2021 Excellence in Journalism Awardees

GOLD
Natalie Yahr
Cap Times
Dreams on the line: Many business owners of color were already operating with little room for error. And then the pandemic hit.

SILVER
Mark Kass
Rich Kirchen
Sari Lesk
Margaret Naczel
Sean Ryan
Nick Williams
Milwaukee Business Journal
The Covid-19 Pandemic: One Year Later

BRONZE
Andrea Behling
Maggie Ginsberg
Maija Inveiss
Celia Young
Madison Magazine
The Lion Hearts

GOLD    
Andrea Anderson
Wisconsin Public Radio
In The Midst Of A Pandemic, A New Life Brings Hope

SILVER
Helena White
WORT 89.9 FM
A Nonagenarian COVID Diary: Or, How A 95 Year Survived The Lockdown

BRONZE
Robert Mentzer
WPR Staff
Wisconsin Public Radio
COVID-19 Came To Wisconsin 1 Year Ago. Here’s A Look Back At The State’s Pandemic Year.

GOLD    
Amanda St. Hilaire
Jerry Imig
Sam Gaudet
Andrew Konkle
Dave Michuda
Mike Mirasola
WITI FOX6
Learning Loss

SILVER  
Dan Peters
Arthur Ircink
Wisconsin Foodie
The Tandem – Free Meals

BRONZE
Erica Drehfal
Jason Piekarz
Grant Martin
Stephanie Schreiber
Darin Malkowski
Jason Pinkowski
Milwaukee PBS
TimeSlips: A Pandemic’s Cry for Artful Outreach

GOLD    
Vanessa Swales
Coburn Dukehart
Jim Malewitz    
Wisconsin Watch
He shouldn’t have had to die: COVID-19 infects half of Wisconsin inmates, five times the overall state rate

SILVER  
Erik Gunn
Wisconsin Examiner
Racial and income fault lines over back to school

BRONZE
Julian Emerson
UpNorthNews  
One Year Later, COVID-19 Deaths Leave Many Holes Across Wisconsin

GOLD
Lindsay Christians
Cap Times
Carrie Coon gets under your skin in Steppenwolf’s ‘Bug’

SILVER
Gwendolyn Rice
Isthmus               
Anger management

BRONZE
Preston Schmitt
On Wisconsin magazine
How the Humanities Building Went Wrong

GOLD    
Bill Glauber
Molly Beck
Mary Spicuzza
Kaylee Staral        
Cathy Kozlowicz
Evan Casey
Sophie Carson
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Waukesha Christmas parade tragedy

SILVER
Coburn Dukehart
Dee J. Hall
Wisconsin Watch            
Cow manure predicted to cause most sickness from contaminated wells in Kewaunee County

BRONZE
Edgar Mendez 
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service               
They don’t even show up: MPS parents give school bus service failing marks

GOLD    
Dan Shafer
The Recombobulation Area
Expanding the Divide: A multi-part series on the proposed expansion of I-94

SILVER  
Edgar Mendez
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service               
Milwaukee’s Opioid Crisis

BRONZE
Rich Rovito
Milwaukee Magazine
Ryder Cup Comes to Wisconsin

GOLD    
Scott Girard
Cap Times
Balancing Act

SILVER  
Kayla Huynh
Cap Times
With new research, UW-Madison leads the psychedelic renaissance

BRONZE
Jack Kelly
Wisconsin Watch
Farmer suicide

GOLD
Natalie Yahr
Cap Times
Meet the immigrants keeping Latin American clowning tradition alive in Wisconsin

SILVER  
Lindsey Anderson
Ann Christenson
Chris Drosner
Milwaukee Magazine
How-To Wisconsin

BRONZE
Kurt Stream
Madison Magazine
The Untold Story of Nirvana in Madison

GOLD
Rich Rovito
Milwaukee Magazine   
The Meaning of the Bucks Brand Beyond Basketball

SILVER
Talis Shelbourne
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Wilhelm Hospel

BRONZE
Natalie Yahr
Cap Times
Forge peace: Retired Madison pastor hammers guns into garden tools

GOLD
Eric Lindquist
Leader-Telegram
Bear bites EC bow hunter

SILVER
Edgar Mendez  
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service               
How boxing club keeps kids on track

BRONZE
Matt Martinez 
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service               
She wanted to bury her stillborn son. But no clothes fit him.

GOLD
Rebecca Mennecke
Hleeda Lor
Andrea Paulseth
Volume One
Racing to the Finish Line

SILVER
Jim Polzin
Wisconsin State Journal               
Shaka Smart’s Unique Homecoming

BRONZE
Rich Rovito
Milwaukee Magazine
Perfect, Perfect, Perfect

GOLD
Dasha Kelly Hamilton
Milwaukee Magazine
Colonies: On Wasps, and Kyle Rittenhouse

SILVER
Rudy Bankston
Madison Magazine
Life Sentences

BRONZE
Dan Shafer
The Recombobulation Area
Tear Down the Stadium Freeway in Milwaukee

GOLD
Corrinne Hess  
Wisconsin Public Radio 
Failed Partnerships And Vacant Buildings: Foxconn’s Wisconsin Commitment Remains At A Standstill

SILVER
Tom Giffey
Andrea Paulseth
Joel Pearish
Volume One
A Tipping Point

BRONZE     
Natalie Yahr
Cap Times
In Your Business

GOLD    
Brenda Wintrode
Michelle Theriault Boots
Dee J. Hall
Wisconsin Watch and Anchorage Daily News     
Flawed Forensics

SILVER
Samara Kalk
Wisconsin State Journal               
After $464K in Relief: We’re Closed Restaurant Owner Blames Government, But Later Recants

BRONZE
Katelyn Ferral
Cap Times
Hero to Zero

GOLD    
Diana Butsko
Madeline Fuerstenberg
Isaac Wasserman
Wisconsin Watch            
It’s criminal: Milwaukeeans call for speedier lead pipeline removal to cut childhood poisoning

SILVER
Rick Barret
Mark Hoffman
Kelli Arseneau
Christopher Miller
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel        
Disconnected

BRONZE
Talis Shelbourne
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Vacant homes

GOLD    
Reggie Jackson
Milwaukee Independent
The intersection of racial identity and education in Milwaukee

SILVER
Paul Fanlund
Cap Times

BRONZE
Mikel ‘Kwaku Osei’ Holt             
Milwaukee Community Journal

GOLD
UW-Madison J420 Students      
Wisconsin Watch            
Color of Money

SILVER  
Larry Sandler    
Marquette University Law School, Marquette Lawyer Magazine
Between the Lines

BRONZE
Maggie Ginsberg
Holly Marley-Henschen              
Madison Magazine
Where the Grass is Greener + Wisconsin’s Original Green Cemetery

GOLD    
Andrea Behling
Madison Magazine
The Next Course

SILVER
Elly Fishman
Milwaukee Magazine
Burger Queen: The Gospel of Valerie Daniels Carter

BRONZE
Preston Schmitt  
On Wisconsin magazine  
Manu Raju: Behind the Scenes on Capitol Hill

GOLD    
Jenna Sachs
Annette Riese
Dave Michuda
Sara Smith
WITI FOX6
Contact 6

SILVER  
Ed Combs
Concealed Carry Magazine         
Shop Class – August/September 2021

BRONZE
Jennifer Rude Klett
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Seasonal garlic brings Wisconsin farm-to-table flavor and a boost for immune systems

GOLD    
Steve Dorchester
Araceli Esparza
Beauxregard Neylon
Yuwei Li
Kelly Saran
Trevor Keller
PBS Wisconsin  
Wisconsin Life: Las Chicas y Chicos de Blossom Street

SILVER
Tobatron
Milwaukee Magazine
How-To Wisconsin

BRONZE
Nicole Xu
Madison Magazine
When Safer at Home Isn’t

GOLD    
Ruthie Hauge
Cap Times
Homeless family receives free birthday camping weekend

SILVER
Isaac Wasserman
Coburn Dukehart
Jim Malewitz
Wisconsin Watch
Something has to be done: Living along Madison’s Starkweather Creek, one of Wisconsin’s most polluted waterways.

GOLD    
Angela Major
Wisconsin Public Radio
George Floyd Was The Catalyst, Now These Wisconsinites Won’t Stop Until There Is Real Change

SILVER
Angela Major
Wisconsin Public Radio
We are thankful we are all in this together: Waukesha unites in wake of tragedy at holiday parade

BRONZE
Lee Matz
Milwaukee Independent
Interfaith prayer vigil held for local community following Waukesha Christmas parade tragedy

GOLD    
Jake Hill
Milwaukee Business Journal      
The Beat Goes On

SILVER  
Ruthie Hauge
Cap Times
Climbers of Color Meetup

BRONZE
Isaac Wasserman
Wisconsin Watch
Changing plans

GOLD    
Angela Major
Wisconsin Public Radio 
Dominant wheelchair basketball teams back in action at UW-Whitewater: They turn out Paralympic athletes like crazy

SILVER
Angela Major
Wisconsin Public Radio
Wisconsin volleyball continues quest for 1st national title

BRONZE
Lee Matz
Milwaukee Independent
Fans show their love for Milwaukee Bucks during massive parade celebrating team’s championship win

GOLD    
Tommy Washbush
Isthmus

SILVER
Mark Kass
Todd Bragstad
Jacqueline Prins
Matt Haesly
Barb Zaferos
Milwaukee Business Journal

GOLD    
Mark Kass
Todd Bragstad
Jacqueline Prins
Matt Haesly
Barb Zaferos
Milwaukee Business Journal
Special Sections – 40 Under 40, Women of Influence, Veterans in Business Awards

GOLD    
Volume One Staff
Volume One magazine

SILVER
Tim Burton
Emily Culp
Carol Shufro
Sarah Frautschi
Madison Magazine   

BRONZE
Julie Nor-Barber
Ashley Duchemin
Shayna Mace
BRAVA Magazine

GOLD    
Danielle Lawry
Mathias Ball
On Wisconsin magazine
Psychedelic Wonder Drugs

SILVER (tie)
Ken Wangler
Dustin Reid
Concealed Carry Magazine
Politics & The Law – July 2021

SILVER (tie)
Tim Burton
Madison Magazine
Star Search

BRONZE (tie)
Shelly Tabor
BizTimes Milwaukee
The Missing Piece – July 19th Issue

BRONZE (tie)
Ann Christianson
Hillary Schave
BRAVA Magazine
January/February 2021

GOLD    
Paul John Higgins
Milwaukee Magazine
Out of Asia

SILVER  
Tim Burton
Madison Magazine
Seeing Stars

BRONZE
Shelly Tabor
BizTimes Media LLC
The Missing Piece Cover Package – July 19th Issue

GOLD    
Jonah Chester
Nate Wegehaupt
WORT 89.9 FM 
Reindahl Park In Limbo

SILVER
Emily Files
WUWM 89.7 FM
Under state pressure, MPS brings some special education students back to classrooms

BRONZE
Jonah Chester
Chali Pittman
Sam Kodzik
WORT 89.9 FM
In 2020, The Madison Police Department Deployed Chemical Weapons in Record Amounts

GOLD    
Danielle Kaeding
Hope Kirwan    
Wisconsin Public Radio 
PFAS Contamination Series

SILVER  
Scott Girard
Briana Reilly
Jessie Opoien
Cap Times
Act 10 Anniversary

BRONZE
Jane Matenaer
Newsradio WTMJ
Girls in Trade

GOLD    
Audrey Nowakowski     
WUWM 89.7 FM
It’s Tangible: George Marshall Clark, Milwaukee’s Only Known Lynching Victim, Now Memorialized With Headstone

SILVER  
Jonah Chester  
WORT 89.9 FM 
On Call With Madison’s Crisis Response Team

GOLD    
Carrie Ann Welsh
WORT 89.9 FM 
Desire Lines: Pet Cemetery

SILVER
Maayan Silver
WUWM 89.7 FM
Milwaukee father-son duo carries on rich tradition of Latin Percussion

BRONZE
Ryan Wollersheim
WORT 89.9 FM
Smiles, High Fives, and Juice Boxes – Southside Raiders Provide Normalcy Amidst Pandemic

GOLD    
Melissa Barclay
Newsradio WTMJ
Hope & Healing Through Ink

SILVER
Emily Files
WUWM 89.7 FM
Milwaukee Area Educators Adjust To Hybrid Teaching

BRONZE
Nate Carlin
WORT 89.9 FM 
To Fight Food Waste, Madison Studies Anaerobic Digester

GOLD    
Melissa Barclay
Newsradio WTMJ
The Singing Vet

SILVER
Bryan Dee
Newsradio WTMJ
Pond Hockey

BRONZE
Maayan Silver
WUWM 89.7 FM
Unicorns, dinosaurs and bears, oh my! One Fox Point home is decked out for the holidays

GOLD    
Melissa Barclay
Newsradio WTMJ
The Rage Room

SILVER
Maayan Silver  
WUWM 89.7 FM              
Wisconsin’s Uli Percussion takes on the art & science of making cowbells

BRONZE
Brad Williams
WIZM-AM
Yesterday in La Crosse–A Big Night on TV, 1965

GOLD    
Stu Levitan
WORT 89.9 FM 
Lords Of The Ring

SILVER
Brad Williams
WIZM-AM
Stick That in Your Hat, Cat!–Brad’s Desk

GOLD    
Lake Effect Staff              
WUWM 89.7 FM
Lake Effect

SILVER
Bridgit Bowden
Shawn Johnson
Brad Kolberg
Karl Christenson
John K. Wilson 
Wisconsin Public Radio 
WPR Reports: Mapped Out

BRONZE
Bryan Polcyn
Amanda St. Hilaire
Jenna Sachs
Dave Michuda
Sara Smith
WITI FOX6
Open Record

GOLD    
WISN 12 News
WISN-TV
Waukesha Parade Tragedy

SILVER
WISN 12 News 
WISN-TV
Bucks In 6: NBA Champs

GOLD    
TMJ4 I-Team
TMJ4 News
EMTs Stretched Thin

SILVER  
WISN 12 News 
WISN-TV             
Waukesha Parade Tragedy

BRONZE
Jim Piwowarczyk
Jessica McBride
Wisconsin Right Now
Water Street Shootings

GOLD    
Amanda St. Hilaire
WITI FOX6

SILVER  
Hillary Mintz
WISN-TV

BRONZE
Jorge Rodas
Spectrum News 1

GOLD    
Dan Molloy
Spectrum News 1

SILVER
Dario Melendez 
Bally Sports Wisconsin

BRONZE
Stephen Watson 
WISN-TV

GOLD    
Amanda St. Hilaire
Dave Michuda
Sara Smith
FOX6 Photojournalist Staff
WITI FOX6
Runaway Relationship

SILVER
Matt Smith
Bob Palmer
WISN-TV
Election Clerk Threats

BRONZE
Bryan Polcyn
Jeff Frings
Dave Michuda
Sara Smith
WITI FOX6
Streetcar Struggles

GOLD    
Zac Schultz
Mike Baron
Ethan Freel
PBS Wisconsin
Autism Education

SILVER
Maryann Lazarski
Scottie Lee Meyers
Darin Malkowski
Justin Migliano
Brian Ewig
Gail Grzybowski
Rick Barrett
Mark Hoffman
Joel Pearish
Milwaukee PBS and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  
America’s Dairyland The Next Generation

BRONZE
Ted Perry
Susanne Barthel
WITI FOX6
Answering the Call

GOLD    
Maryann Lazarski
Justin Migliano
Brian Ewig
Darin Malkowski
Chris Michalski
Milwaukee PBS
My Friend Linkin, the Story Continues

SILVER
Arthur Ircink
Luke Zahm
Nelson Schneider
Dan Peters
Wisconsin Foodie
Washington Island

BRONZE
James Groh
TMJ4 News
My Block: Thurston Woods

GOLD    
Patricia Gomez
Yvonne Sanchez
Erica Drehfal
Chris Michalski
Dorothy McGrath
Joseph M. Sankey
Chris Hays
Bohdan Zachary
Milwaukee PBS
A Day Without Latinos March 2021

SILVER
A.J. Bayatpour
Robby Newell
WKOW-TV
Powering Politics

BRONZE
Shaun Gallagher
Paul Marble
TMJ4 News
Discovering our Roots

GOLD    
Carl Deffenbaugh
Susanne Barthel
Sara Smith
WITI FOX6
Social Media Sensation

SILVER
Mike Baron
Ryan Ward
PBS Wisconsin
Mountain to Mountain

BRONZE
Angelica Sanchez
Kale Zimny
WITI FOX6
FOX6 Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month: Lopez Bakery, Built on Tradition

GOLD    
Maryann Lazarski
Raul Galvan
Darin Malkowski
Scottie Lee Meyers
Tiff Pua
Portia Young
Bohdan Zachary
Milwaukee PBS Team   
Milwaukee PBS
A Symphonic Celebration: The Milwaukee Symphony’s New Home

SILVER
WISN 12 News
WISN-TV
Vaccine Answers

BRONZE
Anthony DaBruzzi
Brandon Millman
Spectrum News 1
Wisconsin Divided: 10 Years of Act 10

GOLD    
WISN 12 News 
WISN-TV             
Rittenhouse Takes The Stand

SILVER
WISN 12 News 
WISN-TV   
12 News At 6:00: Bucks Victory Parade

BRONZE
TMJ4 News Staff
TMJ4 News
Ryder Cup Begins

GOLD    
Bruce Harrison
Ryan Whittaker 
TMJ4
Martha Merrell’s Books

SILVER
A.J. Bayatpour
Robby Newell
WKOW-TV
Marine in Crisis

BRONZE
Bryan Polcyn
Dave Michuda
Sara Smith
FOX6 Photojournalist Staff
WITI FOX6
Rare Disease Red Tape

GOLD    
Maryann Lazarski
Scottie Lee Meyers
Rick Barrett
Darin Malkowski
Mark Hoffman
Justin Migliano
Brian Ewig
Joel Pearish
Milwaukee PBS and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 
America’s Dairyland at the Crossroads

SILVER (tie)
Laurie Gorman
Grant Fenster
James Donovan
Ethan Freel
Emily Julka
Thomas Meyer
PBS Wisconsin
Wisconsin’s Scenic Treasures: Southern Vistas

SILVER (tie)
David Hestad
Lina Soblyte
Michael Eicher
Brian Lorbiecki
Brandon Ribordy
Beauxregard Neylon
PBS Wisconsin
Shipwrecks!

BRONZE
WISN 12 News 
WISN-TV
Project Community: Juneteenth Celebration

GOLD    
Darin Malkowski
Milwaukee PBS
Darin Malkowski – Editing Compilation

SILVER
Justin Migliano
Milwaukee PBS
Real  Estate Developer

BRONZE
Will Kenneally
Ethan Freel
PBS Wisconsin
One Year Since the Blake Shooting in Kenosha

GOLD    
Megan Hart
Alyssa Allemand
David Hyland
Angela Major
Shawn Johnson
Diane Bezucha
Rich Kremer
Jenny Peek
Shamane Mills
Andrea Anderson
Madeline Fox
Hannah Haynes
Hope Kirwan
Rob Mentzer
Rich Kremer
WPR Staff
Wisconsin Public Radio
Waukesha Parade

SILVER
Isiah Holmes
Henry Redman
Wisconsin Examiner
How Kenosha Police reacted to protests after the Jacob Blake shooting

BRONZE
Bruce Murphy
Urban Milwaukee
MKECounty — coverage of Milwaukee County government

GOLD    
John Hughes
Jim Kelsh
Mike Davis
Gary D’Amato
Rob Hernandez
Dennis McCann 
Wisconsin.Golf | Killarney Golf Media   
Wisconsin.Golf

SILVER  
James Kust
James Groh
Jackson Danbeck
Marty Hobe
Mayra Monroy 
TMJ4    
Chasing a Championship: TMJ4’s NBA Finals Coverage

GOLD    
Angela Fitzgerald
Rodney Lambright II
Kelly Saran
Ryan Ward
Amanda Roslansky
Kynala Phillips
PBS Wisconsin  
Why Race Matters

SILVER  
Steven Elbow
Brandon Raygo
Ruthie Hauge
Jason Joyce
Cap Times
A Year of our Lives

BRONZE
Lee Matz
Milwaukee Independent
The visually stunning “Beyond Van Gogh: An Immersive Experience” opens in Milwaukee

GOLD    
Don Ross
Volume One Staff 
Volume One 
VolumeOne.org

SILVER
Milwaukee Independent Staff 
Milwaukee Independent 
milwaukeeindependent.com: An Online Daily News Magazine’s Advertising-Free Website Design

BRONZE
Paul Fanlund
Chelsey Dequaine-Jerabek
Lindsay Christians
Katie Dean
Brandon Raygo
Chris Murphy
Cap Times
captimes.com

GOLD    
David Hyland
Alyssa Allemand
Andrea Anderson
Jenny Peek
John K. Wilson
Angela Major
John Davis
Elizabeth Dohms-Harter
Jonah Beleckis
WPR Staff
Wisconsin Public Radio
WPR.org

SILVER
Robert Chappell
A. David Dahmer
Henry Sanders 
Madison365

BRONZE
Milwaukee Independent Staff 
Milwaukee Independent
An Online Daily News Magazine

GOLD    
Ryan Hendricks
Mia Forslund
Megan Monday
John Vieth
Alyssa Tsagong
PBS Wisconsin
aka Teacher

SILVER
Dave Cieslewicz 
Isthmus 
Citizen Dave

BRONZE
John Pavlovitz
Milwaukee Independent
The political ideologies that people of faith use to weaponize their faith

GOLD    
Anthony DaBruzzi
Hailey Kunz
Madeline Burakoff
Mike Woods
Aly Prouty
Brandon Millman
Spectrum News 1
Wisconsin Divided: 10 Years of Act 10

SILVER
Will Kenneally
Bridgit Bowden
PBS Wisconsin and Wisconsin Public Radio
Gatekeepers of the Criminal Justice System: District Attorney Candidates Dwindle in Wisconsin, Even As Office Grows in Scrutiny

BRONZE
Brad Evans
Amy Smith
WISN.com
Waukesha parade tragedy

GOLD    
Kynala Phillips 
Madison365
Black women are five times as likely to die in childbirth. Here’s what that looks like in Green Bay.

SILVER
Christina Lieffring
UpNorthNews  
The Problem of ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Marinette, and the Solutions That Could Take as Long

BRONZE
Jim Malewitz
Dee J. Hall
Wisconsin Watch
Ancient human remains unearthed at proposed Kohler golf course site in Wisconsin

GOLD    
Christina Van Zelst
Jerry Imig
FOX6 News WITI
Roll Train Back On Track

SILVER
Madeline Burakoff
Spectrum News 1
Still gleaming: Wisconsin’s aluminum Christmas trees shine on, decades later

BRONZE
Henry Redman
Wisconsin Examiner
Madison ballet dances for Afghan refugees

GOLD    
Rich Rovito
Milwaukee Magazine
This Shirt-Shredding Bucks Fan Is Definitely Getting Noticed

SILVER
Robert Chappell
Madison365
Jimmy Banks Stadium? Grassroots effort looks to rename Custer after Milwaukee soccer legend

BRONZE
Rich Rovito
Milwaukee Magazine
How This Wisconsinite Became a World-Class Skydiver

GOLD    
Lauren Anderson
BizTimes Milwaukee
St. Ann Center says it could have to close its doors after losing meal program contract

SILVER
Sean Ryan
Milwaukee Business Journal
INVESTORS ASSEMBLE: 3rd Street Market Hall has diverse group of backers

BRONZE
Arthur Thomas 
BizTimes Milwaukee
Palermo’s suing freezer vendor

GOLD
Robert Chappell
Madison365
Deputies wait 15 hours to take man with broken hip to hospital after altercation with guards

SILVER
Ruth Conniff
Wisconsin Examiner
How a Wisconsin tribe helped launch a MAGA charter school

BRONZE
Phoebe Petrovic
Mario Koran
Jack Kelly
Madeline Fuerstenberg  
Wisconsin Watch and WPR 
Justice Deferred

GOLD    
Peter Cameron
The Badger Project and Wisconsin Watch
Officers fired

SILVER
Isiah Holme
Wisconsin Examiner
Police surveillance

BRONZE
Dan Shafer
The Recombobulation Area
Expanding the Divide: A multi-part series on the proposed expansion of I-94

GOLD    
Reggie Jackson
Milwaukee Independent
Why systematic racism creates a continual struggle for justice in Milwaukee

SILVER
Henry Sanders, Jr
Madison365
With people of color in positions of power, Madison becomes a national model

BRONZE
Jessica McBride 
Wisconsin Right Now
Rittenhouse Trial

GOLD    
Clara Neupert
Jim Malewitz
Coburn Dukehart
Wisconsin Watch
In wake of Wisconsin’s racial justice protests, curfew tickets raise equity and speech questions

SILVER
Larry Sandler
milwaukeemag.com      
How Local School Board Races Turned Partisan, With the Cash to Match

BRONZE
Erik Gunn
Wisconsin Examiner
Where did all the workers go?

GOLD    
Andrew Havranek
Hailey Kunz
Aly Prouty
Kevin Schwaller
Spectrum News 1 Staff
Spectrum News 1
The Kyle Rittenhouse Trial: Week 3

SILVER
Henry Sander
Madison365
Town Hall with Black police chiefs

BRONZE
Rebecca Mennecke
Taylor McCumber
Volume One
Rolling Forward

GOLD
Will Cioci
The Daily Cardinal
For new freshmen, a daunting and exciting fresh start

SILVER
Beck Salgado
Marquette Wire 
Putting questions about COVID-19 vaccines to the test

BRONZE
Cherita Booker
Media Milwaukee
Trauma Throughout History

GOLD    
Cody Barnes      
WRST-FM           
COVID and First Responders

SILVER
Brady Meyer     
WRST-FM   
COVID Impact on Teachers

BRONZE
Jacob Lewis
WRST-FM
Justice Denied Is Justice Delayed

GOLD    
Andrew Amouzou
Maureen Ojiambo
Marquette Wire: MUTV
Covid Long Haulers

SILVER  
John Leuzzi
Jack Connelly   
Marquette Wire: MUTV
COVID Vaccinations

GOLD    
Media Milwaukee staff  
Media Milwaukee – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Back on Campus in a Pandemic: Who We Are Now

SILVER  
Basim Al Marjan  
Media Milwaukee – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Hamlet Tackles COVID

BRONZE
Media Milwaukee staff 
Media Milwaukee – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Workers Say ‘No Thanks’ to Old Assumptions About Work

GOLD
Destiny DeVooght
Media Milwaukee – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Colectivo Unionization Vote Signals Pushback From Workers During Pandemic

SILVER
Benjamin Wells  
Marquette Wire  
Marquette student-athlete removed from team after racial slur video surfaces on social media

BRONZE
Samantha Henschel
The Daily Cardinal
Students fumble resale football tickets

GOLD    
Kate Morton
Curb Magazine
A Watershed Moment

SILVER
Thomas Hoffman
Media Milwaukee – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee Restaurants and Service Workers Face Pandemic Stress

BRONZE
Natallie St. Onge
Marquette Wire
It’s criminal: How Marquette’s languages department is trying to stay afloat amid budget shortfalls and failed support

GOLD    
Victoria Magee
The MATC Times
From heroin to heroine: Alum and former commencement speaker’s life saving decision

SILVER (tie)
Allison Martens
Media Milwaukee – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Small Black Businesses Take on the Pandemic and Emerge Stronger

SILVER (tie)
Maya Fidziukiewicz       
Curb Magazine
Our Own Little Chapel

BRONZE
Kalli Anderson
The Daily Cardinal
Ex-Badger tight end returns to the classroom amidst pandemic

GOLD    
Claire Driscol
Marquette Wire: Journal
Between the Lines: Disabilities & resources

SILVER  
Hunter Turpin
Media Milwaukee – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
The UWM Student Union is Getting a Facelift

BRONZE
Amelia Zollner
The Daily Cardinal
Anti-mask student organization fights university mask mandate

GOLD
Eli Friedman
Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle
Star of David stone found in Kenosha

SILVER        
Julia Abuzzaha
Marquette Wire
University embraces “Lovell Strong”

BRONZE
Felicity Knabenbauer
Royal Purple
Stepping into the past

GOLD
Michael Colt
Media Milwaukee – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
For Chinooks host families, the relationships last longer than a summer

SILVER
Madison Rios
Media Milwaukee – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
The Boxer

BRONZE
John Leuzzi
Marquette Wire 
The new ‘Wild West’ of college athletics

GOLD
Cailyn Schiltz
Natalie Zientek
The Daily Cardinal
Continuously Unsafe: UW admissions puts student sexual assault survivors at risk

SILVER
Cailyn Schiltz    
The Daily Cardinal           
Student tenants inhabit unsafe conditions while property managers profit

BRONZE
Addison Lathers              
The Daily Cardinal
Why isn’t Lakeshore Path lit?

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Alex Garner
Marquette Wire Editorial Board  
Marquette Wire  
EDITORIAL: Marquette failed faculty, staff

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Alex Garner
Marquette Wire Editorial Board 
Marquette Wire 
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Zoe Comerford
Marquette Wire 
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Taylor Wolfram 
The Daily Cardinal
PHOTOS: Wisconsin wins the NCAA Volleyball Championship game

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Collin Nawrock
Isabel Bonebrake
Marquette Wire 
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Ky McCombe
Royal Purple
Warhawks Crush Central College

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Hope Karnopp
The Daily Cardinal
Cardinal Call: Students Getting Scammed Over Digital Football Tickets

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Brady Jager
Media Milwaukee – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Waukesha Community Mourns, Reflects on Parade Tragedy

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Charlotte Ives
Marquette Wire: MUR
Community Books You

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Matthew Frea
WRST-FM
Santa’s Supply Chain

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Nkaujoua Xiong
Media Milwaukee – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Colorful Hmong Traditions Shine at New Year’s Celebration

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Honor Durham
Gaby Vinick
Cole Wozniak
Julia Wiessing
The Daily Cardinal
The Student Dive: Our Impact Episode

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Margaret Tews
Media Milwaukee – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Low Stakes, Big Fun for Campus Volleyball Team

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Brady Meyer
WRST-FM
Oshkosh Student Athletes

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Rashad Alexander
Marquette Wire: MUR
Basketball Academy

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Sophia Madore
On the Record, UW Madison
Do You Dabble?

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Maya Fidziukiewicz
On The Record, UW Madison
More Than A Pierogi

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Lucas Latterell
On the Record, UW Madison
Commander’s Intent

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Grayson Sewell 
Media Milwaukee – UW-Milwaukee
Rittenhouse Trial Verdict Divides Community

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Amalia Liguori-Coneff
John Leuzzi
Marquette Wire: MUTV
Go for Mars

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Seth Herlinger
Media Milwaukee – UW-Milwaukee
Increase in Kia and Hyundai Thefts Hits Milwaukee

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Matt Gotsch      
Media Milwaukee – UW-Milwaukee
Navigating Domestic Violence During the Holidays

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Grayson Sewell
Media Milwaukee – UW-Milwaukee
Bloody Mary Walk Raises Funds for Cedarburg Parks

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Jerome Barnett
The Badger Report
Jewop-a-Cappella

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Kristin Parisi
Tyler Peters
Marquette Wire: MUTV
Women in Sports

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Jamie Winsted
Media Milwaukee – UW-Milwaukee
Referee Shortage Hits Local Sports Games

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Kelsey Tehan
The Badger Report
UW and the NFL Team Up to Prevent Head Injuries

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The Badger Report Staff
Kim Leadholm
Gaby Vinick
The Badger Report UW Madison
The Badger Report newscast for November 19, 2021

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Kaylee Staral
Rashad Alexander
Autumn Hirchert
Mazie Baldus
Sarah Richardson
Vanessa Rivera
Richie Lyons
Marquette Wire: MUTV
Marquette Now, 03/31/2021

BRONZE
The Badger Report Staff
Ben Kenney
Amona Seleh
The Badger Report UW Madison
The Badger Report Newscast December 12, 2021

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Zoe Bockhorst  
UW Madison, Cutting Class Program     
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Kaylin Hart
Media Milwaukee – UW-Milwaukee       
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Alex Rivera Grant
Andrew Amouzou
Natallie St. Onge
Aimee Galaszewski
Mazie Baldus
MUTV Staff       
Marquette Wire: MUTV
Being the Difference: A Town Hall on Diversity and Inclusion

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Jeana Prodhumme
Giselle Martin Gomez
Mount Mary University
MKE Women Today

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Elea Levin
Cailyn Schiltz
Tamia Fowlkes
Curb Magazine
Blackout: The Dark Side of the Drunkest State in America

BRONZE
A Tale of Two Cities Staff
Beatrice Lawrence
Brandon Landsberg
Robin Robinson
Meredith Opie
A Tale Of Two Cities, UW Madison          
A Tale of Two Cities

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Casper Holden
Andrew Haes
Abby Bullard
Miles Schmidt
WRST-FM
WRST.ORG

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The Daily Cardinal Staff
The Daily Cardinal
Dailycardinal.com

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Marquette Wire Staff
Marquette Wire  
Marquettewire.org

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Beatrice Lawrence
Brandon Landsberg
Robin Robinso
Meredith Opie
335 Staff
UW Madison A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities

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Media Milwaukee Staff               
Media Milwaukee – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Media Milwaukee

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Dauntae Green
Royal Purple
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Jeromey Hodson 
Media Milwaukee – UW-Milwaukee
Rittenhouse Closing Arguments

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Brianna Schubert 
Media Milwaukee – UW-Milwaukee       
UWM Struggles to Find Students for Low-Paying Campus Jobs

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Sophia Vento
Lekha Kachoria
The Daily Cardinal
Sen. Ted Cruz event moved off campus due to UW-Madison masking policy, sparking controversy

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Lauren Breunig
Media Milwaukee – UW-Milwaukee
Milwaukee Fights for Representation in a Bitter Redistricting Year

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Emily Prochaska
Media Milwaukee – UW-Milwaukee
Historic Bronzeville Neighborhood Reimagined

BRONZE
Jason Smith
Media Milwaukee – UW-Milwaukee
COVID Through the Eyes of an 80-Year-Old Man

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Jessica Gatzow
Media Milwaukee – UW-Milwaukee
Saving The Planet One Sniff At A Time

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John Leuzzi
Marquette Wire
Basketball programs spread Christmas cheer with Kohl’s shopping spree

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Nicholaus Wiberg
Media Milwaukee – UW-Milwaukee
Hip Hop Chess Club

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John Leuzzi
Marquette Wire 
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Parker Olsen
Royal Purple
Warhawks crush Central College

BRONZE
John Leuzzi
Marquette Wire
From Minnesota to the BIG EAST: Bueckers, Karlen have experienced it all

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Kristin Parisi
Marquette Wire 
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Alex Garner
Marquette Wire: Journal
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Kaylee Staral
Sarah Richardson
Vanessa Rivera
Autumn Hirchert
Marquette Wire: MUTV
Marquette Minute 04/28/21