Fund.

News Documentary:
1st Place – Patricia Murphy, Taming the Snake

PUBLIC RADIO NEWS DIRECTORS INCORPORATED 2005 AWARDS

Best Writing
2nd Place – Phyllis Fletcher, Talking About Tina: Gay Men, Crystal Meth and HIV

RTNDA EDWARD R. MURROW 2005 REGIONAL AWARDS

KUOW is honored to receive two Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards from the Radio-Television News Directors Association (RTNDA) for 2005. Both stories were done as part of KUOW’s Program Venture Fund.

A panel of judges comprised of radio and television news managers from various sized markets across the country voted from entries nationwide. KUOW won for the Northwest region of the US, which includes Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Montana and Idaho. Regional winners automatically become eligible for the national RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Awards competition in September 2005.

Sports Reporting
1st Place – Cathy Duchamp, Native Basketball

News Documentary
1st Place – Patricia Murphy, Taming the Snake

RTNDA has been honoring outstanding achievement in electronic journalism with the Murrow Awards since 1971. Edward R. Murrow Award recipients demonstrate the spirit of excellence in the electronic news profession.

SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS 2005 NORTHWEST REGIONAL EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM COMPETITION

SWEEPSTAKES TROPHY, Most Awards

Newscast
2nd Place – Patricia Murphy, KUOW, Afternoon News

Spot News
1st Place – Phyllis Fletcher, KUOW, Mad Cow Tacos
HM – Phyllis Fletcher, KUOW, Marine's Memorial

General News
2nd Place – Cathy Duchamp, KUOW, Treating Combat Stress
HM – Patricia Murphy, KUOW, Virtual Pain Study

Feature News
HM – Cathy Duchamp, KUOW, Use It Again Roadshow
HM – Marcie Sillman, KUOW, Seattle Library Opens

Documentary
3rd Place – Patricia Murphy, KUOW, Taming the Snake

Sports
1st Place – Cathy Duchamp, KUOW, Native Basketball

Commentary, Analysis and Editorial
1st Place – Kate Cohen, KUOW, Outside Looking In

Nationally Edited Story
1st Place – Phyllis Fletcher, KUOW, Teaching the Internment
3rd Place – Guy Nelson, KUOW, Blakely Decision
HM – Marcie Sillman, KUOW, Kurt Cobain's Death Anniversary

2004 Awards

PUBLIC RADIO NEWS DIRECTORS INCORPORATED 2004 AWARDS

Spot News
2nd Place – Derek Wang, Community Urges School Board for Delay

SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS 2004 NORTHWEST REGIONAL EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM COMPETITION

Spot News Reporting
1st Place – Ruby De Luna, Ridgeway Sentencing
3rd Place – Patricia Murphy, Snohomish Flooding

General Newscast
1st Place – Patricia Murphy
2nd Place – Derek Wang

Investigative Reporting
2nd Place – Cathy Duchamp, Homeless Sex Offenders

RTNDA EDWARD R. MURROW 2004 AWARDS

The Radio-Television News Directors Association has been honoring outstanding achievements in electronic journalism with the Edward R. Murrow Awards since 1971. Murrow's pursuit of excellence in journalism embodies the spirit of the awards that carry his name. Murrow Award recipients demonstrate the spirit of excellence that Edward R. Murrow made a standard for the broadcast news profession.

News Series
1st Person Race Relations, reports by Ruby de Luna, Cathy Duchamp, Phyllis Fletcher, Marcie Sillman and Derek Wang, with production help from Deborah Brandt. The series was edited by Guy Nelson and Terry Fitzpatrick.