The WFPL News staff took home ten first place awards and numerous runner-up and honorable mentions from the Kentucky and Indiana Associated Press Broadcasters. WFPL led in the number of first place honors in Kentucky, including Best Newscast, Best Enterprise Reporting and Best Political Coverage.
“These awards reflect the growing strength and quality of the WFPL newsroom,” says Donovan Reynolds, president of Louisville Public Media. “I congratulate our news team and extend sincere thanks to our WFPL community for supporting independent journalism.”
WFPL competed against noncommercial stations in Kentucky and commercial and noncommercial stations in Indiana.
In Kentucky:
- The news staff won Best Newscast
- The news staff received the Best Political Coverage award for reports on the 2011 Fancy Farm Picnic
- Devin Katayama won the Best Use of Sound award for his audio portrait of the Kentucky State Fair
- Devin Katayama’s State Fair piece also won the Best Light News Feature award
- Graham Shelby received the Best Enterprise Reporting award for his story on the Shakespeare Behind Bars program
- Gabe Bullard won the Best Spot News award for his report on the 2011 Grawemeyer Music Composition Award winner
- Additional honors will be listed at http://ap.org/states/kentucky/
In Indiana:
- Rick Howlett won the Best Reporter award
- Rick Howlett received the Best Feature award for his piece on Kentucky’s bourbon industry
- Devin Katayama’s state fair story won the Best Use of Sound award
- Erica Peterson’s series on coal ash won the Best News Series award
- Phillip M. Bailey’s series on immigrant entrepreneurs took second place for Best News Series
- Erica Peterson’s story about endangered mussels was the runner-up for Best Enterprise Story
For additional information, contact WFPL News Director Gabe Bullard at gbullard@wfpl.org, or (502) 814-6500 or visit wfpl.org.
WFPL is Louisville's NPR News Station and provides local, national and international news to Metro Louisville. It is part of the community-owned and operated not-for-profit Louisville Public Media.