2012 Salute to Excellence Radio Finalists

Radio Market 16 and Below

Radio - News: Short Form

 

"Liberian President”

Leoneda Inge

NC Public Radio WUNC

 

Radio – Investigative

 

"Following the Firearms: Gun Violence in Minneapolis”

Brandt Williams, Laura McCallum, Mike Edgerly, Laura Yuen, Jeffrey Thompson

Minnesota Public Radio

 

Radio - Sports

 

"A Tribute to John Mackey”

David Steele, Sunni Khalid

WYPR, 88.1 FM-Baltimore MD

 

Radio – Documentary

 

"Last Rites: Death & Remembrance In Maryland”

Sunni Khalid, Mary Rose Madden, Fraser Smith, Deborah George

WYPR, 88.1 FM-Baltimore MD

Radio - Commentary

 

"Looking for Black Santa”

Leoneda Inge

NC Public Radio WUNC

 

Radio Network

 

Radio - News: Short Form

 

"Ahead Of Anniversary, Freedom Riders Remember”

Allison Keyes, Denice Rios, Vicki Walton James

NPR

 

Radio - News: Long Form

 

"Straight Outta Compton…On Horseback”

Guy Raz, Staff of All Things Considered Weekend

NPR

 

"King Memorial”

Howard Arenstein, Dan Raviv, Pam Coulter, Sam Litzinger

CBS Radio News

 

Radio - Feature

 

"Secrets of a Blonde Bombshell”

Phyllis Fletcher

Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen

 

Minneapolis' Starring Role In 'Purple Rain'

Allison Keyes, Sara Sarasohn

NPR

 

"The Evolution of Malcolm Shabazz”

Anita Woodley, Dick Gordon, Katie Davis

 The Story/North Carolina Public Radio

 

Radio - Sports

 

"After Basketball”

Anita Woodley, Dick Gordon, Katie Davis

The Story/North Carolina Public Radio

 

Radio - Documentary

 

"Youths and Gun Violence: Chicago's Challenge”

Cheryl Corley, David Schaper, Linda Lutton, Vickie Walton James, Dianna Douglas, David Gilkey

NPR

 

Radio - Commentary

 

"Radio Commentaries: TV's Black Best Friends and Interracial TV Couples”

Eric Charles Deggans

National Public Radio

 

Radio - Public Affairs: Interview/Discussion

 

"Prison to Life”

Anita Woodley, Dick Gordon, Katie Davis

The Story/North Carolina Public Radio

 

Radio Top 15 Market

Radio - News: Long Form

 

"Not Front Page News”

Rob Wildeboer, Cate Cahan

Chicago Public Radio/ WBEZ - Chicago

 

Radio - Investigative

 

"Hospital regulators let formula vie with breast milk”

Chip Mitchell, Shawn Allee

Chicago Public Radio/ WBEZ - Chicago

 

Radio - Feature

 

"Whatever happened to Marcus?”

Rob Wildeboer, Cate Cahan

Chicago Public Radio/ WBEZ - Chicago

 

Radio - Documentary

 

"Cops and Neighbors”

Cate Cahan, Richard Steele, Steve Edwards, Rob Wildeboer

Chicago Public Radio/ WBEZ - Chicago