Boise State Public Radio Wins 15 Idaho Press Club Awards

Boise State Public Radio's newsroom, KBSX, took home 15 Idaho Press Club awards Saturday, including six first-place prizes.

KBSX content was entered in radio, online, and print categories.

Here is a full list of winners.

General News Report – Radio

1. Jessica Robinson – Northwest News Network – “Bergdahl Freed But Scrutinized in 2014”
2. Adam Cotterell – KBSX – “Gay Marriage Fight in Idaho”
3. Samantha Wright – KBSX – “Special Idaho Court a Model in Fight Against Domestic Violence”

Watchdog / Investigative Report – Radio

1. KBSX and Idaho Statesman – In Crisis Series

Serious Feature Report – Radio

1. KBSX – “The Road to Red: How One Political Party Came to Dominate Idaho”
2. Jessica Robinson – Northwest News Network – “Idaho Woman’s Fight For Foster Daughter Reveals A System of Difficult Choices”
3. Adam Cotterell – KBSX – “How One Young Girl Could Change Idaho’s Strict Marijuana Laws”

Honorable Mention -- Adam Cotterell – KBSX – “Counting Homeless Is An Inexact Science”
Light Feature Report – Radio

1. Adam Cotterell – KBSX – “Why Boise Owns a 7 Square-Mile Farm (Hint: It’s for Your Poop)”
2. Frankie Barnhill – KBSX – “Artist Statement: 5 Emerging Boise Artists Making a Splash”
3. Samantha Wright – KBSX – “Tracking Dog Poop, A Sticky Problem in the Boise Foothills”

Honorable Mention -- Jessica Robinson – Northwest News Network – “Founders of the Idaho Creation Museum Urge Visitors to “Think Critically”
Sports Talk Show

1. Frankie Barnhill, KBSX – “Idaho Fish and Game Event Aims to Get More Kids Hooked on Fishing”

Website – General Excellence – Radio

1. KBSX – Boise State Public Radio

Best Multimedia Reporting

1. Katherine Jones – Idaho Statesman – “At Zoo Boise, seeing animals in captivity leads to saving animals in the wild”
2. Emilie Ritter Saunders – KBSX – “Why It’s Tough To Track What Lobbyists Give To Idaho Lawmakers”
3. Scott Stuntz – Teton Valley News – “Everest”

Best Use of Interactivity

1. Chadd Cripe – Idaho Statesman – “Football chats”
2. Nate Poppino – Idaho Statesman – “Election night chats”
3. Emilie Ritter Saunders – KBSX – “Quiz: Do You Know the Difference Between Idaho and Iowa?”

Honorable Mention -- Dani Allsop, Jaynee Nielsen – KTVB – “KTVB High School Sports Polls”
Series – Daily Print

1. Audrey Dutton, Emilie Ritter Saunders – Idaho Statesman & KBSX – “In Crisis: Idaho’s fragmented mental health system”
2. Staff – Idaho-Press Tribune – “Getting from Here to There”
3. Alison Smith – Times-News – “Domestic violence in the Magic Valley”