WHRO Public Media has been honored to win several awards recently. From journalism reports and television documentaries to services provided by our WHRO Education team, we are excited to be recognized.
“WHRO Public Media is committed to delivering outstanding content that enriches and educates our community. We are honored by these awards and nominations,” stated Bert Schmidt, president and CEO of WHRO.
Below is a list of our 2024 Awards.
Online News Association
Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism at WHRO has been named as a finalist for the award below. Awards will be announced on Sept. 20.
Excellence in Social Justice Reporting, Portfolio
Uprooted: How public universities in Virginia and across the nation expanded by displacing Black communities, Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism at WHRO, ProPublica
Public Media Awards
Innovation in Education - Empowering Parents: WHRO's Innovative Approach to Hazing Awareness and Prevention
Performing Arts - Exodus | Homecoming
Radio – Environment - At risk from rising seas, Norfolk plans massive, controversial floodwall
Emmys
Informational/Instructional - Short Form Content:
GreenBeats: Foam Free
Arts/Entertainment - Short Form Content:
Curate 757: Victor Wooten
Diversity/Equity/Inclusion Long Form Content:
Uprooted
YWCA South Hampton Roads
YWCA South Hampton Roads 2024 Laura Etta Davis Titus Transformational Community Leader Award - Barbara Hamm Lee
Chosen for her enduring dedication to truth, transformation, and commitment to promoting equity and anti-racism within her work and her longstanding service to the community.
National Association of Black Journalists
Best Public Affairs Segment:
Another View: Natural Hair - The Crown Act
Public Media Journalists Association
First-Place Award: Best Collaborative Effort - The American Homefront Project
A collection of stories about military mental health that included several stories from WHRO Reporter Steve Walsh and was based on events and people in Hampton Roads.
Virginia Association of Broadcasters
Winner - Outstanding News Series: Norfolk Floodwall by Katherine Hafner
Winner - Outstanding Newscast: WHRO News with Doug Boynton
Runner Up - Best in Investigative Reporting: Norfolk's White Fight: How Shifting Demographics Shaped a Region by Connor Worley & Barry Graham
Telly Awards
Gold
General-Student: Curate U: Nomorama
General-Sustainability: GreenBeats: Foam Free
General-Student: Curate U: Redeemed Art
Silver
General-Music, Dance & Performance: A Swinging Christmas - Live at WHRO
Series-Arts & Culture: Curate 757 Season 8
General-Nature & Wildlife: Curate 757: Pam Ponce
General-Culture & Lifestyle: Curate 757: Will Liverman
Bronze
General-Biography: Curate 757: Mia Guile
General-DEI: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Curate 757: Roberta Lea
General-Biography: Curate 757: Victor Wooten
General-Education & Training: Curate 757: Wynton Marsalis
General-DEI: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Exodus: Homecoming
General-Video Journalism: Historic Community Fights Flooding
Pictures of the Year International
First Place, Documentary Film Category: "Uprooted"
Education Writers Association Awards
Brandi Kellam, Louis Hansen & Gabriel Sandoval of the Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism at WHRO & ProPublica were awarded the Fred M. Hechinger Grand Prize for Distinguished Education Reporting for "Uprooted," which exposed how a university destroyed a Black, middle-class neighborhood.
2024 Paul Tobenkin Memorial Award
Series of stories “Uprooted: An Eminent Domain Documentary" Brandi Kellam, an investigative journalist with the Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism (VCIJ) at WHRO, and Louis Hansen, an editor and investigative journalist at VCIJ.
The Paul Tobenkin Award, named in honor of the late New York Herald Tribune reporter, recognizes outstanding achievements in reporting on racial or religious hatred, intolerance, or discrimination in the United States.
Other contributors to the reporting include former ProPublica research reporter Gabriel Sandoval, Christopher Tyree of Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism at WHRO, and Lisa Riordan Seville and Mauricio Rodríguez Pons, both of ProPublica.
Virginias Associated Press Broadcasters
Radio - Best Continuing News: First Place Katherine Hafner, "Norfolk's Floodwall Plan"
Radio - Best Sports Feature: First Place Connor Worley, "MEAC Makes Mark on HBCU Esports With First Championship Tournament"
2024 National Headliner Award
Third Place - “Uprooted: How Public Universities Expanded by Displacing Black Communities”
Brandi Kellam, Louis Hansen and Gabriel Sandoval
Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism at WHRO