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2020 Awards

Parents' Choice Foundation 

Parents' Choice Awards TV

Gold Award: "NewsDepth" NewsDepth Team, ideastream

Approved Award: "Know Ohio" NewsDepth Team, ideastream

The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation Gracie Awards

Sports Feature (Television Local)
"Olympian Dominique Moceanu Models A Fresh Start For American Gymnasts" Stephanie Jarvis, Mary Fecteau (IDEAS)

Host/Anchor (Local Non-Commercial Radio)
Any Eddings (Morning Edition)

Catholic Press Association Gabriel Awards

Narrative Series (Storytelling) Radio
Second Place “Stories from Cleveland” Justin Glanville, ideastream

Children’s Narrative Television
Honorable Mention, “NewsDepth” Margaret Cavalier, Rick Jackson, Natalia Garcia, Jean-Marie Papoi, Mike Edelman, and Anne Glausser

2020 National Headliner Awards

Broadcast or Cable TV Environmental Reporting
Second Place: “Bald Eagles' Path to Recovery” Stephanie Jarvis, Mary Fecteau, ideastream

Lower Great Lakes Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Emmy Awards

Arts/Entertainment - News Single Story/Series/Feature
"Tri-C Teaches Kids Dance Mastery" Mary Fecteau, David C. Barnett, WVIZ PBS ideastream

Children/Youth/Teen Program/Special
"Career Path Less Taken" Gina Catanzarite, Mark Rosenberger, Anne Glausser, Mark Lammers, Brent Davis, Zak Boyle, WVIZ PBS ideastream

Sports-Interview/Discussion
"Olympian Dominique Moceanu Models A Fresh Start For American Gymnasts" Mary Fecteau, Stephanie Jarvis, WVIZ PBS ideastream

Informational/Instructional - Program/Series or Special
"NewsDepth" Margaret Cavalier, Natalia Garcia, Rick Jackson, Jean-Marie Papoi, Michael Edelman, Anne Glausser, WVIZ PBS ideastream

Public/Current/Community Affairs
"Human Trafficking in Northeast Ohio" Darrielle Snipes, WVIZ PBS ideastream

Research
"Career Path Less Taken" Gina Catanzarite, WVIZ PBS ideastream

2019 Ohio Associated Press Media Editors Broadcast Awards

Television – Best Use of Photography
Second Place: Jeff Haynes, ideastream

Television – Best Documentary or Series
First Place: “The Career Path Less Taken” Gina Catanzarite and Anne Glausser, ideastream

Television – Best Coverage of a Scheduled Event
Second Place: “Cuyahoga River Comeback” ideastream Staff, ideastream

Radio – Best Sports Feature
Second Place: “Is Ballet a Sport? Doctors and Dancers Think So” Lisa Ryan, ideastream

Radio – Best Coverage of a Scheduled Event
First Place: “Cuyahoga River Comeback” ideastream Staff, ideastream

Radio – Best Enterprise Reporting
Second Place: “Hospital Employees Seek Change in Culture as Workplace Violence Increases” Marlene Harris-Taylor, ideastream

Radio – Best Investigative Reporting
Second Place: “The Million-Dollar Dump”, Nick Castele, ideastream

The Press Club of Cleveland 2019 All Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards

Digital Media - Online Storytelling
First Place: “East Cleveland’s Million-Dollar Dump" Nick Castele, ideastream

Digital Media – Online Feature Story
Second Place: “Making It” Jeff Haynes, Jean-Marie Papoi, Lisa Ryan, David C. Barnett, ideastream

Television – Sports Report or Commentary
First Place: “The Miracle League of Lake County” Tim Dubravetz, Bill O’Connell, ideastream

Radio - News
Second Place: “Willoughby-Eastlake Officials, Parents Discuss Changes After Failed Levy” Taylor Haggerty, ideastream

Radio – Public Service
First Place: “Homes” Justin Glanville, ideastream

Radio – Use of Sound
First Place: “Native American Water Walker Blesses Cuyahoga River” Dave DeOreo, ideastream

Radio – Radio/Podcast Show
First Place: “2019 Inamori Ethics Prize Recipient, LeVar Burton, Discusses His Career And Advocacy” Mike McIntyre, Leigh Barr, ideastream

Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Excellence in Journalism Awards

Television - Best Business Reporting
First Place: “Making It” Jeff Haynes, Jean-Marie Papoi, Gabriel Kramer, ideastream

Television - Best Documentary
Second Place: “Career Path Less Taken” Gina Catanzarite, Anne Glausser, ideastream

Television - Best Health Care Feature Reporting
Second Place: “The Rise of Rural Suicides” Marlene Harris-Taylor, ideatream

Best of Show - Television - Best Anchor
Second Place: “Rick Jackson” Rick Jackson, ideastream

Best of Show - Television - Best Videographer
First Place: “Mary Fecteau” Mary Fecteau, ideastream

Radio - Best Continuing Coverage
Second Place: “Nick Castele” Nick Castele, ideastream

Radio - Best Criminal Justice Reporting
Second Place: “Nick Castele” Nick Castele, ideastream

Radio - Best Enterprise Reporting
First Place: “Nick Castele” Nick Castele, ideastream

Radio - Best Feature Reporting
First Place: “Justin Glanville” Justin Glanville, ideastream

Best of Show - Radio - Best Reporter
First Place: “Justin Glanville” Justin Glanville, ideastream

Radio - Best Health Care Feature Reporting
First Place: “Marlene Harris-Taylor” Marlene Harris-Taylor, ideastream

Radio - Best Minority Issues Coverage
Second Place: “The Sound of Ideas: Blackface in America” Mike McIntyre, Rachel Rood, ideastream

Best of Show - Radio - Best News Operation
Second Place: “WCPN/ideastream” WCPN/ideastream, ideastream

Best of Show - Radio - Best Public Affairs Program
First Place: “Kyle Swenson, Kwame Ajamu Discuss ‘Good Kids, Bad City’” Sound of Ideas, Mike McIntyre Leigh Barr, ideastream

Digital Media - Best Arts/Entertainment Story
Second Place: “Making Art Work” Carrie Wise, Dave DeOreo, Dan Polletta, ideastream

Digital Media - Best Headline Writing
Second Place: Carrie Wise, ideastream

Digital Media - Best Investigative Reporting
First Place: “The Million-Dollar Dump” Nick Castele, ideastream

Digital Media - Best Medical/Science Story
First Place: “Speak the Unspoken” ideastream Health Unit, ideastream

Digital Media - Best Sports Coverage
First Place: “Olympian Dominique Moceanu Models A Fresh Start For American Gymnasts” Stephanie Jarvis, Mary Fecteau, ideastream

Best of Show - Digital Media - Best General News Site
First Place: “ideastream.org” ideastream

Public Media Journalist Association

Division AA - Multi-Media Presentation
Second Place: “Making Art Work” WCPN ideastream