On Saturday, April 25, the Boise State Public Radio newsroom was awarded 24 Idaho Press Club awards, including 11 first-place prizes.
The Idaho Press Club is an association of media professionals, with a mission to promote excellence in journalism and freedom of information. Idaho entries are judged by a panel of journalists in other states.
A complete list of the Best of 2019 Award Winners can be found here.
General Excellence – Audio
2nd: Samantha Wright – “Legislative Breakdown 2019”
3rd: Gemma Gaudette, Frankie Barnhill, Samantha Wright – “Idaho Matters 2019”
General News Report – Audio
1st: James Dawson – “Lingering Anxiety Persists One Year After Boise Mass Stabbing”
2nd: Madelyn Beck – “Boise Homelessness Case Resonates Across the West”
3rd: Samantha Wright – “U.S. Could Lose Measles Status – How Will Idaho React?”
Election Report – Audio
1st: James Dawson – “Mayor Bieter’s Campaign Fundraiser Directed City Business as Jobs Overlapped”
Spot News Report – Audio
1st: Rachel Cohen – “Idaho Reps, Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Pass Farmworker Legislation”
2nd: Heath Druzin – “Idaho Senator Jim Risch Refuses to Talk About President Trump”
Watchdog / Investigative Report – Audio
1st: Amanda Peacher, Kate Concannon, Frankie Barnhill, James Dawson, Lacey Daley – “LOCKED”
Serious Feature Report – Audio
1st: Madelyn Beck – “Three Mountain West States Don’t Have a Traditional Insanity Defense”
2nd: Madelyn Beck – “Addressing Female Genital Mutilation in the Mountain West”
3rd: Rachel Cohen – “Idaho Tourism Areas Rely On Essential Work-Travel Program”
Light Feature Report – Audio
1st: James Dawson – “Hailey Girl Fights to Bring Women’s Legislation History to the Forefront”
Interview – Audio
1st: Samantha Wright – “This Boise Tattoo Artist is Competing for $100K On Reality Show Ink Master”
2nd: George Prentice – “How to Free An Inmate”
News Talk Show
1st: Gemma Gaudette, Frankie Barnhill, Samantha Wright – “Idaho Matters: Election Coverage”
Sports News Report
1st: Tom Michael – “The Rise of Gravel Riding in Idaho”
2nd: Samantha Wright – “Fall is The Season For Wheelchair Rugby with Boise Bombers”
3rd: Heath Druzin – “Fans Brave Heat for Boise’s Twilight Criterium”
Public Affairs Program – Audio
1st: Gemma Gaudette, Frankie Barnhill, Samantha Wright – “Idaho Matters: Reporter Roundtable and Civil Discourse”
2nd: Samantha Wright – “Legislative Breakdown: Redistricting, a Fractured Legislature, and Sharks! – Season 2, Episode 3”
Use Of Sound – Audio
1st: Samantha Wright – “Catching Idaho Sage Grouse with a Rocket Net”
3rd: Samantha Wright – “Fall is The Season For Wheelchair Rugby with the Boise Bombers”
Reporter Of The Year – Broadcast
2nd: James Dawson – Boise State Public Radio
