WTIU also received 11 Central Great Lakes Emmy nominations WFIU Public Radio, WTIU Public Television, and Indiana Public Broadcasting News (IPB News) earned 27 awards at the Indiana Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Best in Indiana Journalism Contest on May 2. The awards recognize the most outstanding work of the year in Indiana in print, broadcast, and online journalism. The WFIU-WTIU News team won 23 awards, including five first-place awards for television coverage of children’s issues, television environmental reporting, radio election and campaign coverage, radio sports reporting, and best radio documentary/special for Archiving Airwaves: The Miley Collection. The team also earned nine second-place awards and nine third-place awards. WTIU received one first-place award for its television series Journey Indiana. The program was honored with best features news videography for a story on Alexander Landerman, a modern-day Renaissance artisan whose talents span traditional print press, letterpress, and painting. IPB News received one first-place award for radio continuing coverage, one second-place award for election and campaign coverage, and one third-place award for environmental reporting. IPB News is a collaboration of the state’s nine public media newsrooms and a shared statewide team, which includes journalists from the WFIU/WTIU newsroom.
The Indiana SPJ Chapter also awarded WFIU/WTIU News’s student reporter Isabella Vesperini a $1,000 Scott Uecker College Scholarship for the 2025-26 school year. Vesperini is majoring in journalism at the Indiana University Media School. In addition to the SPJ awards, WTIU recently received 11 Central Great Lakes Emmy nominations. WTIU’s documentary Hoosier Spirits: Distilling in Indiana earned one nomination. Journey Indiana and another WTIU documentary, Major Taylor: Champion of the Race, received five nominations each. The winners will be announced on Saturday, June 21, during the 56th annual Central Great Lakes Emmy Awards gala in Indianapolis. A complete list of SPJ awards and Emmy nominations is available below: Indiana Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Best in Indiana Journalism Contest BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA 2nd Place WFIU/WTIU News Staff BUSINESS OR CONSUMER AFFAIRS REPORTING (OUTSIDE INDIANAPOLIS MARKET – TELEVISION) 3rd Place As lodging fills up for the eclipse, tourists book some less-conventional options Ethan Sandweiss and Devan Ridgway, WFIU/WTIU News CONTINUING COVERAGE (OUTSIDE INDIANAPOLIS MARKET – TELEVISION) 2nd Place Indiana’s Hoosiers celebrate a historic season WTIU News 3rd Place Anti-war protests break out on college campuses, including Indiana University WTIU News COVERAGE OF CHILDREN’S ISSUES (TELEVISION) 1st Place “Better than we could have asked”: Couple shares baby box adoption story Bente Bouthier, WFIU/WTIU News COVERAGE OF GOVERNMENT OR POLITICS (OUTSIDE INDIANAPOLIS MARKET – TELEVISION) 2nd Place At a ‘crossroads’: How the 2024 Election could impact Indiana’s public colleges Aubrey Wright, WFIU/WTIU News CRIMINAL JUSTICE REPORTING (OUTSIDE INDIANAPOLIS MARKET – TELEVISION) 2nd Place A renaissance’: College students in prison qualify for Pell Grants, programs work toward approval Aubrey Wright and Devan Ridgway, WFIU/WTIU News 3rd Place Body cam, radio comms show police targeted student protest leaders Ethan Sandweiss and WTIU News, WFIU/WTIU News EDUCATION COVERAGE (OUTSIDE INDIANAPOLIS MARKET – TELEVISION) 3rd Place School admin left to make sense of ‘Eyes on Education’ portal after its launch Bente Bouthier, WFIU/WTIU News ELECTION AND CAMPAIGN COVERAGE (ALL INDIANA TELEVISION STATIONS) 2nd Place Indiana candidates for governor offer sharply different visions for future of state Brandon Smith and Alan Mbathi, Indiana Public Broadcasting News 3rd Place In Indiana’s reddest districts, rural Dems still put up a fight Ethan Sandweiss, WFIU/WTIU News ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING (OUTSIDE INDIANAPOLIS MARKET – TELEVISION) 1st Place As solar developments continue, land leasers stand to lose the most Clayton Baumgarth and Devan Ridgway, WFIU/WTIU News 2nd Place House bill could weaken remaining protections for Indiana wetlands Ethan Sandweiss and WTIU News, WFIU/WTIU News 3rd Place Indiana aims to make the outdoors more accessible for people with disabilities Rebecca Thiele and Alan Mbathi, Indiana Public Broadcasting News FEATURES NEWS VIDEOGRAPHY (ALL INDIANA TELEVISION STATIONS) 1st Place Journey Indiana – “Pressing Matters” Saddam Abbas Al-Zubaidi, WTIU SPORTS REPORTING (OUTSIDE INDIANAPOLIS MARKET – TELEVISION) 3rd Place ‘Coach Cig’ merchandise celebrates head coach turning IU football around Elyse Perry and Devan Ridgway, WFIU/WTIU News RADIO BEST NEWSCAST 2nd Place Sara Wittmeyer, WFIU/WTIU News RADIO BREAKING NEWS COVERAGE 3rd Place Live coverage: Anti-War protests on IU’s Bloomington campus WFIU/WTIU News RADIO CONTINUING COVERAGE 1st Place Policymakers call for FSSA to pause proposed Medicaid cuts after budget shortfall Families ‘welcome and beg’ for discussion with governor on attendant care issue Family caregivers: FSSA has thrown another ‘11th hour curveball’ in Medicaid program transition Medicaid officials outline forecasting changes, update lawmakers on waitlist progress FSSA says it may not have Medicaid waiver slots for everyone on waitlists, shares more on dashboard Abigail Ruhman, Indiana Public Broadcasting News 2nd Place Anti-war protests break out on college campuses, including Indiana University WFIU News RADIO DOCUMENTARY OR SPECIAL 1st Place Archiving the Airwaves: The Miley Collection Sara Wittmeyer and George Hale, WFIU/WTIU News RADIO ELECTION AND CAMPAIGN 1st Place In Indiana’s reddest districts, rural Dems still put up a fight Ethan Sandweiss, WFIU/WTIU News 2nd Place Why rural voters continue to bet on Donald Trump Clayton Baumgarth, WFIU/WTIU News RADIO IN-DEPTH REPORTING 3rd Place Indiana University abruptly canceled a Palestinian artist’s exhibit. It’s now sold out Aubrey Wright, WFIU/WTIU News RADIO PUBLIC AFFAIRS 2nd Place Noon Edition: The solar eclipse is almost here Bob Zaltsberg and WFIU News, WFIU/WTIU News RADIO SPORTS REPORTING 1st Place Hoosier football fan facing battle of his own on game day Joe Hren, WFIU/WTIU News 3rd Place ‘More than just biking’: Women’s Little 500 could see new record, brings riders together Aubrey Wright, WFIU/WTIU News Central Great Lakes Emmy Nominations ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT Journey Indiana – A Chromatic Collaboration John Timm, Producer Journey Indiana – “Pressing Matters” Saddam Abbas Al-Zubaidi, Producer DIRECTOR – POST PRODUCED Major Taylor: Champion of the Race Todd Gould, Writer DOCUMENTARY – TOPICAL Hoosier Spirits: Distilling in Indiana Tyler Lake, Producer Major Taylor: Champion of the Race Kevin Evans, Engineer EDITOR – LONG FORM CONTENT Major Taylor: Champion of the Race Jason Pear, Editor MUSICAL COMPOSITION/ARRANGEMENT Major Taylor: Champion of the Race Tyron Cooper, Composer SOLO STORYTELLER – CONTENT Journey Indiana – “Pressing Matters” Saddam Abbas Al-Zubaidi, Videographer Journey Indiana – A Chromatic Collaboration John Timm, Videographer SPORTS STORY – SHORT FORM / LONG FORM Journey Indiana – How Mary Theisen-Lappen Became America's Strongest Woman Nick Deel, Producer John Timm, Editor WRITER – SHORT FORM/LONG FORM Major Taylor: Champion of the Race Todd Gould, Writer
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