2022 Excellence in Journalism Awardees

GOLD
Dean Robbins
On Wisconsin magazine 
Rethinking Public Sculpture

SILVER
Kyle Nabilcy
Isthmus
Fairchild is having fun

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

GOLD    
Jessica McBride
Jim Piwowarczyk
Wisconsin Right Now      
Douglas Balsewicz case

SILVER
Evan Casey
Deneen Smith
Wisconsin Public Radio
Darrell Brooks Trial Coverage

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

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

SILVER  
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

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

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

SILVER  
Susan Siman
Madison Magazine
One Home, Two Families

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

GOLD
Archer Parquette
Milwaukee Magazine
Of Fleets and Farms

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

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

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

SILVER
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.

BRONZE
Maggie Ginsberg
Madison Magazine
Borderline Solutions

GOLD
Tea Krulos
Milwaukee Magazine
The Last Frame

SILVER
Maggie Ginsberg
Madison Magazine
I’d Rather Be Flying Dogs

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

GOLD
Preston Schmitt
On Wisconsin magazine 
Coach of the Year

SILVER
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.

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

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

SILVER
Bruce Murphy
Urban Milwaukee
Michels, Johnson Are Threats to Democracy

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

GOLD
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

SILVER (tie)
Rich Rovito
Milwaukee Magazine
Wisconsinites Quit Their Jobs in Record Numbers Last Year

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

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

BRONZE (tie)
Zhen Wang
Wisconsin Watch
Long COVID hits Wisconsin businesses, workers

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

SILVER
Dorsey Kindler
Concealed Carry Magazine
“The Predator Project”

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

GOLD    
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

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

BRONZE
Steven Potter   
Isthmus
Created for people of color. Period

GOLD    
Tom Saler
MIlwaukee Journal Sentinel
Historical Perspectives

SILVER
Paul Fanlund
Cap Times
Paul Fanlund

BRONZE
Rob Golub
Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle
Editor’s Desk

GOLD
Phoebe Petrovic
Wisconsin Watch
Abortion rights in Wisconsin

SILVER  
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

BRONZE
Rich Kirchen
Milwaukee Business Journal
Retail showdown

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

SILVER (tie)
Archer Parquette
Milwaukee Magazine     
Bobby

SILVER (tie)
Kurt Stream
Madison Magazine
Before the World Met Chris

BRONZE
Preston Schmitt
On Wisconsin magazine 
Nobody’s Senator but Ours

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

SILVER  
Richard Ely
Isthmus
Giving thanks for FoodShare

BRONZE
Ed Combs
Concealed Carry Magazine
Going Big

GOLD    
Emily Balsley
Isthmus
Summer construction

SILVER
Madeline Vogt
Isthmus
Tenney Park Ice Skating

BRONZE
Kristin Shafel     
Madison Magazine          
Chris Farley

GOLD    
Matt Ludtke
Milwaukee Magazine
The Last Fisherman of Washington Island

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

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

GOLD    
Angela Major    
Wisconsin Public Radio   
Obama Campaigning in Wisconsin

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

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

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

GOLD    
Patrick Stutz
Madison Magazine
Bird Man

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

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

GOLD    
Angela Major    
Wisconsin Public Radio
Wisconsin Building Up Girls Hockey

GOLD    
Tommy Washbush
Isthmus
SummerTimes

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

GOLD    
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

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

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

BRONZE
Tim Burton
Emily Culp
Carol Shufro
Sarah Frautschi
Madison Magazine

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

SILVER  
Shanna Wolf
Melissa Moody
BRAVA Magazine             
May/June 2022

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

GOLD    
Tim Burton
Madison Magazine
Before the World Met Chris

SILVER  
Danielle Lamberson Philipp        
On Wisconsin magazine 
For the Love of Vanilla

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

GOLD    
WUWM Staff    
WUWM
WUWM 2022 Midterm Election Coverage

SILVER
Nate Wegehaupt
WORT FM           
Accountability In Police Shooting of Quadren Wilson

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

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

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

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

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

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

SILVER (tie)
Catherine Garvens
WORT FM
Birders Gather to Raise Funds

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

GOLD    
Joy Powers
WUWM
A Non-Interview With Ron Johnson

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

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

GOLD    
Wisconsin Watch and Wisconsin Public Radio        
Open and Shut

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

BRONZE
Chris Hays
Alexandria Mack
Scottie Lee Meyers
Mariano Avila
Carole Burns
Grant Martin
Milwaukee PBS  Speaking of…

GOLD    
Lake Effect Staff             
WUWM
Lake Effect 12/26/22

SILVER
Lake Effect Staff
WUWM
Lake Effect 12/29/22

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

GOLD    
WISN 12 News
WISN-TV
Off-Duty Officer Shot

SILVER
WISN 12 News
WISN-TV
Waukesha Parade Tragedy Trial Verdict

BRONZE
WISN 12 News
WISN-TV
Plane Crash In Neighborhood

GOLD    
WISN 12 News
WISN-TV
Waukesha Parade Tragedy Trial

SILVER  
CBS 58 News Staff
CBS 58
Brooks Trial

BRONZE
Stephanie Rodriguez
Kyle Vincent
Susanne Barthel
CBS 58
Dog Plane Crash

GOLD    
Hillary Mintz
WISN-TV

SILVER  
Adam Rife
CBS 58

BRONZE
Victor Jacobo
Telemundo Wisconsin

GOLD    
Scott Grodsky
CBS 58

SILVER
Dario Melendez
WISN-TV

BRONZE
Stephanie Sutton
WISN-TV

GOLD    
Tajma Hall
CBS 58 News Staff
CBS 58
Window Select

SILVER
Cassidy Williams
Jade Birch
WITI FOX6
Water Works Staffing Crisis

BRONZE
Nick Bohr
WISN-TV
Tenant Vs. Landlord

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

GOLD    
Ryan Ward
Josh Kappler
PBS Wisconsin
Wisconsin Life: Gameboy Camera

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

BRONZE
Angelica Sanchez
Justin DuBois
Sara Smith
WITI FOX6
Carrying on Traditions

GOLD    
Matt Smith
John Eddy
WISN-TV
WISN 12 UpFront

SILVER
Maryann Lazarski
Scottie Lee Meyers
Darin Malkowski
Milwaukee PBS
10thirtysix

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

GOLD    
FOX6 News Staff
WITI FOX6
You Decide: Spring Election Special

SILVER
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.

BRONZE
Anthony DaBruzzi
Amanda Hague
Brandon Millman
Spectrum News 1
Fighting Fentanyl

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

SILVER (tie)
CBS 58 News Staff          
CBS 58  
CBS 58 News at 5

SILVER (tie)        
FOX6 News Staff
WITI FOX6          
FOX6 WakeUp News: Post-Election Coverage

BRONZE (tie)
FOX6 News Staff
WITI FOX6          
FOX6 News at 9: Darrell Brooks Sentenced

BRONZE (tie)
CBS 58 Morning News Staff        
CBS 58  
CBS 58 Morning News August 4th

GOLD    
Bryan Polcyn
WITI FOX6
That Man Ain’t Did Nothin

SILVER
Bill Walsh
CBS 58
Tosa Turkeys

BRONZE
Bruce Harrison
Andrew Huggins
TMJ4 News
Burrows and Till

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

GOLD    
Ryan Ward
Michael Frank
Josh Kappler
PBS Wisconsin
Wisconsin Life: Sneakerheads

SILVER
Allison Fields
CBS 58
Allison Fields Composite

BRONZE
Paul Marble
TMJ4 News
DNA Doe Project

GOLD    
Erik Gunn
Isiah Holmes
Henry Redman
Wisconsin Examiner

SILVER
Will Cushman
Kristian Knutsen
PBS Wisconsin
Wisconsin’s Covid Condition

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SILVER
Don Ross
Volume One staff
Volume One
VolumeOne.org

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

GOLD    
PBS Wisconsin news staff
Kristian Knutsen
PBS Wisconsin

SILVER
Jeramey Jannene
Dave Reid
Bruce Murphy
Urban Milwaukee

BRONZE
WPR Staff
Wisconsin Public Radio
WPR.org

GOLD    
Dan Shafer
The Recombobulation Area

SILVER
Doug Moe
Madison Magazine
Doug Moe’s Madison

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

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

SILVER
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

BRONZE
Nathan Denzin
Kristian Knutsen
PBS Wisconsin   
Nelsonville Water Woes

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

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

SILVER (tie)
Dan Shafer
The Recombobulation Area
Bird on a Wire

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

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

SILVER
Tea Krulos
Milwaukee Magazine
Wanna Buy a Famous Tugboat?

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

GOLD    
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

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

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

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

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

BRONZE
Spectrum News Staff
Spectrum News 1
Now Hiring

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

GOLD (tie)
Jessica McBride
Jim Piwowarczyk
Wisconsin Right Now
Tim Michels’ Residency Questions

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

BRONZE
Isiah Holmes
Wisconsin Examiner
Complaints mount over conduct of Whitewater PD

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

SILVER
Dan Plutchak
Kaukauna Community News
Kaukauna municipal judge accused of misconduct

BRONZE
Dan Shafer
The Recombobulation Area
2022 Wisconsin State Legislature Election Preview

GOLD    
Ruth Conniff
Wisconsin Examiner

SILVER
Dan Shafer
The Recombobulation Area

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

GOLD    
Mario Koran
Wisconsin Watch
Democracy in Kiel, Wisconsin

SILVER
Robert Chappell
Madison365
Lasting Impacts

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SILVER
Erin Gretzinger
Curb Magazine
Band-Aid on a Bigger Wound

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

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

SILVER  
Allyson Fergot  
Curb Magazine  
Prairie Protectors

BRONZE
Thomas Jilk
The Daily Cardinal
Wisconsin’s changing forests

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

SILVER  
Sofia Rubinson 
Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle
Local chavurah helps Afghan refugees

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

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

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

SILVER (tie)
Nicholaus Wiberg           
Media Milwaukee            
Milwaukee Puerto Ricans Attended Spanish Mass at St. Francis of Assisi

BRONZE
Kimberly Cook  
Marquette Tribune 
Hummingbirds on horizon

GOLD
Parker Olsen
Royal Purple
Pushing the limits: Alum moves mountains

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

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

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

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

BRONZE
Isabella Van Lanen
Media Milwaukee
‘I Had Been Forgotten About’

GOLD
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.

SILVER
Grace Cady
Marquette Tribune
Editorial: Convocation aftermath, opportunity missed

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

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

SILVER
Nicholaus Wiberg
Media Milwaukee
National Foundation for Popular Culture San Juan, Puerto Rico

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

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

GOLD    
Cory Sparks
WRST-FM
Collegiate Wrestler

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

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

GOLD    
Cory Sparks
WRST-FM
Coaching A Winning Mindset

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

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

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

SILVER  
The Daily Cardinal Staff
The Daily Cardinal
The Student Dive

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

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

SILVER  
Cece Stocker     
Media Milwaukee – UW-Milwaukee
Wisconsinites Struggle With Inflation Prices at Grocery Stores

BRONZE
Timothy Littau
TJ Dysart
MUTV   
Demonstrators Turn In Appeals

GOLD    
Cameron Knoll 
Media Milwaukee – UW-Milwaukee
“Dia de los Muertos” Remembers Those Who’ve Passed

SILVER
Cameron Knoll 
Media Milwaukee – UW-Milwaukee
Independent Record Stores Take Milwaukee

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Lauren Krueger
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