2023 Excellence in Journalism Awardees

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Dominique Paul Noth   
Urban Milwaukee
Revisiting Virginia Woolf in new production

SILVER
Kevin Lynch
Culture Currents (Vernaculars Speak)      
Miguel Zenon builds a bridge from his Puerto Rican soul to the world

BRONZE
Rob Thomas
Cap Times
Bruce Springsteen proves it all night at Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum

GOLD
Kelly Meyerhofer
Rory Linnane    
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
La Crosse chancellor fired for appearing in porn

SILVER
Rob Golub
Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle 
Meyers Leonard speaks, years after antisemitic slur

BRONZE
Journal Sentinel staff
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Providing clarity on the complex machinations of Act 12

GOLD
Samara Kalk Derby  
Wisconsin State Journal 
Save Rudi the pig

SILVER
Vanessa Swales
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  
Milwaukee County Jail in crisis

BRONZE
Jim Owczarski
Ben Steele
Lori Nickel
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 
Giannis Antetokounmpo at 10 years

GOLD
Jeff Oloizia         
Madison Magazine
Is This Just a Drill?

SILVER
Rory Linnane    
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A year at Carmen Northwest: a student death, exodus of teachers and a quashed protest

BRONZE
Stephanie Rodriguez
Mark Cherek
Susanne Barthel
CBS 58
Discovered documents reveal more about Milwaukee County Insane Asylum

GOLD
Emma Waldinger
Madison Magazine
The New America’s Dairyland

SILVER
John Gurda       
Milwaukee Magazine     
Driftless Dreams: When pastoral idealism meets Mother Nature

BRONZE
Preston Schmitt              
On Wisconsin    
Creating the Badger Brand

GOLD
Sarah Lehr  
Wisconsin Public Radio 
The number of older people behind bars is skyrocketing in Wisconsin and across the country

SILVER
Graham Kilmer 
Urban Milwaukee 
On the Front Lines of Overdose Crisis

BRONZE
Chris Ramirez    
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  
Dana Williams was killed by a hit-and-run driver on Fond du Lac. Her sisters want tougher laws

GOLD
Jonah Belekis    
Wisconsin Public Radio
Part of their world: Wisconsin’s ‘Mermaid Echo’ explains the tough work of performing with a tail

SILVER
Samara Kalk Derby
Wisconsin State Journal
‘Running Man’ a constant in Downtown Madison; once 440 pounds, he’s now down to 180

BRONZE
Graham Kilmer 
Urban Milwaukee
Marine Historical Society Launches ‘Little Boat I’ in Lake Michigan

GOLD
Tea Krulos
Milwaukee Magazine
Surfing the Fresh Coast

SILVER
Lori Nickel 
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Feeling the stress, Giannis once almost quit the NBA

BRONZE
Corrinne Hess 
Wisconsin Public Radio  
Wisconsin saw the nation’s steepest decline in football participation. Now some schools are getting creative.

GOLD
John Nichols
Dave Zweifel
Steven Elbow    
Cap Times          
If Republicans cared about free speech, they’d listen to UW students

SILVER
John Nichols
Dave Zweifel
Steven Elbow
Cap Times
Robin Vos proposes the wrong idea at the wrong time for UW

BRONZE
Mike De Sisti
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 
Milwaukee needs a public observation deck so we can all view our amazing skyline

GOLD
Marc Eisen 
Isthmus Community Media
Opportunity Lost

SILVER
Maggie Ginsberg
Madison Magazine Wings Not Strings

BRONZE
Tom Daykin
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
American Family Field public funding

GOLD
Ashley Luthern 
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Deadly domestic violence in Milwaukee County

SILVER
Corrinne Hess   
Wisconsin Public Radio and Wisconsin Watch 
Wisconsin GOP official Gerard Randall questioned over no-bid contracts from Milwaukee Public Schools

BRONZE
Kelly Meyerhofer
Sarah Volpenhein
Frank Vaisvilas 
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Indigenous or pretender? Questions raised about UW-Milwaukee professor who led Native studies institute

GOLD
John Diedrich
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Behind the Gun

SILVER
Corrinne Hess
Ashley Luthern 
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Rape victim says Supreme Court ads about her case are traumatizing and inaccurate

BRONZE
Eric Murphy
Isthmus Community Media
There is no life

GOLD
James E. Causey
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
James Causey columns

SILVER
Tom Saler 
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Historical Perspectives

BRONZE
Emma Waldinger
Madison Magazine
Back of House

GOLD
Caitlin Looby
Frank Vaisvilas
Madeline Heim
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Navigating climate change with Indigenous knowledge

SILVER
Jana Rose Schleis
Cap Times
Net Metering

BRONZE
Erica Krug
Edible Madison
Kernza: A Promising Wondergrain

GOLD
Ashley Luthern 
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
This Milwaukee doctor sees kids shot every week. She wants the gun violence to stop.

SILVER
Steven Walters 
Isthmus Community Media
Teaching an old party new tricks: How Ben Wikler saved the Wisconsin Democratic Party

BRONZE
Sophie Carson  
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
WWII re-enactments draw dozens in Nazi uniforms — and one Jewish educator working to make sure the Holocaust is remembered

GOLD
Margaret Flatley
Madison Magazine
Space Oddity

SILVER
Steve Dorchester
Jill Sisson Quinn
Brandon Ribordy
Brad Kolberg
Kelly Saran
Maureen McCollum
PBS Wisconsin   
A Mother’s Lesson From Rib Mountain

BRONZE
Camille Davis
Isthmus Community Media
Flock Together

GOLD
Glenn Trudel
Maggie Ginsberg
Madison Magazine
The Man Behind ‘The Kiss’

SILVER
Carole Burns
John Unser
Milwaukee PBS 
Milwaukee’s 52nd Juneteenth Celebration

BRONZE
Lee Matz
Milwaukee Independent
Medical Mission to Jordan: The faces of Syrian refugees and their health struggles after years of war

GOLD
Lee Matz 
Milwaukee Independent
Bombs in the night: Why children in Uman are still traumatized by Russia’s missile attack

SILVER
Lee Matz
Milwaukee Independent
The bus is for all of us: Milwaukee County’s 2023 Pride Month kicks off with new MCTS Pride Bus design

BRONZE
Lee Matz
Milwaukee Independent
Governor Evers signs legislation to increase penalties for carjacking and reckless driving in Wisconsin

GOLD
Ruthie Hauge
Cap Times
Juneteenth

SILVER
Lee Matz
Milwaukee Independent
Wisconsin Ukrainians host annual fundraising picnic to support homeland on 500th day of war

BRONZE
Patrick Stutz
Madison Magazine
I Wish I Had a River

GOLD
Dave Radcliffe  
The Freeman
Back-to-back champs

GOLD
Mark Kass
Sari Lesk
Jacqueline Prins
Leah Samol
Barb Zaferos
Milwaukee Business Journal        

SILVER
Tommy Washbush
Hannah Jilk        
Isthmus Community Media
Isthmus SummerTimes 2023

GOLD
Mark Kass
Todd Bragstad
Sari Lesk
Barb Zaferos
Jacqueline Prins
Leah Samol       
Milwaukee Business Journal
40 Under 40, Women of Influence, 40th Anniversary Section

GOLD
Chelsea Mamerow
Susan Evenson
Bianca Cabral
Sophie Yufa
Milwaukee Magazine

SILVER
Tim Burton
Emily Culp
Carol Shufro
Sarah Frautschi Madison Magazine

BRONZE
Julie Barber
Melissa Moody
Shayna Mace    
BRAVA Magazine
May/June 2023, July/August 2023, September/August 2023

GOLD
Robert Colletta
Chris Westin
Don Butler
MKE Lifestyle magazine
Making the Perfect Steak

SILVER
Tim Burton
Madison Magazine
Best of Madison

BRONZE
Chelsea Mamerow
Anna Sorokina 
Milwaukee Magazine
January 2023

GOLD
Danielle Lawry 
On Wisconsin 
Creating the Badger Brand

SILVER
Allison Buchli
Volume One staff 
Volume One
All Aboard!

BRONZE
Tim Burton
Madison Magazine
Like a Complete Unknown

GOLD
620 WTMJ News Team 
620 WTMJ 
Milwaukee Brewers Stadium Deal

SILVER
620 WTMJ News Team 
620 WTMJ
Officer Peter Jerving Tragedy

BRONZE
Vince Vitrano    
620 WTMJ
“March for Israel” in Washington D.C. Coverage

GOLD
Salam Fatayer   
Radio Milwaukee
Uniquely Milwaukee: Body Image Series

SILVER
Wisconsin Public Radio and The NEW News Lab  
Home Is Here

BRONZE
Steve Scaffidi
Brandon Sneide 
620 WTMJ
Salute to Service 2023

GOLD
Adam Roberts
620 WTMJ          
Milwaukee’s Streetcar: A Critical Crossroads

SILVER
Teran Powell 
WUWM 
Teachers want an expanded Black History curriculum, but some conservatives want to dictate the type

BRONZE
Clinical & Translational Science Institute of Southeast Wisconsin (Medical College of Wisconsin)
Bryan B. Belmer
Dr. Reza Shaker
Dr. Doriel Ward
WMSE 91.7 FM 
CTSI Discovery Radio (Episode #110) – The BRAVE Program: Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment for Military Veterans & First Responders

GOLD
Sam Woods       
WUWM
‘Do For Self’: Black Cross Nurses in Milwaukee

SILVER
Clinical & Translational Science Institute of Southeast Wisconsin (Medical College of Wisconsin)
Bryan B. Belmer
Dr. Reza Shaker
Dr. Doriel Ward
WMSE 91.7 FM 
CTSI Discovery Radio (Episode #111) – Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease & Project Bubaloo

BRONZE
Dusty Weis
Will Henry
Podcamp Media Lead Balloon Ep. 43 – Brands Don’t Have the Rizz: Appropriating Gen Z Slang Is Falling Flat in Social Media Marketing

GOLD
Hope Kirwan     
Wisconsin Public Radio
Flood-control dams in Driftless Area failed after catastrophic rain. Some residents say a new approach is needed.

SILVER
Erik Bilstad
620 WTMJ
West Bend Parents Raise Awareness of Wisconsin’s Drunk Driving Problem

BRONZE
Eddie Morales  
WUWM
Wisconsin launches Narcan vending machines to reduce overdoses

GOLD
Gaby Vinick
Wisconsin Public Radio  
‘I can express myself here’: Girls Rock Camp Madison builds community through music

SILVER
Jess Miller
WORT 89.9 FM 
At 93, Joe Silverberg Is Still Sailing

BRONZE
Erik Bilstad
620 WTMJ
A Partnership with a Purpose: Special Needs Employees Thrive at Dodge County Plant

GOLD
Joy Powers
Lina Tran
WUWM Radio   
Wisconsin farm turns waste into profit by creating electricity from manure

SILVER
Catherine Garvens
WORT 89.9 FM 
Ride Along With the Wisconsin Frog and Toad Survey!

BRONZE
Jane Hampden 
Wisconsin Public Radio
Oldest Lionel Railroad Club chugs along in New Berlin

GOLD
Adam Roberts
620 WTMJ
An Ode to Mailman Mike

SILVER
David Ahrens
Chali Pittman
WORT 89.9 FM 
An Obit Special: People We Lost In 2023

BRONZE
Audrey Nowakowski
WUWM
How Enderis Park neighborhood’s namesake, Dorothy Enderis, shaped Milwaukee Recreation

GOLD
Angela Russell
Madison365 
Black Oxygen: “Greatness should be normal” with Judge Everett Mitchell

SILVER
Dusty Weis
Beatrice Lawrence
Podcamp Media
Lead Balloon Ep. 40 – In Event of Moon Disaster: The Greatest Speech Never Given

BRONZE
Jim Piwowarczyk
Jessica McBride
Jenna Piwowarczyk
Wisconsin Right Now
Ron DeSantis Makes National News

GOLD
Vince Vitrano
Erik Bilstad
Adam Roberts
Debbie Lazaga
Greg Hill
620 WTMJ
Wisconsin’s Morning News

SILVER
Vickie Eiden
Rob McClure
Diego Alegría
David Ahrens
Stu Levitan
Faye Parks
WORT 89.9 FM 
WORT Local News

BRONZE
Joy Powers
Sam Woods
Becky Mortensen
WUWM
Lake Effect Jail Special

GOLD
WISN 12 News
WISN TV 
Parking Garage Collapse

SILVER
Megan Carpenter
Savanna Tomei
Spectrum News 1
Planned Parenthood Resumes Abortions

BRONZE
WISN 12 News
WISN TV   
Milwaukee Police Officer Killed

GOLD
Tim Vetscher
Nicole Buckley
Stacey Alletto
Steve Chamraz
WTMJ-TV
Project: Drive Safer

SILVER
Steven Potter
Zac Schultz
PBS Wisconsin 
How Wisconsin’s budget impacts people and their communities

BRONZE
WISN 12 News  
WISN TV
Toxic Chemical: Apartments Evacuated

GOLD
Mike Curkov 
CBS 58

SILVER
Paulo Alvarado
Telemundo Wisconsin    
Serie especial: La recompensa de un héroe #2

BRONZE
Jenna Rae
TMJ4 NEWS

GOLD
Stephanie Sutton WISN TV    

SILVER
Scott Grodsky
CBS 58  

         BRONZE
Dario Melendez 
WISN TV

GOLD
Daniela Cado
CBS 58  
TikTok Takeover Series

SILVER
James Stratton 
WISN TV
COVID Test Billing Scheme

GOLD
Patricia Gomez
Yvonne Sanchez
Jason Piekarz
Grant Martin
Arlene Giuliani
John Larsheid   
Milwaukee PBS 
Voces de la Frontera – May Day

SILVER
Nathan Denzin 
PBS Wisconsin   
Wisconsin’s wild rice harvest and threats of climate change

BRONZE
Scottie Lee Meyers
Darin Malkowski
Brian Ewig
Jason Piekarz
Erica Drehfal
Chris Michalski 
Milwaukee PBS 
Shakespeare with Veterans

GOLD
Dario Melendez
Jared Fialko
WISN TV
Ash to Smash

SILVER
Patricia Gomez
Yvonne Sanchez
Justin Migliano
Brian Ewig
Erica Drehfal
Jason Piekarz
Milwaukee PBS 
Somos Latinas

BRONZE
Mike Curkov
Cody Bergquist
Jerry Imig
Susanne Barthel
CBS 58  
AI Wrote This Song: Oh, Milwaukee!

GOLD
Jenna Sachs
Tim Primeau
WITI FOX6
Disposal Dilemma

SILVER
Patrick Paolantonio
Jason Hunter
WISN TV
Spinal Cord Injury Hope

BRONZE
Bret Lemoine
Eddie Poser
Sara Smith
WITI FOX6
A Final Wish

GOLD
Paulo Alvarado
Edwin Gonzalez
Telemundo Wisconsin    
UW Milwaukee ayuda en los esfuerzos para limitar la contaminación del agua

SILVER
Susan Kim
Andrew Huggins
Nicole Buckley
TMJ4 News
The Family Behind the Flower Hole

BRONZE
Mike Curkov
Cody Bergquist
Kevin Weis
Randy Engel
Susanne Barthel
CBS 58
Why we are using subtitles more often

GOLD
Matt Smith
Gerron Jordan
John Eddy
Bob Palmer       
WISN TV
UpFront: Inside The Spin Room

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

BRONZE
Alex Corradetti 
CBS 58 News     
Racine and Me

GOLD
Murv Seymour 
PBS Wisconsin   
Wisconsin in Black & White

SILVER
Shannon Sims
Brianna Sitkowski
TMJ4
Beyond the Bullet

BRONZE
Anthony DaBruzzi
Mandy Hague
Brandon Millman
Spectrum News 1
Misunderstood: Stories of Addiction

GOLD
WISN 12 News
WISN TV
GOP Debate in Milwaukee

SILVER
Sara Scheely Johnson
CBS 58 News Staff
CBS 58  
CBS 58 News at 5PM February 7th

BRONZE
FOX6 News Staff
WITI FOX6
FOX6 News at 9

GOLD
Alex Corradetti
Cody Bergquist 
CBS 58 News
Caffeinating with Compassion: Sippie Hippie

SILVER
Bryan Polcyn
Tim Primeau
Eric Litsheim
Sara Smith
Dave Michuda  
WITI FOX6
Immoral Conduct

BRONZE
AJ Bayatpour 
CBS 58  
Bash for Big Al

GOLD
Andy Soth
Grant Fenster
Jon Hornbacher
Charles Barrows
Dale Doebert
Laurie Gorman 
PBS Wisconsin   
Wisconsin Pride

SILVER
Laurie Gorman
Emily Julka
James Donovan
Michael Frank
Ethan Freel
Thomas Meyer 
PBS Wisconsin   
Wisconsin Scenic Treasures: Northwoods

BRONZE
Maryann Lazarski
Scottie Lee Meyers
Darin Malkowski
Justin Migliano
Brian Ewig
Chris Michalski
Thay Yang
Jason Piekarz
Erica Drehfal     
Milwaukee PBS 
A Hallowed Home for Heroes

GOLD
Cody Bergquist
CBS 58  

SILVER
Jerry Imig
CBS 58  

BRONZE
Susanne Barthel
CBS 58  

GOLD
Anthony DaBruzzi
Aly Prouty
Spectrum News 1
‘We have to get back to compromise’: Wisconsin lawmakers pass shared revenue bill on bipartisan votes

SILVER
Ma Vue
Volume One
Blue Ox Music Festival 2023 Recap

BRONZE
Greg Matzek
Dylan Hunter Carter
620 WTMJ
WTMJ EXCLUSIVE: Conversation with Brewers’ Pat Murphy & Matt Arnold

GOLD
Marci Glaus
Mia Forslund
Charles Barrows
John Vieth
PBS Wisconsin   
PBS Wisconsin Education, Early Learning

SILVER
Jon Henkes
Rachel Sanders
Emma Siewert
John Schroeder
WisconsinEye | WisEye.org

BRONZE
620 WTMJ Content Team
620 WTMJ | WTMJ.com

GOLD
Milwaukee Independent Staff
Milwaukee Independent
An Online Daily News Magazine

SILVER
Kristian Knutsen
PBS Wisconsin News Staff 
PBS Wisconsin
pbswisconsin.org/news

BRONZE
Robert Chappell
A. David Dahmer
Henry Sanders
Madison365

GOLD
Rob Thomas
Not that Rob Thomas
“Not That Rob Thomas”

GOLD
Anthony DaBruzzi
Mandy Hague
Brandon Millman
Hailey Kunz
Rachel Ryan
Spectrum News 1
Misunderstood: Stories of Addiction

SILVER
Rachel Sanders
Emma Siewert  
WisconsinEye (WisEye.org)
Social Media Distribution

BRONZE
Jason Smith
Dylan Hunter Carter
Adam Roberts
Wyatt Barmore-Pooley
620 WTMJ
Bayshore Town Center Parking Structure Partially Collapses

GOLD
Gwendolyn Rice
Isthmus Community Media
American Players Theatre reviews

SILVER
Jim Piwowarczyk
Jessica McBride
Wisconsin Right Now     
What is a Woman? Review

GOLD
Shereen Siewert
Wausau Pilot and Review
Wausau considers PFAS cost recovery litigation as debate over safety continues

SILVER
Hannah Ritvo
PBS Wisconsin
Wisconsin and the national battle over access to gender-affirming care for children

BRONZE
Robert Chappell
Omar Waheed  
Madison365 and Blueprint365
Legislative pressure on DEI at UW

GOLD
Maryann Lazarski
Scottie Lee Meyers
Darin Malkowski
Justin Migliano
Brian Ewig
Chris Michalski
Thay Yang
Milwaukee PBS 
The Women Founders

SILVER
Jonmaesha Beltran
Jonah Chester
Pat A. Robinson
Wisconsin Watch and WPR
I-94 widening proposal

BRONZE
Jack Kelly
Matt Mencarini
Phoebe Petrovic
Jacob Resneck
Matthew DeFour
Wisconsin Watch
Supreme Court coverage

GOLD
Bennet Goldstein
Wisconsin Watch
Great Lakes pollution threatens Ojibwe treaty rights to fish

SIVLER
Rich Rovito
Milwaukee Magazine
Inside the Long, Racially Charged Fight for Roller Skating Downtown

BRONZE
Allison Garfield
Cap Times
Madison’s mental health crisis team can’t keep up with its own success

GOLD
Erik Gunn
Wisconsin Examiner
Author explores gratitude’s dark side and how being grateful might still rescue us

SILVER
Rich Rovito
Milwaukee Magazine
Remembering Gerry Howze, Champion of Empowering Girls

GOLD
Lee Matz
Milwaukee Independent
Ithaka: Family-focused documentary about the fight for Julian Assange’s freedom premieres in Milwaukee

SILVER
Lee Matz
Milwaukee Independent
Being Friends of Angels: The Milwaukee nonprofit saving lives and offering hope in Ukraine

BRONZE
Lee Matz
Milwaukee Independent
Acts of Hate: Local family faces lengthy legal battle with neighbors over alleged racial harassment

GOLD
Judith Steininger
Milwaukee Magazine
What Happened When a Wisconsinite Was Bitten By a Rattlesnake

SILVER
Erik Gunn
Wisconsin Examiner
A Madison chef and his crew fix a thanksgiving meal for those who might go hungry without it

BRONZE
Lee Matz
Milwaukee Independent
John Gurda’s Milwaukee: New book transforms iconic bus tours into self-guided adventure of discovery

GOLD
Rich Rovito
Milwaukee Magazine     
Four Women’s Basketball Stars Inspiring a New Generation

SILVER
Rich Rovito
Milwaukee Magazine
Many of the Bucks’ Off-the-Court Stars Will Be Part of the NBA All-Star Festivities

BRONZE
Dylan Hunter Carter
620 WTMJ
Milwaukee Bucks Emulate Winning Culture from Coach Budenholzer’s Spurs History

GOLD
Ruth Conniff
Wisconsin Examiner
Wisconsin is a major front in the war on U.S. Democracy

SILVER
Angela Lang
The Recombobulation Area
Black voters in Milwaukee might not be as big on Biden right now. But we need to reframe our thinking of electoral politics in 2024.

BRONZE
Lee Matz
Milwaukee Independent
Irpin is not forgotten: Residents thank Milwaukee Independent for reporting on their “Hero City”

GOLD
Zhen Wang
Wisconsin Watch
Milwaukee Tool labor practices

SILVER
Omar Waheed  
Blueprint365 (a publication of 365 Media Foundation)
Madison Metro tells people with disabilities to just take paratransit; riders say it’s not that simple

BRONZE
Shereen Siewert
Wausau Pilot and Review
Business of the Week

GOLD
Baylor Spears   
Wisconsin Examiner
Former Hope Christian School employees discuss concerns about staffing safety

SILVER
Robert Chappell
Madison365       
Madison Indigenous arts leader, activist revealed as white

BROZNE
Peter Cameron 
The Badger Project
Oath Keepers in Wisconsin

GOLD
Farrah Anderson
Wisconsin Watch
Toxic Rentals

SILVER
Ruth Conniff
Wisconsin Examiner
Mother and son hit in police high speed chase have questions

BRONZE
Jessica McBride
Jim Piwowarczyk
Wisconsin Right Now
Open Records Battle Reveals Problems in DOJ’s Crime Victim Office

GOLD
Doug Moe
Madison Magazine
Doug Moe’s Madison

SILVER
Dan Shafer
The Recombobulation Area

BRONZE
Ruth Conniff
Wisconsin Examiner

GOLD
Philip Rocco
The Recombobulation Area
The legislative battle over Act 12

SILVER
Shereen Siewert
Wausau Pilot and Review
“Unacceptable cancer risk:” New DHS assessment makes immediate recommendations for contaminated Wausau park

BRONZE
Lee Matz
Milwaukee Independent
Milwaukee and Ukrainian volunteers help refugee children and injured heroes cope with survival

GOLD
Erik Gunn
Wisconsin Examiner
An anthropologist comes to terms with a child born different

SILVER
Rich Rovito
Milwaukee Magazine
Milwaukee Art Museum Is Honoring the Legacy of Lois Ehlert

BRONZE
Ryan Hendricks
Mia Forslund
Megan Monday
PBS Wisconsin
Klassik (part of the “Re/sound” collection)

(no places awarded)

GOLD
Rachel Hale 
Curb Magazine
Buzzer-Beater

SILVER
Celia Hiorns
The Badger Herald 
‘Addiction is the opposite of connection’: Strong resource networks guide recovery efforts in Wisconsin

GOLD
Maddox Durst 
The Badger Herald 
‘Profit off of play’: Evolution of NIL impacts all universities today, including UW

SILVER
Caitlyn Halfon
The Daily Cardinal
WSUM 91.7 FM: The radio station that could

BRONZE
Emma Conway
Curb Magazine  
Harvest the Sun

GOLD
Cat Carroll
The Badger Herald
Open Seat Food Pantry demand reveals food insecurity on campus

SILVER
Gavin Escott
The Daily Cardinal
Act 10 took their rights away. They’re fighting to get them back

BRONZE
Ava Menkes
Anna Kleiber
The Daily Cardinal
In Wisconsin, campus organizers fueled liberals’ Supreme Court victory

GOLD
Ellie Batten
BizTimes Milwaukee
Why and how employers should increase neurodiversity in their workplace

SILVER
Cate Schiller
The Daily Cardinal
Slow Food UW: ‘A place for everyone’

BRONZE
Claire Biegalski 
Curb Magazine  
Sip on Sustainability

GOLD
Matthew Neschis
The Daily Cardinal
Converting at the charity stripe: Former Badger gives back through basketball

SILVER
Justin Alpert      
The Daily Cardinal
Maddie Schwartz has done it all for Wisconsin, but now she doesn’t have to

BRONZE
Krissy Birdsall
The Badger Herald 
Women’s Basketball: What to expect from Moseley’s team in 2023-24 campaign

GOLD
Liam Beran
The Daily Cardinal
Facing budget shortfalls, UW System president privately suggested chancellors ‘shift away’ from liberal arts programs at low-income campuses

SILVER
Cormac LaLiberte
The Daily Cardinal
UW-Madison students enrolled in data monitoring experiment without ability to opt out

BRONZE
Sanjeev Anand 
The Daily Cardinal
Damaged wheelchairs, delayed rides: Accessible transit an ongoing challenge at UW-Madison

GOLD
Annika Bereny  
The Daily Cardinal
Who’s actually being helped by conference realignment?

SILVER
Maggie Degnan
Elise Fjelstad
Celia Hiorns
Janani Sundar
The Badger Herald 
The Badger Herald Editorial Board: The bounds of free speech

BRONZE
Celia Hiorns
The Badger Herald
First Amendment discourses must supersede ideology

GOLD
Sara Stanislawski            
Curb Magazine  
Into the Woods: Connect with the state’s natural landscape through the Japanese practice of Shinrin-Yoku

SILVER
Anna Gipple
Media Milwaukee
Deckhand Working on the Scalloper Legacy

BRONZE
Soren Goldsmith
The Badger Herald 
Badgers stun No. 3 Marquette, claim third straight victory over Golden Eagles

GOLD
Cameron Schneider
Cora Spychalla 
The Daily Cardinal
PHOTOS: B-Side Records – A small business with an impactful history

SILVER
Drake White-Bergey
The Daily Cardinal 
UW-Madison students protest outside chancellor’s office, march on campus as backlash over racist video grows

BRONZE
Drake White-Bergey
MK Denton
The Daily Cardinal
Students celebrate Black joy, ‘take up space’ in second rally against UW’s response to racist video

GOLD (TIE)
Isabella Van Lanen
Media Milwaukee
When Dreams Set Sail

Graham Thomas
Media Milwaukee
Protesters Criticize Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for War Coverage

SILVER
Gavin Escott
Heewone Lim
Gabriella Hartlaub
Anna Kleiber
The Daily Cardinal
Blk Pwr Coalition Outlines Next Goals for Semester, Conversations With University

GOLD
Macie Hanson 
Media Milwaukee
Pro-Palestine Protest Interrupts Third Ward Tree-Lighting Ceremony

SILVER
Anna Oleniczak
Media Milwaukee
How the East Side Supports the Milwaukee Women’s Center

BROZNE
Isabella Van Lanen
Media Milwaukee
The Lay of the Land

GOLD
Rohan Chakravarthi
The Daily Cardinal
Deep Dive with Former Badgers DB Justin Clark

GOLD
The Daily Cardinal 
The Student Dive

SILVER
Grace Pagel
Media Milwaukee
Breaking the Bank: Unpacking Gen Z’s Financial Insecurity

BRONZE
Olivia Weiss
Media Milwaukee
Debut Album Explores Love, Relationships, Mental Health

GOLD
Mackenzie Krueger
Brian Kohr
Haley Wichman
Media Milwaukee
Life in the Massachusetts Fishing Culture

GOLD
Maddie Heimsch
Media Milwaukee
Milwaukee Celebrates “Frozen Custard Culture” and its Long History

SILVER
Brian Kohr
Media Milwaukee
Beyond the Barricades

GOLD
Dominique Hamilton
Media Milwaukee
Milwaukee’s Very Own Adult Ice Hockey League Teaches the Sport at Any Age

GOLD
Cameron Knoll 
Media Milwaukee
The Northwoods Beast: The Hodag

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Maddie Heimsch
Media Milwaukee
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Samantha Calderon
Media Milwaukee
Public Hearing

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JAMS Immersion Class 
Media Milwaukee 
Beyond the Barricades

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JAMS Immersion Class 
Media Milwaukee
The Real Catch

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The Daily Cardinal
Cardinal Call

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The Daily Cardinal
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Brianna Hone
WRST-FM  
WRST.ORG

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Staff of Madison Commons
Madison Commons

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

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Emma Conway
Alexis Bakken
Maria Brunetta
Meisi Li
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Staff of Curb Magazine
Curb Magazine
Curb: Fusion

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Jackson Minshall
Media Milwaukee
Grieving Mothers Pack Meeting

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Margaret Tews 
Media Milwaukee
Maintaining the Oak Leaf Trail and the Parks Budget

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Audrey Thibert 
The Badger Herald
UW students drive campus efforts to reform campus mental health response

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Beckett Callan
Media Milwaukee
Tribal Barricades Change Landscape

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Rachel Hale
The Daily Cardinal
Jewish students found community after the Oct. 7 attacks. But for many, loneliness persists.

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Jane Houseal
Omar Waheed
Ava Wojnowski
Curb Magazine  
Black Gold, Indigenous Water

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Media Milwaukee staff
Media Milwaukee
Doors Open Milwaukee 2023

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Ava Menkes
The Daily Cardinal
‘Each one can reach one’: Challenges, hopes for organic farming in Wisconsin

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Nicholaus Wiberg
Media Milwaukee
In Chicago, Groups Gather to Address Food Justice

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Hallie Claflin
Madison Commons
No longer memorializing problematic figures, some Madison schools rename for better symbolism

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Zoe Jaeger
Madison Commons
Pandemic-era changes to the service industry are working for Madison’s restaurants

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Audrey Thibert 
The Badger Herald 
Despite progress, MENA students see need for further support on UW campus

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Xinlin Jiang
University of Wisconsin-Madison News  
Madison becomes second hometown for international students

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Mike Hall
Madison Commons
A pollinator predicament: How community members are mitigating bumblebee declines in Madison

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Graham Brown 
The Daily Cardinal
Hopping freights with Bob Weir

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Parker Olsen 
Royal Purple      
Wheelchair hoops shoots for success

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Carter Evenson
Media Milwaukee
Wrestling Stars Wow Devoted Wisconsin Fans

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Parker Olsen
Royal Purple
Making a name for himself and his school

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Rachel Hale
Wisconsin Watch 
Moms for Liberty is growing in Wisconsin as critics call them extremists

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Anna Kleiber
Francesca Pica
Ava Menkes
Liam Beran        
The Daily Cardinal
UW System considering deal to freeze DEI positions in exchange for buildings, pay raise approval

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JAMS 500 Class
Media Milwaukee
Echoes of Dissent: A Sterling Hall Bomber Vanishes Into the Night

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Jeffrey Brown  
The Daily Cardinal
On the passing down of knowledge and tradition in college

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Xinlin Jiang
University of Wisconsin-Madison News  
Student Stories: A rookie’s guide to navigating football frenzy