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2022 Excellence in Journalism Awardees

PROFESSIONAL WINNERS:

WRITING

Best Critical Review

Lindsay Christians
Cap Times
Theater review: Lively comic melodrama ‘The Rivals’ opens at APT

Kyle Nabilcy
Isthmus
Fairchild is having fun

Dean Robbins
On Wisconsin magazine 
Rethinking Public Sculpture

Best Coverage of a Single News Topic or Event Including Breaking News

Matt Martinez  
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service  
On the South Side, a historic Ukrainian church does what it can to support a country

Evan Casey
Deneen Smith
Wisconsin Public Radio
Darrell Brooks Trial Coverage

Jessica McBride
Jim Piwowarczyk
Wisconsin Right Now      
Douglas Balsewicz case

Best Multi-Story Coverage of a Single Feature Topic or Event

Lee Matz
Oleh Pinta
Yaroslav Zdyrko
Halyna Salapata
Milwaukee Independent
Residents in Bucha and other cities wander the ruins of shattered lives after surviving Russia’s invasion

Bridgit Bowden
Hope Kirwan
Diane Bezucha
Rob Menzter
Maureen McCullom
Shamane Mills  
Wisconsin Public Radio   
2022 Winter COVID Surge Series

UW-Madison J420 students
Wisconsin Watch staff
Wisconsin Watch
Beyond Hunger

Best Long Hard Feature Story

Rob Thomas
Cap Times
Advocates push to restore Fredric March’s name to UW-Madison theater

Susan Siman     
Madison Magazine
One Home, Two Families

Rob Golub
Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle          
At 20, this Interlaken summer camp counselor is a Ukrainian refugee

Best Long Soft Feature Story

Archer Parquette
Milwaukee Magazine
Of Fleets and Farms

Rich Rovito
Milwaukee Magazine     
Calatrava Revisits His Iconic Milwaukee Design, 20+ Years Later

Preston Schmitt
On Wisconsin magazine 
UW Secrets, Mysteries, and Hidden Places

Best Short Hard Feature Story    

Teddy Nykiel
Milwaukee Business Journal
STANDING FIRM — Meet the small Germantown company that just won a $106M verdict against a huge Chinese firm that allegedly used the design of its patented light-up cup holders.

Maggie Ginsberg
Madison Magazine
Borderline Solutions

Henry Redman
Wisconsin Examiner
How to steal an election in 20 nearly impossible and hard to hide steps

Best Short Soft Feature Story

Maggie Ginsberg
Madison Magazine
I’d Rather Be Flying Dogs

Tea Krulos
Milwaukee Magazine
The Last Frame

Hope Kirwan     
Wisconsin Public Radio   
‘Everything is different here’: Afghans living in Wisconsin reflect on 1 year since fleeing their homes

Best Sports Story

Zac Bellman
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
She survived a shark attack on a spring break trip to Florida in 2021. A year later, she won a state swimming championship.

Rich Rovito
Milwaukee Magazine
This Beloved Milwaukee County Parks Golf Course Won’t Reopen

Preston Schmitt
On Wisconsin magazine 
Coach of the Year

Best Single Editorial, Statement of Editorial Position or Opinion

John Nichols
Dave Zweifel
Steven Elbow
Cap Times
Mandela Barnes finished his race with the dignity Ron Johnson has always lacked

John Nichols
Dave Zweifel
Steven Elbow
Cap Times
An insurrectionist running elections? Seems like a bad idea

Bruce Murphy
Urban Milwaukee
Michels, Johnson Are Threats to Democracy

Best Business Story or Series

Cara Spoto
BizTimes Milwaukee       
Foundation for the future: City, businesses confront Sheboygan area’s workforce housing challenges

Rich Rovito
Milwaukee Magazine
Wisconsinites Quit Their Jobs in Record Numbers Last Year

Samara Kalk
Wisconsin State Journal 
Not-so-fine dining behavior restaurateur sees uptick in rude, ‘toxic’ guests, impact on staff service industry/staffing shortages

Mario Koran
Ilana Bar-av
Jim Malewitz
Wisconsin Watch
‘We’ve got to get gaming out of our blood’: Pandemic shock pushes Wisconsin tribes to diversify economy

Zhen Wang
Wisconsin Watch
Long COVID hits Wisconsin businesses, workers

Best Investigative Story or Series

Dorsey Kindler
Concealed Carry Magazine
The Predator Project

Elly Fishman
Milwaukee Magazine     
Descension: Crisis at Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital

Brenda Wintrode
Michelle Theriault Boots
Hope Karnopp  
Wisconsin Watch and Anchorage Daily News        
Flawed Forensics

Best Public Service Story or Series           

Steven Potter   
Isthmus
Created for people of color. Period

Sari Lesk
Milwaukee Business Journal         
THE FLIGHT OF BANKS — An exclusive look at how the closing of more than 23% of Wisconsin’s bank branches since 2009 could affect entrepreneurs’ access to capital

Matt Mencarini
Phoebe Petrovic
Jacob Resneck
Matthew DeFour
Wisconsin Watch
Democracy on the Ballot

Best Column

Paul Fanlund
Cap Times
Paul Fanlund

Tom Saler
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Historical Perspectives

Rob Golub
Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle
Editor’s Desk

Best Explanatory Story or Series

Rich Kirchen
Milwaukee Business Journal
Retail showdown

Phoebe Petrovic
Wisconsin Watch
Abortion rights in Wisconsin

Jenny Peek        
Wisconsin Watch and Wisconsin Public Radio
It doesn’t have to be this way: How expanding paid leave could ease working parent woes, labor crunch

Best Personal Profile

Natalie Yahr
Cap Times
A dying art: Diagnosed with cancer, taxidermy artist Marcia Field built her dream gallery

Kurt Stream
Madison Magazine
Before the World Met Chris

Archer Parquette
Milwaukee Magazine     
Bobby

Preston Schmitt
On Wisconsin magazine 
Nobody’s Senator but Ours

Best Consumer Story or Series   

Ed Combs
Concealed Carry Magazine
Going Big

Richard Ely
Isthmus
Giving thanks for FoodShare

Hope Karnopp
Matt Martinez  
Wisconsin Watch and Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service       
Baby formula crisis in Wisconsin

VISUAL JOURNALISM

Best Illustration, Cartoon or Animation  

Emily Balsley
Isthmus
Summer construction

Madeline Vogt|
Isthmus
Tenney Park Ice Skating

Kristin Shafel     
Madison Magazine          
Chris Farley

Best Photo Essay or Series          

Ruthie Hauge
Cap Times
Learning to slay: A photo essay about Wisconsin’s teen drag queens

Sergi Mykhalchuk
Milwaukee Independent
Images from the frontlines: Sergi Mykhalchuk gathers haunting visual evidence in aftermath of occupation

Matt Ludtke
Milwaukee Magazine
The Last Fisherman of Washington Island

Best News Photograph 

Lee Matz
Milwaukee Independent
Juneteenth 2022: Milwaukee commemorates Federal holiday for Emancipation with 51st annual parade

Lee Matz
Milwaukee Independent
Mahsa Amini: Milwaukee’s Iranian community holds vigil for woman who died in police custody in Iran

Angela Major    
Wisconsin Public Radio   
Obama Campaigning in Wisconsin

Angela Major    
Wisconsin Public Radio   
Some Wisconsin families stick with virtual school

Best Feature Photograph

Patrick Stutz
Madison Magazine
Bird Man

Sergi Mykalchuk             
Milwaukee Independent
Images from the frontlines: Sergi Mykhalchuk photographs the people of Kyiv living daily with war

Angela Major    
Wisconsin Public Radio   
Mariel refugees have built lives in Wisconsin for 42 years, but still long for Cuba

Best Sports Photograph

Angela Major    
Wisconsin Public Radio
Wisconsin Building Up Girls Hockey

NEWSPAPER DESIGN

Best Overall Design        

Tommy Washbush
Isthmus
SummerTimes

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

Best Special Section Design

Mark Kass
Todd Bragstad
Jacqueline Prins
Matt Haesly
Kenny Yoo
Scott Paulus
Milwaukee Business Journal
40 Under 40; Women of Influence and Veterans in Business Special Sections

MAGAZINE DESIGN

Best Overall Design

Melissa Moody
Julie Barber
Jerriann Mullen
Shayna Mace
BRAVA Magazine
May/June 2022, July/August 2022 & September/October 2022

Tim Burton
Emily Culp
Carol Shufro
Sarah Frautschi
Madison Magazine

Chelsea Mamerow
Susan Evenson
Bianca Cabral
Kristin Bowker
Paul John Higgins           
Milwaukee Magazine     

Best Single Cover Design

Shanna Wolf
Melissa Moody
BRAVA Magazine             
May/June 2022

Dustin Reid
Daniel Acker
Ken Wangler
Concealed Carry Magazine
November/December 2022 “Guns in the Media” Cover

Danielle Lawry
Bryce Richter    
On Wisconsin magazine 
Strange Tales and Secret Spaces

Best Single Story or Feature Design

Tim Burton
Madison Magazine
Before the World Met Chris

Nan Bialek
Chris Westin
Don Butler
MKE Lifestyle Magazine 
Gun Violence Crisis

Danielle Lamberson Philipp        
On Wisconsin magazine 
For the Love of Vanilla

AUDIO

Best Coverage of a Single or Ongoing Breaking News Story

Nate Wegehaupt
WORT FM           
Accountability In Police Shooting of Quadren Wilson

WUWM Staff    
WUWM
WUWM 2022 Midterm Election Coverage

Best Series Reporting     

Bridgit Bowden
Hope Kirwan
Rob Menzter
Wisconsin Public Radio
Two Years of COVID Series

Rich Kremer
Wisconsin Public Radio
Fewer Wisconsin high school students are going to college. A hot labor market may be the reason.

Best Long Hard Feature Story     

Salam Fatayer
Erin Bagatta      
Radio Milwaukee             
Living without alcohol in America’s drunkest state

Reid Kamhi
WORT FM
Willy Street Treasure Shop Crash Renews Calls for Action

Emily Files
WUWM
Afghan women who escaped Taliban takeover continue their education at UWM

Best Long Soft Feature Story      

Karl Christensen
Maureen McCollum
Wisconsin Public Radio
Madison musician connects with his heritage and father by archiving Ho-Chunk recordings

Andy Turner
Wisconsin Public Radio
Influential director Michael Schultz on Wisconsin roots, not slowing down

Catherine Garvens
WORT FM
Birders Gather to Raise Funds

Mallory Cheng
WUWM
The story of Milwaukee’s Gertie the Duck and her statue on the Wisconsin Avenue bridge

Best Short Hard Feature Story    

Christine Hatfield            
Wisconsin Public Radio   
We’re just trying to live: Trans youth, families in Wisconsin struggle in contentious political environment

Eddie Morales
WUWM
Milwaukee UFC fighter Montel Jackson talks latest win, community outreach

Teran Powell
WUWM
‘No More Stolen Sisters’ highlights the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls

Best Short Soft Feature Story

Brad Kolberg
Maureen McCollum
Wisconsin Public Radio
Olympic curler Matt Hamilton surprises Sun Prairie boy on backyard rink

Tim Peterson
Wisconsin Public Radio
Why is Mount Horeb the ‘troll capital of the world’?

Teran Powell
WUWM
The Jones-Hill House is part of the fabric of Milwaukee’s Black culture

Best Use of Audio Within a Report

Jonah Chester
WORT FM
Silvesterchlausen rings in the new year with food, drinks and yodeling

Maayan Silver
Kiran Vedula
WUWM
Milwaukee’s Hip Hop DNA is about beats, rhymes and cross-cultural understanding

Lina Tran
WUWM
Milwaukee’s last dine-in Polish restaurant closes

Best Writing in an Audio Story

Brad Williams    
WIZM-AM          
Brad’s Desk “The Kids Lecture the Boomers, Again”

Joy Powers
WUWM
A Non-Interview With Ron Johnson

Lina Tran
WUWM
10 years after DACA’s creation, Dreamers still hang in the balance

Best Original Podcast

Chris Hays 
Alexandria Mack
Scottie Lee Meyers
Mariano Avila

Carole Burns
Grant Martin

Milwaukee PBS 
Speaking of…

Nate Imig
Michail Takach
Radio Milwaukee & Wisconsin LGBTQ History Project         
Be Seen

Wisconsin Watch and Wisconsin Public Radio        
Open and Shut

Best Regularly-Scheduled Audio Program            

Catherine Garvens
WORT FM
Perpetual Notion Machine: A Walk Down the Ice Age Trail

Lake Effect Staff             
WUWM
Lake Effect 12/26/22

Lake Effect Staff
WUWM
Lake Effect 12/29/22

VIDEO

Best Coverage of a Breaking News Story

WISN 12 News
WISN-TV
Off-Duty Officer Shot

WISN 12 News
WISN-TV
Waukesha Parade Tragedy Trial Verdict

WISN 12 News
WISN-TV
Plane Crash In Neighborhood

Best Multi-Day Coverage of an Ongoing Story

CBS 58 News Staff
CBS 58
Brooks Trial

Stephanie Rodriguez
Kyle Vincent
Susanne Barthel
CBS 58
Dog Plane Crash

WISN 12 News
WISN-TV
Waukesha Parade Tragedy Trial

Best Individual Reporting of News

Adam Rife
CBS 58

Victor Jacobo
Telemundo Wisconsin

Hillary Mintz
WISN-TV

Best Individual Reporting of Sports

Scott Grodsky
CBS 58

Dario Melendez
WISN-TV

Stephanie Sutton
WISN-TV

Best Investigative Report or Series          

Tajma Hall
CBS 58 News Staff
CBS 58
Window Select

Nick Bohr
WISN-TV
Tenant Vs. Landlord

Cassidy Williams
Jade Birch
WITI FOX6
Water Works Staffing Crisis

Best Long Hard Feature Story

Murv Seymour
PBS Wisconsin
Redeveloping Madison’s Bayview community with design justice

Josh Robin
Colleen Mckown
Shanel Dawson
Serjio Rios
Brianne Barry
Spectrum News
Gatekeepers of Democracy

A.J. Bayatpour
Robby Newell
WKOW-TV
Flush This, Not That

Best Long Soft Feature Story

Mike Curkov
Dave Wertheimer
Cody Bergquist
Susanne Barthel
Marshall Klein
CBS 58
Deadgar Winter Tribute Show

Scottie Lee Meyers
Darin Malkowski
Brian Ewig
Justin Migliano
Grant Martin
Maryann Lazarski
Milwaukee PBS
Layups and Literacy

Ryan Ward
Josh Kappler
PBS Wisconsin
Wisconsin Life: The Eau Claire Project

Best Short Hard Feature Story

Marisa Wojcik  
PBS Wisconsin   
Voters with disabilities fight to cast ballots in Wisconsin

Alyson Bruner   
Spectrum News 
Milwaukee life coach works to give last chance students an opportunity at success

Kendall Keys
Ryan Casper
WISN-TV
“Final Birthday” Parade

Best Short Soft Feature Story

Ryan Ward
Josh Kappler
PBS Wisconsin
Wisconsin Life: Gameboy Camera

Sarah McGrew
TMJ4 News
Trans Handy Ma’am Share Knowledge on TikTok

Angelica Sanchez
Justin DuBois
Sara Smith
WITI FOX6
Carrying on Traditions

Best Regularly-Scheduled News or Sports Program

Andrew Levinson
Mike Strehlow
CBS 58 News Staff
CBS 58
CBS 58 Sunday Morning

Maryann Lazarski
Scottie Lee Meyers
Darin Malkowski
Milwaukee PBS
10thirtysix

Matt Smith
John Eddy
WISN-TV
WISN 12 UpFront

Best One-Time Special

Patricia Gomez
Yvonne Sanchez
Dorothy McGrath
Erica Drehfal
Jason Piekarz
Grant Martin
Milwaukee PBS
Gabriela Marvan: Folk Art Collective brings Mexican Art to the heart of Wisconsin.

Anthony DaBruzzi
Amanda Hague
Brandon Millman
Spectrum News 1
Fighting Fentanyl

FOX6 News Staff
WITI FOX6
You Decide: Spring Election Special

Best Newscast

CBS 58 Morning News Staff        
CBS 58  
CBS 58 Morning News August 4th

CBS 58 News Staff          
CBS 58  
CBS 58 News at 5

WISN 12 News  
WISN-TV             
12 News At 6:00: Waukesha Parade Trial Sentencing

FOX6 News Staff
WITI FOX6          
FOX6 WakeUp News: Post-Election Coverage

FOX6 News Staff
WITI FOX6          
FOX6 News at 9: Darrell Brooks Sentenced

Best Writing in a Video Story      

Bill Walsh
CBS 58
Tosa Turkeys

Bryan Polcyn
WITI FOX6
That Man Ain’t Did Nothin

Bruce Harrison
Andrew Huggins
TMJ4 News
Burrows and Till

Best Documentary
John Gurda
Claudia Looze
Anders Gurda
Anthony Wood
Milwaukee PBS 
People of the Port: The Story of Milwaukee’s Jones Island

Best Editing

Allison Fields
CBS 58
Allison Fields Composite

Ryan Ward
Michael Frank
Josh Kappler
PBS Wisconsin

Wisconsin Life: Sneakerheads
Paul Marble
TMJ4 News
DNA Doe Project

ONLINE EXCLUSIVELY

Best Online Coverage of News

Will Cushman
Kristian Knutsen
PBS Wisconsin
Wisconsin’s Covid Condition

Erik Gunn
Isiah Holmes
Henry Redman
Wisconsin Examiner

WUWM staff
WUWM 89.7 FM – Milwaukee’s NPR
WUWM.com

Best Online Coverage of Sports

James Kust
Jackson Danbeck
Julia Marshall
Madison Goldbeck
James Groh
TMJ4 News
Road to a Repeat: Following the Bucks’ 2022 Playoff Run

John Hughes
Jim Kelsh
Mike Davis
Gary D’Amato
Rob Hernandez
Megan Augustin
Wisconsin.Golf | Killarney Golf Media

Best Use of Multimedia

Lee Matz
Milwaukee Independent
Sister Norma Pimentel: An impromptu chat with the “Pope’s favorite nun” during a drive to the border

Lee Matz
Milwaukee Independent
A historic reemergence: America’s Black Holocaust Museum welcomes visitors for first time since 2008

Shaun Gallagher
Marty Hobe
Paul Marble
Jeremy Dunk
TMJ4 News
Data shows the pandemic’s deadly impact on children in Wisconsin

Best Website Design      

Milwaukee Independent staff
Milwaukee Independent
milwaukeeindependent.com: Advertising-Free Website Design

Don Ross
Volume One staff
Volume One       
VolumeOne.org

Valeria Navarro Villegas
Michelle Maternowski
WUWM staff
WUWM 89.7 FM – Milwaukee’s NPR
WUWM.com

Best Local News or Feature Website

PBS Wisconsin news staff
Kristian Knutsen
PBS Wisconsin

Jeramey Jannene
Dave Reid
Bruce Murphy
Urban Milwaukee

WPR Staff
Wisconsin Public Radio
WPR.org

Best Blog

Doug Moe
Madison Magazine
Doug Moe’s Madison

Carole Burns
Traci Neuman
Brian Ewig
Chris Hays
Damir Braovac              
Milwaukee PBS
My Wisconsin Backyard Season 2

Dan Shafer
The Recombobulation Area

Best Use of Multi-Platform Reporting     

Nathan Denzin 
Kristian Knutsen
PBS Wisconsin   
Nelsonville Water Woes

Anthony DaBruzzi
Amanda Hague
Maddie Burakoff
Aly Prouty
Hailey Kunz
Brandon Millman
Spectrum News 1
Fighting Fentanyl

James Kust
Jackson Danbeck
Julia Marshall
Madison Goldbeck
TMJ4 News
Darrell Brooks Trial: A true multi-platform approach to the biggest trial of the year

Best Hard Feature Story

Robert Chappell
Madison365
“A cultural shift.” Nonprofits see lasting changes — some subtle, some seismic — coming out of the pandemic

Lee Matz
Milwaukee Independent
An injustice ends after 38 years: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue finally extends into Downtown Milwaukee

Lee Matz
Milwaukee Independent
A Gallery of Heroes: War Memorial Center opens Wisconsin’s first Medal of Honor exhibit

Dan Shafer
The Recombobulation Area
Bird on a Wire

Best Soft Feature Story

Tea Krulos
Milwaukee Magazine
Wanna Buy a Famous Tugboat?

Rich Rovito
Milwaukee Magazine
How Brewers Players Are Helping With Urban Reforestation

Susan Bence     
WUWM 89.7 FM – Milwaukee’s NPR
Sheep, chickens & a funky campground: One small Wisconsin farm’s take on agritourism

Best Sports Story

Rich Rovito
Milwaukee Magazine
What it Was Like to Attend the Bowling World Championship in Tosa

Gary D’Amato
Wisconsin.Golf | Killarney Golf Media       
Lucky to be alive: Steve Stricker fell seriously ill after the Ryder Cup, spent weeks in the hospital and now is on long road to recovery

Justin Steffen
WISN 12 NEWS
What caused Giannis to toss a ladder during a postgame free throw practice

Best Business Story or Series

Andrew Weiland
BizTimes Milwaukee
Intel nearly picked Foxconn site, but chose Ohio instead for massive chip manufacturing complex

Teddy Nykiel
Sean Ryan
Milwaukee Business Journal
Fiserv moving its global HQ to downtown Milwaukee

Spectrum News Staff
Spectrum News 1
Now Hiring

Best Investigative Story or Series

Peter Cameron
The Badger Project
Total number of police in Wisconsin, already at historic lows, continues to drop

A. David Dahmer
Madison365
Is Black art safe at MMoCA? Lilada Gee’s exhibit defaced, and museum officials aren’t talking

Isiah Holmes
Wisconsin Examiner
Complaints mount over conduct of Whitewater PD

Jessica McBride
Jim Piwowarczyk
Wisconsin Right Now
Tim Michels’ Residency Questions

Best Public Service Story or Series

Dan Plutchak
Kaukauna Community News
Kaukauna municipal judge accused of misconduct

Dan Shafer
The Recombobulation Area
2022 Wisconsin State Legislature Election Preview

Jessica McBride
Jim Piwowarczyk
Wisconsin Right Now
Victims’ Families Not Notified About Paroles

Best Column

Reggie Jackson
Milwaukee Independent
Reggie Jackson: How our whitewashed history fuels a path from hate speech to violent mass shootings

Dan Shafer
The Recombobulation Area

Ruth Conniff
Wisconsin Examiner

Best Explanatory Story or Series

Robert Chappell
Madison365
Lasting Impacts

Isiah Holmes
Wisconsin Examiner
Attacks on parole and bail in the 2022 election cycle

Mario Koran
Wisconsin Watch
Democracy in Kiel, Wisconsin

Best Journalistic Use of Social Media to Tell or Enhance a Story  

Andrew Havranek
Hailey Kunz
Aly Prouty
Rachel Ryan
Kevin Schwaller
Spectrum News 1
Darrell Brooks Trial Live Blog

Sarah McGrew
Manny Espino
TMJ4 News
Connecting to new audiences with vertical video

Ma Vue
Sawyer Hoff
McKenna Scherer
Volume One
Twisted Tales of Horror haunted trail

COLLEGIATE WINNERS:

WRITING

Best News Story

Maddie Bergstrom         
The Badger Herald          
Students speak out on misrepresentation in Summer Term photoshoot

Ben Cadigan      
The Badger Herald          
New Chazen exhibition highlights UW’s history of discrimination

Madison Sveum              
Media Milwaukee – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee    
UW System Accessibility Resources Fail to Meet Growing Student Need

Best Long Hard Feature Story     

Audrey Thibert 
The Badger Herald          
Not enough, not yet: UW makes progress on sexual assault response, but shortcomings persist

Erin Gretzinger 
Curb Magazine  
Band-Aid on a Bigger Wound

Carmella D’Acquisto      
Media Milwaukee – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee    
Wisconsin Women Seek Abortions in Neighboring State

Best Long Soft Feature Story      

Allyson Fergot  
Curb Magazine  
Prairie Protectors

Thomas Jilk       
The Daily Cardinal            
Wisconsin’s changing forests

Adrienne Davis 
Media Milwaukee – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee                   
The Forgotten Victim of Jesse Anderson

Best Short Hard Feature Story    

Samantha Benish           
The Daily Cardinal            
Nurses ‘just want to be appreciated’ amidst COVID-19 challenges

Sam Dahm         
Mount Mary University  
The Glass Pantry is Paving the Way for Sustainable Shopping

Sofia Rubinson 
Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle          
Local chavurah helps Afghan refugees

Best Short Soft Feature Story     

Jackson Walker
The Daily Cardinal            
Like he never left: Mike Leckrone returns to showbiz with ‘Moments of Happiness’

Kimberly Cook  
Marquette Tribune          
Hummingbirds on horizon

Basim Al Marjan             
Media Milwaukee – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee    
UWM’s Thespians and Interpreters Continue Collaboration

Nicholaus Wiberg           
Media Milwaukee – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee                   
Milwaukee Puerto Ricans Attended Spanish Mass at St. Francis of Assisi

Best Sports Story

Scott McInerney
The Badger Herald
Human rights issues overshadow Qatar World Cup 2022

Donnie Slusher 
The Daily Cardinal
‘A Band-Aid isn’t gonna heal a broken arm’: The history and role of race in UW athletics

Parker Olsen
Royal Purple
Pushing the limits: Alum moves mountains

Best Investigative Reporting

Cormac LaLiberte
The Daily Cardinal
Why do Native American students make up only .2% of UW-Madison’s student population?

Skyler Chun

Alexandra Garner           
Marquette Tribune
Being a woman at MU: Pay, inequities in academia

Isabella Van Lanen
Media Milwaukee – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee    
‘I Had Been Forgotten About’

Best Editorial or Commentary

Celia Hiorns
The Badger Herald
Tim Michels’ response to Sentinel piece reveals troubling attitudes toward free press

Grace Cady
Marquette Tribune
Editorial: Convocation aftermath, opportunity missed

Rachel Gorman-Cooper
Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle          
Opinion: We fought so hard for equality. We thought we won, and here we are again. We must act.

VISUAL JOURNALISM

Best Still Photograph/Photos     

Taylor Wolfram
The Daily Cardinal            
PHOTOS: Wisconsin beats New Mexico State 66-7

Isabel Bonebrake
Marquette Tribune
Shaka Smart gives the Golden Eagles something to shout about

Nicholaus Wiberg
Media Milwaukee – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee    
National Foundation for Popular Culture San Juan, Puerto Rico

AUDIO

Best News Story Single or Ongoing

Hope Karnopp
Tyler Katzenberger         
The Daily Cardinal            
Cardinal Call: Interstate Plasma To Close Campus-Area Location

Best Feature Story

Andrea Bellart  
Media Milwaukee – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee    
Santas on Wheels Rampage Across Milwaukee

Chandler Brindley           
WRST-FM           
WRCO’s Rockin’ Saturday Nights

Cory Sparks
WRST-FM
Collegiate Wrestler

Best Sports Story

Hope Karnopp
Donnie Slusher 
The Daily Cardinal
Cardinal Call: Where Do The Badgers Go From Here?

Sonia Spitz         
Media Milwaukee – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee    
Faces of UWM: The Swimmer

Cory Sparks
WRST-FM
Coaching A Winning Mindset

Best Original Podcast     

The Daily Cardinal Staff
The Daily Cardinal
The Student Dive

Callie Donavan 
Media Milwaukee – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee    
High School Teachers Help Students Spot Misinformation

Katlyn Garcia
Elizabeth Swiger
Kayla Vega
Anastasha Parry
Giselle Martin Gomez
Mount Mary University
The Underground

VIDEO

Best News Story Single or Ongoing

Samantha Benish
Channel 3000
Divine Nine Garden Plaza unveiled on UW-Madison campus

Cece Stocker     
Media Milwaukee – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee    
Wisconsinites Struggle With Inflation Prices at Grocery Stores

Timothy Littau
TJ Dysart
MUTV   
Demonstrators Turn In Appeals

Best Feature Story
Cameron Knoll 
Media Milwaukee – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee    
“Dia de los Muertos” Remembers Those Who’ve Passed

Cameron Knoll 
Media Milwaukee – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee    
Independent Record Stores Take Milwaukee

Lauren Krueger
Media Milwaukee – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee    
Milwaukee Doulas Work to Lower Maternal and Child Mortality Rates

Best Sports Story

Karsyn Hartsfield
MUTV   
Hidden Talents

Best Newscast  

Julia Abuzzahab
Vanessa Rivera
TJ Dysart
Kaylee Staral
Sarah Richardson
Mazie Baldus
MUTV
Marquette Now

Best Program, Documentary or Special  

Brooke Curry    
Media Milwaukee – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee    
Barby the Book Fairy

Dominique Hamilton     
Media Milwaukee – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee    
Career with a view

TJ Dysart
Kiley Brockway
Timothy Littau
Richie Lyons
Sarah Richardson
Kimberly Cook  
MUTV   
Marquette Journal Show: Life in Color

ONLINE EXCLUSIVELY

Best Use of Multi-Media

Hope Karnopp  
The Daily Cardinal            
Cardinal Call

Media Milwaukee immersion class          
Media Milwaukee – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee                   
Island of Enchantment

Best Website Design

The Daily Cardinal Staff
The Daily Cardinal

Teagan Tolley   
WRST-FM
wrst.org

Best Local News or Feature Website

Nicole Herzog
Matt Blaustein
Mason Braasch
Braden Ross
Curb Magazine Staff
Curb Magazine  
Curb: Pulse

Media Milwaukee staff 
Media Milwaukee – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee    
Media Milwaukee

Josh Stoughton
Royal Purple       
Whitewater community coverage

Best Blog

Jeana Prudhomme
Mount Mary University  
Respect Your Mother: Stories of Allyship for Women & Nature

Best News Story

Audrey Thibert 
The Badger Herald
LGBTQ+, GNC community sees bias incident ahead of conservative talk

Charlie Hildebrand
The Daily Cardinal            
‘Harmful and confusing’: UW-Madison community reacts to antisemitic Halloween costume

Cormac LaLiberte
Noe Goldhaber
The Daily Cardinal
Conservative commentator Matt Walsh to speak at UW-Madison about views on gender

Best Hard Feature Story

Will Romano     
The Badger Herald          
‘When I’m sleeping I see everything’: Taliban resurgence in Afghanistan makes its mark on Wisconsin

Callie Donavan 
Media Milwaukee – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee    
The Great Lakes and Climate Change: How Wisconsin Could Become a Climate Refuge

LaBreea Watson
Media Milwaukee – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee    
In America’s Classrooms, Teaching the Truth About Slavery

Best Soft Feature Story 

Rachel Hale       
The Daily Cardinal
No, It’s Just Coffee isn’t Madison’s newest dating app

Cameron Knoll 
Media Milwaukee – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee    
New Record Stores Preserve Customer Loyalty

Nicholaus Wiberg
Media Milwaukee – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee    
Puerto Rico’s Yaucromatic, Pintalto and Casitas de Colores

Best Sports Story            

Will Romano
The Badger Herald
From cobblestone of Pamplona to Madison: Meet Wisconsin men’s soccer’s Iñaki Iribarren

John Leuzzi        
Marquette Wire
Former men’s basketball assistant coach Dwayne Killings being sued by former Marquette player

John Leuzzi
Marquette Wire
The man who made the program relevant again

Best Investigative Reporting

Angelika Ytuarte             
Media Milwaukee – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee                   
Speedy Trial Rights Are a Concern

Best Editorial or Commentary

Fiona Hatch
The Badger Herald
Why pay-what-you-can systems must become the norm in Wisconsin

Anupras Mohapatra      
The Daily Cardinal            
University response to June 14 incidents appalling

Arica Bauer
Media Milwaukee – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee    
Carbon Monoxide Leak Handled Deplorably by UWM Officials

Best Journalistic Use of Social Media to Tell or Enhance a Story

Ben Cadigan
The Badger Herald          
2022 Midterm Election Coverage

The Daily Cardinal Staff
The Daily Cardinal            
Live updates: Citizens gather at Wisconsin Capitol to protest draft opinion repealing Roe v. Wade

The Daily Cardinal Staff
The Daily Cardinal
Live updates: Wisconsin votes in 2022 election

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