| Best Newscast |
| 1. NCNN - "Hurricane Ophelia" - Jerry Horn, Sept. 14, 2005 |
| 2. WSJS - "Presidential Visit" - Bob Costner, Dec. 5, 2005 |
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| Documentary |
| 1. WUNC - "Seeds of Sustenance and a Harvest of Shame" - Leda Hartman and Deborah George |
| 2. NCNN - "North Carolina Responds" - Bruce Ferrell |
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| General News |
| 1. WUNC - "Katrina Volunteer" - Leoneda Inge |
| 2. WFDD - "Anti-War Rally" - Stephanie Martin |
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| Series |
| 1. WFDD - "North Carolina National Guard at War" - Stephanie Martin |
| 2. NCNN - "Saving the Family Farm" - Clayton Henkel |
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| Special Report |
| Division I |
| 1. NCNN - "News and Views - The Best of 2005" - Chris Fitzsimmons |
| Division II |
| 1. WAGI - "Athlete Denied Eligibility" - Dennis Fowler |
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| Feature |
| Division I |
| 1. WUNC - "Confederate Cemetery Clean-Up" - Leoneda Inge |
| 2. WFDD - "Story Teller" - Jennifer Curry |
| Division II |
| 1. WRHI - "Isabell Jurado" - Steven Stone |
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| Consumer/Economic |
| Division I |
| 1. WFAE - "Hybrid Pros and Cons"- Simone Orendain |
| 2. WUNC - "Short Term Loans" - Laura Leslie |
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| Education |
| Division I |
| 1. WFAE - "American Idol in the Classroom" - Jaime Bedrin |
| 2. WUNC - "New Age Controversy" - Jessica Jones |
| Division II |
| 1. WRHI - "Straight Talk - Superintendent Randy Bridges" - Manning Kimmel |
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| Spot |
| Division I |
| 1. WUNC - "Cross Burning" - Jessica Jones |
| 2. NCNN - "Hurricane Ophelia" |
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| Political (General) |
| Division I |
| 1. WUNC - "Budget Pork" - Laura Leslie |
| Division II |
| 1. NCNN - "State House Speaker Controversy" - Matt Willoughby and Cullen Browder |
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| Political (Election) |
| Division II |
| 1. WRHI - "Rock Hill General Election" - Alan Miller, Manning Kimmel, Mike Crowderr, Bruce Bauman and Carl Gullick |
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| Best Use of Sound |
| Division I |
| 1. WFDD - "Grandma 55" - Kathryn Mobley |
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| Radio News Block |
| Division II |
| 1. WRHI - "The Morning Show" |
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| Sports |
| Division I |
| 1. WUNC - "NASCAR Hall of Fame" - Dave DeWitt |
| 2. WSJS - "Football in the 50s" - Bob Costner |
| Division II |
| 1. WAGI - "Shrine Bowl Preview" |
| 2. WRHI - "Sam Mills - The Passing of an Icon" - Steve Stone |
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| Sports Special |
| Division I |
| 1.WSJS - "A Behavior Code" - Jeffrey Christian Griffin |
| 2. NCNN - "NC High School Football" - Eddie Thomas |
| Division II |
| 1. WRHI - "Sixty Years of High School Football" - Steven Stone and Phil Sarata |
| 2. WAGI - "Road to the State Championship" - Dennis Fowler |
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| Sports Play-by-Play |
| Division II |
| 1.WAGI - Fabian Fuentes |
| 2. WRHI - Steven Stone |
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| Health/Medicine |
| Division I |
| 1. NCNN - "Childhood Obesity" |
| 2. WUNC - "Healing Lodge" - Rose Hoban |
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| Best Web Site |
| 1. WRHI - Phil Sarata |
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| Best Sportscaster |
| Division I |
| 1. NCNN - Bruce Ferrel |
| Division II |
| 1. WRHI - Steven Stone |
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| NC Radio Journalist of the Year |
| 1. WFAE - Jaime Bedrin |
| 2. WUNC - Leoneda Inge |
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| Best Weathercaster |
| Division II |
| 1. WRHI - Jerry Peterson |
