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Best Newscast

First Place: WTVD – 5PM Newscast April 24, 2024

Second Place: WRAL News @ 4P Nash County Tornado

Breaking News

First Place: WRAL News – Shooting on campus: Tragedy at UNC

Second Place: WSOC-TV – Breaking News: Officers Ambushed

Community Impact

First Place: WSOC – The Rescued

Second Place: WZJY Queen City News – North Carolina’s Radar Gap,

Maureen Wurtz, Jenna Pinto

Consumer/Economic

First Place: Spectrum News 1 NC – In Focus: Neighborhood Wars: HOA’s in NC – Loretta Boniti, Mark Barge

Second Place: FOX Carolina – Breaking down Duke Energy’s Rate Increase

Education

First Place: WRAL – 5 On Your Side: Parents Rights to Access Information – Keely Arthur, Pritchard Strong, Richard Adkins, Emily Walkenhorst

Second Place: WNCN – Never again: Holocaust survivors support new curriculum – Hayley Fixler, Ethan DuVall, David Hattman

Entertainment

First Place: FOX Carolina – Flying Rabbit Adventures – Kari Beal, Edwin Santamaria

Second Place: WNCN-TV – Rehearsal Day at the NC Youth Theatre – Amber Freeman, Jim Dates

General News

First Place: WJZY Queen City News – Blue Ridge Runs Red – Maureen Wurtz, Jenna Pinto, Jack Anderson, Kevin Pinto, Casey Clark

Second Place: WBTV – What Happened to Rena Beamer? – Caroline Hicks, Greg Simpson, Kevin Marlow

General News by Multimedia Journalist

First-Place: Spectrum News 1 NC – ‘Zombie Disease’ in NC – Sarah Rudlang

Second Place: CBS 17 (WNCN) – Car Crashes into Durham Restaurant – Ben Bokun

Hard News Feature

First Place: FOX Carolina – Lights Out – Margaret-Ann Carter, Mindy Cecil

Second Place: WIS – Why Is My Son’s Death a Mystery? – Deric Rush, Russ Congdon, Tiffany Tran-Ozuna

Second Place: WBTV – A Mother’s Nightmare – A Mysterious Death in Mexico – Claire Kopsky, Gregory Simpson

Health-Medicine

First Place: WJZY Queen City News – Ciara’s Story – Maureen Wurtz, Jenna Pinto

Second Place: Spectrum News 1 NC – Blood Donations Save Lives – Britni McDonald, Charlton Wilson

Investigative

First Place: WBTV – The Wild West of Towing – David Hodges, Allison Fields

First Place: WRAL – NC State Pulls out of federal health investigation – Keely Arthur, Pritchard Strong, Richard Adkins

Second Place: FOX Carolina – In the Dark – Catie Bussmann, Grace Runkel

Light Feature

First Place: WTVI PBS Charlotte – Carolina Impact / The Hundred Year Pier – Jeff Sonier, Doug Stacker

Second Place: WGHP TV – Roy’s Folks “Pastor Ralph Sproles Loves his People” – Keith Hale, Chad Tucker

Long-Form Interview

First Place: WSOC-TV – Mark Harris: The Interview – Joe Bruno, Ian Davis-Leonard, Rachel Langlitz Wilson, Andy Nagele, Michael Winn

Second Place: WJZY Queen City News – Black Charlotte in 2024 – Janet Parker, Julian Sadur, Khalif Rhodes, Sarah Smith

Second Place: Spectrum News 1 NC – Hedingham Neighbors 1 year after Mass Shooting – Tim Boyum

News Special

First Place: Spectrum News 1 NC – The Last Whistle – Tim Boyum, John Stampf

Second Place: WRAL – Unsafe: NC Kids Dying from Gun Violence – Cristin Severance, Dwayne Myers, Gilbert Baez, Shan Zhong

News Website

First Place: WRAL

Second Place: WTVD

Original Digital Video

First Place: WXII 12 – Primary Night: It’s All Just Very Political – Carrie Hodgin, Christine Cruz, Kenny Beck, Bill O’Neil, WXII 12 Digital

Second Place: WRAL- 300-mile ‘crosswalk’ along highway moves former addicts –

Ryan Bisesi

Original Web Reporting

First Place: FOX Carolina – Off Track: South Carolina’s Rape Kit Evidence Problem – Amanda Shaw

Second Place: WXII 12 News – WXII 12 Digital: Disaster Unhinged Interactive – Carrie Hodgin, Michael Pardee, Doug Miller, WXII Weather Team, WXII 12 Digital

Outstanding News Operation

First Place: WSOC

Second Place: WJZY

Photography

First Place: WGHP – Memorable stories from North Carolina

First Place: WRAL – The Tar Heel Traveler – Sean Braswell

Second Place: WGHP – Santa on a Trolly – Chris Weaver, Madison Forsey

Podcast (Long)

First Place: WGHP – Mutiny, Murder, and Military on Campus – Michael Hennessey, Kyle Gould, Kevin Daniels, Chris Weaver

Second Place: Spectrum News 1 NC – Tying It Together With Tim Boyum – Tim Boyum

Podcast (Short)

First Place: WRAL – Chilling Details about Disappearing Devens – Grace Holland, Chris Lovingood

Political/Election

First Place: Spectrum News 1 NC – Primary Elections 2024

Second Place: WJZY-TV – Injustice to Voters? – Robin Kanady, Corey Epps

Series

First Place: WRAL – Problems at Poe Hall – Keely Arthur, Pritchard Strong, Richard Adkins

Second Place: Spectrum News 1 – NC Soldier’s Cold Case Sparks Change in Army – Reuben Jones, Kenneth Carrick, Chris Thomas, Jonathan Powell, Romeo Montiel

Social Reform

First Place: Spectrum News 1 NC – Debate Over Women Pastors –

Tim Boyum, John Stampf

Second Place: WJZY Queen City News – Putting the Squeeze on Bigger Passengers – MayCay Beeler, Anthony Shephard

Special Report

First Place: WBTV – Remembering CMPD officer Joshua Eyer – Kelsey Graeter, John Carter, Shevaun Bryan, Alex Giles, Cole Yarborough

Second Place: WJZY Queen City News – Unfinished Business – Jody Barr, Casey Clark

Sports Reporting

First Place: WTVI PBS Charlotte – Carolina Impact/ Ric Flair Returns – Jeff Sonier, Max Arnall

Second Place: Spectrum News 1 NC – N.C. college baseball player makes history – Evan Abramson, Dwayne White

Sports Special

First Place: WRAL – Ghosts in the Stadium – Chris Lea, Cristin Severance,

Heather Leah

Second Place: TopCats: WJZY Queen City News – Unfinished Business Episode 2

Use of Social Media

First Place: FOX8 WGHP – Justyn Melrose, Dolan Reynolds, Emily Mikkelsen, Brayden Stamps, Michaela Ratliff

Second Place: WBTV – Investigative compilation: Social Media – Naomi Kowles

Use of Technology

First Place: WRAL – Exploring the scale of the Israel-Hamas war – Noah Klein, Ashley Rowe, Shan Zhong, Ashley Talley

Second Place: Spectrum News 1 NC – Durham Police Academy: Driving Training – Jenna Rae Gaertner, Mark Barger

2024 RTDNAC Award Winners

Radio winners

Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas