| Investigative |
| 1. WBT - "Teacher Child Molestation" - Peter Coombs |
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| Documentary |
| 1. NCNN - "NC Report: Next Generation Hispanics" - Clayton Henkel |
| 2. NCNN - "NC Report: License to Drive" Clayton Henkel |
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| General News |
| 1. WBT - "Water in the Piedmont" - Pete Kaliner |
| 2. WUNC - "Katrina Volunteer" - Leoneda Inge |
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| Series |
| 1. NCNN - "Next Generation Hispanics" - Clayton Henkel |
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| Feature |
| 1. WUNC - "Florida Panthers" - Lorne Matalon |
| 2. WBT - "Ice Cream Man" - Peter Combs |
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| Consumer/Economic |
| 1. NCNN - "The High Cost of Housing" - Clayton Henkel |
| 2. WUNC - "Reverse Migration" - Leoneda Inge |
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| Education |
| 1. WUNC - "Daily Lessons" - Emily Hanford, Debrah George, Alison Jones and Benjamin Shapiro |
| 2. WBT - "Building Schools" - Pete Kaliner |
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| Spot |
| 1. WUNC - "Hurricane Ophelia" - Laura Leslie |
| 2. WUNC - "State Fair Bids" - Laura Leslie |
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| Political (General) |
| 1. WBT - "The Impact of Immigration" - Pete Kaliner |
| 2. NCNN - "Speaker Jim Black Investigation" - Laura Leslie |
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| Political (Election) |
| 1. WUNC - "Voting Machines" - Laura Leslie |
| 2. WUNC - "Canes Tickets" - Laura Leslie |
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| Best Newscast |
| 1. WUNC - June 23, 2006 - 6:60 Newscast |
| 2. NCNN - February 1, 2006 - 7:55 Newscast |
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| Radio News Block |
| 1. WUNC - "One Man's Quest for Truth" - Frank Stasio |
| 2. WUNC - "Ralph Eperson" - Frank Stasio |
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| Sports |
| 1. WUNC - "Disabled Surfer" - Rose Hoban |
| 2. NCNN - "Racing Today" - David Horn |
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| Health/Medicine |
| 1. WUNC - "Grief Counseling" - Rose Hoban |
| 2. WUNC - "Wounded Marines Barracks" - Rusty Jacobs |
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| Best Sportscaster |
| 1. NCNN - Bruce Ferrell |
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| North Carolina Radio Journalist of the Year |
| 1. WBT - Pete Kaliner |
| 2. WUNC - Laura Leslie |