Best Newscast 

• ABC11 Eyewitness News 6pm Newscast 9/27/2024 - WTVD

• Helene hits WNC 6pm news - WLOS

 

Breaking News

• Highway Shooting Suspect Captured, WRAL

• It's that Mountaineer Spirit - WLOS, Justin Berger, Matthew Yates

 

Community Impact

• Hurricane Awareness, WJZY Queen City News

• Overhauling North Carolina's Foster Care System - WRAL, Cristin Severance, Chris Lovingood, Dwayne Myers

 

Consumer/Economic

• Bad Repairman on the Run - WJZY Queen City News, Morgan Frances

• Carolina Impact/Drone Grown - WTVI PBS Charlotte, Jeff Sonier, Marcellus Jones, Doug Stacker, Tim Vaughan

 

Education 

• Carolina Impact / Teacher Housing - WTVI PBS Charlotte, Jeff Sonier, Max Arnall

• Chronicle: State of Education -  WYFF 4, John Hendon, Jennifer Mihalic, Jane Robelot, Jenni Williams

 

Entertainment 

• Greazy Does It, The Greazy Keys Story - WTVI PBS Charlotte, Chris Clark

• Who is that man on the radio? - WSOC, Joe Bruno, DeVan Killingsworth-Wells

 

General News 

• GiGi Was a Hero: Honoring the "Six Triple Eight" - WGHP-TV,  Natalie Wilson, Joshua Nagy

• Teacher Fired After WRAL Investigation - WRAL, Keely Arthur, Jamie Munden, Keith Baker

 

General News by Multimedia Journalist

• Floating, Fighting, Found: Surviving Helene - WXII, Chris Petersen

• Strings, Sweat & Second Chances - WTVI PBS Charlotte, Chris Clark

 

Hard News Feature

• Capture of Dylann Roof - WBTV, Kelsey Graeter, John Carter, Alex Laitala

• Restringing Hope in Appalachia - WGHP, Mckenzie Lewis

 

 

Health/Medicine

• My Grandmother's Story - WJZY Queen City News, Julian Sadur

• Skylar's Historic Ride - WIS, Greg Adaline, John Blashke

 

Investigative 

• Councilman's Criminal History - WJZY Queen City News, Jody Barr

• WIS Investigates: Price of Pursuit - WIS, Cynthia Beasley, Russ Congdon, Maggie Brown, Matt Dreyer

 

Light Feature

• Calendar Girls - WJZY Queen City News, Maureen Wurtz, Mak Kruse

• Hot Springs Reopens - FOX Carolina, Kari Beal, Cody Summerlin

 

Long-Form Interview 

• The Ag Commissioner - WGHP-TV, Bob Buckley 

• The Black Vote in 2025 -  WJZY Queen City News

 

News Special 

• Black History in the Carolinas: A Legacy of Courage - WSOC-TV

• Charleston Church Shooting: 10 Years Later - WBTV,  Kayla Berenson, Jamie Boll, Dedrick Russell, Kym Anderson

 

News Website 

• WBTV - Cassidy Johncox, Luke Tucker, Connor Lomis, Brandy Beard

• WRAL 

 

Original Digital Video

• On the trail: Battleground North Carolina - Spectrum News 1, Rueben Jones

• WXII 12 News Digital Exclusive: In The Fast Lane - WXII 12 News, Serra Sowers, Jeff Amernick, Carrie Hodgin

 

Original Web Reporting

• Threat Under the Floor - FOX Carolina, Amanda Shaw

• What has happened in the 2 years since Moore County - FOX8 WGHP, Emily Mikkelsen

 

Outstanding News Operation 

• WRAL

• WYFF News 4

 

Photography

• Do You See Us Now? - WJZY Queen City News, Jack Anderson

• WNC Damaged Trails Reopening - Spectrum News 1, Tony Watts

 

Podcast 

• Behind The Lens: Covering Hurricanes- WJZY Queen City News

• Covering Hurricane Helene - WRAL, Grace Holland

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Political/Election 

• A Representative's Recovery - Spectrum News 1, Tim Boyum, John Stampf

• FOX Carolina Debates

 

Series 

• 6 months since Hurricane Helene - WYFF News 4, Josh Murphy, Isabelle Marak

• Zoo Filez - WGHP, Jeff Kilduff, Shannon Smith Priddy

 

Social Reform

• The Problems at Holly Hill - WRAL, Heidi Kirk, Sarah Krueger, Carly Haynes, Randall Kerr

• Roger Floyd Remembers George Floyd 5 Years Later - Spectrum News 1, Sydney McCoy, Mark Barger

 

Special Report

• Crossing Borders: Immigration and Division in NC - WRAL, Cristin Severance, Dwayne Myers

• Helene Hits the Carolinas - WSOC-TV

 

Sports Reporting 

• More Cowbell - WJZY Queen City News, Maureen Wurtz, Jenna Pinto

• Skating Through Life - WTVI PBS Charlotte, Chris Clark

 

Sports Special

• Chaos at the Clash - WGHP-TV, Chaos at the Clash, Timmy Hawks, Kevin Connolly, Danny Harnden, Chris Weaver

• Chronicle: Saturdays in the South - WYFF 4, John Hendon, Jennifer Mihalic, Jane Robelot, Jenni Williams

• Road To Victory - WTVD 

 

Use of Social Media

• Helene in the High Country - WRAL, Chris Michaels

• WXII 12 News Best Social Media: Breaking Helene - WXII 12 News, Carrie Hodgin, Chris Petersen, Lindsay Clein, Kenny Beck

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Use of Technology

• AI and Politics - Spectrum News 1, Tim Boyum, John Stampf

• Inside Poe Hall: The Chemicals & where they were found - WRAL, Keely Arthur, Kara Lysle, Shan Zhong