On Saturday, April 27, the Boise State Public Radio news and programming departments brought home 26 Idaho Press Club Awards, including 11 first-place prizes.
You can find the full list of winners here.
General Excellence – Audio
1st Frankie Barnhill – “Wanna Know Idaho (podcast): What’s In the Fire Retardant That’s Dropped On Idaho Wildfires?”
2nd Lacey Daley – “You Know the Place (podcast)”
3rd Samantha Wright – “Legislative Breakdown (podcast)”
General News Report – Audio
1st Amanda Peacher – “Trauma Piles On For Refugees in the Wake of Boise Stabbings, Family Separation”
2nd James Dawson – “3-Year-Old Victim in Boise Stabbing Dies; Suspect Now Faces Murder Charge”
Election Report – Audio
1st Amanda Peacher – “As Idaho And Utah Vote On Medicaid This Fall, Patient Health Options Hang In The Balance”
2nd Matt Guilhem – “In ‘Year of the Woman,’ Idaho Will Have First Female Lt. Governor after November Elections”
3rd James Dawson – “Brad Little Hopes to Chart a Pragmatic Course for Idaho as Governor”
Spot News Report – Audio
1st James Dawson – “Former Idaho Lawmaker Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Multiple Girls”
2nd Matt Guilhem – “Safety ‘A Moot Point’ As Idaho Senate Votes Down Bill To Curb Cellphone Use While Driving”
Watchdog / Investigative Report – Audio
1st James Dawson – “Some Struggle, Others Flee, As Healthcare Gap Persists In Idaho”
Serious Feature Report – Audio
1st Matt Guilhem – “Idaho’s Attempt to Skirt Affordable Care Act Rules Swatted Down By Feds”
2nd Heath Druzin – “Gun Rights Groups Pressure Legislators to Expand Stand Your Ground Rules”
Light Feature Report – Audio
1st James Dawson – “How Did Idaho’s Capital Move From Lewiston to Boise?”
2nd Samantha Wright – “As Used Bookstores in Idaho Close, Library Friends Take up The Slack”
3rd Matt Guilhem – “Architectural Bliss: Visiting Frank Lloyd Wright’s Only Idaho Building”
Interview – Audio
1st Gemma Gaudette, Samantha Wright, Rich Copeland – “Author Kelly Sundberg Talks About Escaping Abuse”
2nd Samantha Wright – “Idaho Matters Goes To Prison: From Cats to Inmate Emotions”
News Talk Show
1ST Samantha Wright, Gemma Gaudette, Rich Copeland – “Idaho Matters: Boise Mass Stabbing Attack”
Sports News Report
2nd Frankie Barnhill – “X Games Qualifier Swells Downtown Boise with Weekend Competition”
Public Affairs Program – Audio
2nd Erik Jones, Andrew Fisher – “I Used to Listen to KBSU: An Origin Story”
Use of Sound – Audio
1st Matt Guilhem – “On First Visit to Idaho, B-17 Flying Fortress ‘Madras Maiden’ Soars”
2nd Frankie Barnhill – “Boise’s New Recycling Program Asks Consumers to Help Solve a Global Problem”
3rd Amanda Peacher – “With Few Protections in Place, Farmland Is Gobbled Up By Subdivisions”
Best Multimedia Reporting
1st James Dawson – “Our Changing Idaho: What Lessons Boise Can Learn From Growth Across the Country”
Photo Package
3rd James Dawson – “Boise Stabbing Vigil”
