Congrats to the WHRO News team for winning several awards over the weekend at the 2022 Virginias Associated Press Broadcasters (VAPB) Awards. The VAPB is an independent association comprised of local members of The Associated Press, a not-for-profit news cooperative that represents thousands of newspapers and broadcast stations across the United States.

Thirty-seven news organizations in Virginia and West Virginia submitted 587 entries in the contest, which featured news and sports stories from 2021.

WHRO News won five awards:

Sherwood Marker

Best Light Feature:

2nd Place, Jordan Christie won for her story The Legacy of Grace Sherwood, the Alleged ‘Witch of Pungo’.

Best Serious Feature:

2nd Place, Sam Turken (former WHRO reporter) won for his story It’s Coming Quicker Than We Realize: Reckoning With a Future of More Flooding.

Norfolk Flooding

Best Specialty Reporting:

1st Place, Sam Turken (former WHRO reporter) for Sea Level Rise and Environmental Coverage.
2nd Place, Ryan Murphy for coverage of Race in Hampton Roads.

Best Investigative Reporting:

1st Place, Paul Bibeau for his story More Than 400 Law Enforcement Calls Came From a Gloucester Assisted Living Facility. Will It Stay Open?

Congratulations to the entire news team! See all of WHRO’s awards at whro.org/awards.