The staff of Utah Public Radio received 18 awards at the 2021 Utah Headliners Society of Professional Journalists Awards. You can listen to the award winning stories here:
Best Radio Reporter: Brian Champagne
First Place Radio Multimedia Journalist: Brian Champagne
First Place Radio General News: Brian Champagne
“North Logan Council Votes To Merge With Logan's Fire Department”
First Place Best Podcast: Matthew D. LaPlante and Naomi Ward
Undisciplined: The Devil With The Blue Jeans
First Place Radio Personality Profile: Matilyn Mortensen
“Project Resilience: How Recording Kindness Can Help Build Community Resilience”
First Place Radio Spot News: Mia Fairbanks
“Despite Widespread Vote-By-Mail, Utah Voters Still Show Up To Polls On Election Day”
First Place Radio Military: Ashley Rohde
“Utahns On The Front Line: Families Separated By Duty”
Second Place Radio Military: Harley Barnes
“Utah Veterans Share Ways To Honor The Country THis Fourth Of July”
Second Place Radio Series: Utah Public Radio Staff
Second Place Radio General Feature: Shoshannah Buxbaum
“In The Age-Old Battle Over Public Land, A New Push For Smaller Land Transfers”
Second Place Best Use of Sound: Aimee Van Tatenhove
“Christmas Bird Count: Listening For Owls”
Second Place Radio Spot News: Kailey Foster
“What Does Drive-Up Voting Look Like During Utah's 2020 Primary?”
Second Place Rado Criminal Justice: Matthew LaPlante D. and Naomi Ward
“Undisciplined: Unlocking Nature”
Third Place General Feature: Kailey Foster
“Could Toilet Paper Bring Utah Communities Together?”
Third Place Business/Consumer: Eliza Hardy
“Beyond Plastic Bag Bans: Unintended Consequences, Other Forms Of Waste Reduction”
Third Place Radio Public Affairs/Talk Show: Tom Williams, Matilyn Mortensen, Emily Colby
“Utah Voters And Super Tuesday On Monday's Access Utah”
Third Place Radio COVID-19 Continuing Coverage: Matilyn Mortensen, Kat Webb, Shoshannah Buxbaum
“What Is It Like To Recover From COVID-19 In The ICU? One Patient Shares Their Story”
“Some COVID Patients Just Aren’t Getting Better: A Look At Their Stories”
“Churches Close But Worship Doesn't Stop”
“Virtual Meetings Replace In-Person Celebration During Ramadan”
Honorable Mention Continuing Coverage: Matilyn Mortensen and Eliza Hardy