Press Room (KCUR's Awards)

2011

Kansas City Association of Black Journalists

Spot News
Elana Gordon - "First Lady Michelle Obama Tells NAACP Convention to 'Get Up'"

News Feature
Elana Gordon - "Film Explores History of Segregated Medicine in Kansas City"

News Magazine
Dr. Susan B. Wilson, Sylvia Maria Gross & Alex Smith for KC Currents - "Generation Rap's Granddad Steps Down," "African American Mothers Meet in Johnson County," "Country Club Plaza is a Destination for Local Teenagers," & "Pianist Harold O'Neal: Translating Martial Arts into Jazz"

Talk Show
Monroe Dodd, Andrea Silenzi & Walt Bodine for the Walt Bodine Show - "KC History: The Quest for Citizenship"

The Pitch's 2011 Best of Kansas City

Readers' Choice: Best Talk Radio Station
KCUR 89.3 FM

Best Radio Reporter
Sylvia Maria Gross

Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards

Audio Feature Reporting
Elana Gordon - "Local Accordion Legend Don Lipovac"

Use of Sound
Laura Spencer - "Chinese New Year Celebrations Begin in Kansas City"

Missouri Broadcasters Association:

Documentary/Public Affairs
Certificate of Merit: Frank Morris for Army Fitness

Feature Reporting
Certificate of Merit: Laura Spencer for Arts and Sports Communities Teaming Up

Kansas City Press Club - Society of Professional Journalist Heart of America Awards

Business Reporting
Gold: Staff, Harvest Public Media for Ethanol series.
Silver: Frank Morris for Agribusiness Consolidation.
Bronze: Sylvia Maria Gross for Dodge City Casino.

Talk Radio
Gold: Central Standard for “Local Voices.”
Silver: Laura Spencer for “Slammed.”

Feature
Silver: Elana Gordon for “Accordion Legend.”
Bronze: Sylvia Maria Gross for “Revisiting Leon Jordan Case.”

Investigative Reporting
Silver: Dan Verbeck for “A Finger’s Touch.”

News Program
Bronze: Susan Wilson, Sylvia Marie Gross, Alex Smith for “KC Currents"

2010

Regional Edward R. Murrow Award

Audio Breaking News Coverage
KCUR Newsroom - For breaking news coverage of the shooting death of Dr. George Tiller in Wichita, Kan. Listen to an audio montage of the coverage.

Kansas City Association of Black Journalists

Radio News
Elana Gordon - "Camp Takes on Asthma in Urban Core"
Elana Gordon - "A Vision for the Community: Pioneer in African American Heath Care Retires"

Radio News Magazine
Dr. Susan B. Wilson - "Local Group Offers Support for Families of the Incarcerated"

Radio Business News
Sylvia Maria Gross, KC Currents - “Blue Hills Foreclosure”

Radio Talk Show
Steve Kraske, Stephen Steigman, Danie Alexander and Kara Caldwell, Up to Date - “Civil Rights in 2010” Steve Kraske, Stephen Steigman, Danie Alexander and Kara Caldwell, Up to Date -“Where Urban Youth Gather”

Kansas City Press Club - Society of Professional Journalists Heart of America Awards

Radio Station of the Year
KCUR-FM

News Program
Gold - KC Currents: Susan B Wilson, Sylvia Maria Gross, Alex Smith, Annie Walsh

Business Reporting
Gold: Frank Morris for “Economy Crashes Small Plane Manufacturing”
Bronze: Sylvia Maria Gross for “Beyond Enchiladas: Mexican Restaurant Owners Meet in KC”
Honorable Mention: Steve Bell for “Out of Jail”
Honorable Mention: Frank Morris for “Recession Hits Freight Industry”

Talk Radio
Gold: Up to Date
Silver: The Walt Bodine Show

Feature
Gold: Gina Kaufmann, Alex Smith and Laura Spencer for “Don’t Quit Your Day Job”
Silver: Dan Verbeck for “Best Shot: Late Kansas Soldiers’ Career Path....”
Honorable Mention: Steve Bell for “Winfield: The Walnut Valley Mystique”
Honorable Mention: Alexander Smith for “New Competition for Panhandlers on Downtown Street Corners”

Kansas City Art Institute

Award for Excellence in Visual Art and Visual Education
Laura Spencer, KCUR Arts Reporter