From powerful investigations and standout audio production to dynamic digital storytelling and music programming, KUT Public Media has earned statewide and regional recognition for its work this spring.
KUT News and Texas Standard were honored for reporting excellence across a range of beats, while KUTX 98.9 picked up yet another award for 鈥淏est Radio Station.鈥�
Notably, KUT News healthcare reporter Olivia Aldridge was named 鈥淏est Health Reporter鈥� 鈥� across print, radio and TV 鈥� by the Texas Medical Association. KUT News transportation reporter Nathan Bernier earned top honors in the radio reporter category and received the Charles E. Green Award for Best Radio Reporter from the Headliners Foundation of Texas 鈥� one of the most prestigious journalism recognitions in the state.
These honors reflect the depth, creativity and impact of KUT Public Media鈥檚 work to inform, inspire and reflect the people and culture of Austin 鈥� and the state of Texas.
Here鈥檚 a roundup of this season鈥檚 accolades:
TMA Anson Jones, M.D. Awards, honoring excellence in health journalism
- Olivia Aldridge, Best Health Reporter (across print, radio and TV)
- Olivia Aldridge, first place Radio News
, presented by the Radio Television Digital News Association. Regional winners automatically advance to the national Edward R. Murrow Awards competition in October.
- and Texas Standard, news series
- Raul Alonzo and Texas Standard, for excellence in diversity, equity and inclusion
- Nathan Bernier, hard news for Austin airport is getting new runway safety tech that could have prevented near-miss
- Nathan Bernier, excellence in sound for I-35 caps plan reconsidered as cost estimates soar by 61%
- Mose Buchele, excellence in writing for A generation of Austinites remembers seeing alligators near Barton Springs. Were they ever there?
- Matt Largey, feature reporting for Jo and Bernard both lost their spouses. Now in their 90s, this Austin couple found love again.
, promoting excellence in Texas journalism.
- KUT News transportation reporter Nathan Bernier, Charles E. Green Award for Best Radio Reporter
- Raul Alonzo and Texas Standard, showcase awards storytelling certificate of merit for
Texas Broadcast News Awards, presented by the Texas Association of Broadcasters
- KUT News and Texas Standard, Overall Excellence
- Texas Standard, election results coverage for its
- Raul Alonzo and Texas Standard, Best multimedia/digital storytelling
- Nathan Bernier, best reporter
- Nathan Bernier, original digital content for the I-35 project
- Mose Buchele, use of actuality production for Meet the chirping frogs of Austin. They鈥檙e all around, but you never see them
- Audrey McGlinchy, specialty/beat coverage for her housing reporting
- Jimmy Maas, sports story/series Why is the rivalry between UT and OU so intense?
- Chelsey Zhu, feature (light) for For one Austin summer camp, public transit is part of the adventure
supports, empowers and advocates for journalists in public media, fostering high ethical standards in the practice of journalism.
- Raul Alonzo, second place for in digital writing
- Raul Alonzo, second place for in the enterprise reporting category
- , first place for In the government and democracy feature category
- Mose Buchele, first place for Meet the chirping frogs of Austin. They鈥檙e all around, but you never see them for use of sound
- and Raul Alonzo, second place for in the use of sound category
- Matt Largey, first place for What's the story behind ZZ Top's First Annual Texas-Size Rompin' Stompin' Barndance and Bar B.Q.? in the human interest feature category
- and Sarah Asch, second place for in the news feature category
- The KUT Newsroom, second place for the Civics 101 series in the series category
poll, presented by The Austin Chronicle
- KUT.org, Best Online Media Outlet
- KUTX 98.9, Best Radio Station
- , Best Radio Program
- KUT News housing reporter Audrey McGlinchy, Best News Reporter
- KUTX 98.9's , Best Radio or Podcast Host
- , the daily meditation moment on KUT 90.5, hosted by , Politics & Media Wild Card
- The Texas Newsroom鈥檚 Lauren McGaughy, who is based in the KUT Newsroom, Best Ken Paxton Watchdog