WBGO has received two awards in the 2024 Public Media Journalists Association (PMJA) annual competition. The announcement came as PMJA's conference is taking place in Washington, D.C.
First place honors went to WBGO for Best Newscast in Division A (1-3 full-time news staff) for "WBGO News Update with Doug Doyle".
WBGO's local newscasts are heard daily between 6am-10am.
"It's always extremely rewarding for the news team to be recognized by PMJA in a competition that truly brings out the best in pubic radio. WBGO is committed to keeping people informed while they enjoy the wonderful music," said News Director Doug Doyle, who is in his 26th year at WBGO.
The WBGO News Department has received more than 300 national, state and local awards since 1998.
WBGO Studios podcast Conversations with Sydney took second place in the Best Narrative Podcast category.
Conversations with Sydney is a solutions-oriented podcast series exploring effective ways for parents, teens, schools, and communities to respond to the ongoing crises of teen mental health and suicide. Each episode is framed as an intimate conversation between a father (Micah) and his non-binary teenager (Sydney) as they search for real-world solutions by speaking with parents, doctors, and national leaders in the field of teen suicide prevention. Season two is now in production.
"Sydney and I are delighted to have our work exploring intergenerational conversations about teen mental health and suicide prevention recognized with a Public Media Journalism Association Award! We are deeply grateful to our partners at WBGO for supporting this work, and we look forward to continuing this journey together," said Micah Fink.
You can hear all the WBGO podcasts here.