WUWM - Milwaukee's NPR has been recognized for its journalism in 2022 by the Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association, Milwaukee Press Club, Public Media Journalists Association, Radio Television Digital News Association and Wisconsin Broadcasters Association.
Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association Awards
- 1st Place, Talk/Public Affairs - Lake Effect 12/26/22
- Award of Merit, Soft Feature - One small Wisconsin farm's take on agritourism
- Award of Merit, Sport Reporting - Milwaukee UFC fighter Montel Jackson talks latest win, community outreach
- Award of Merit, Talk/Public Affairs - 'Milked' explores the unique relationship between rural farmers in Wisconsin and Mexico
- Award of Merit, Social Media - Bubbler Talk reels
- Award of Merit, Team Multimedia Storytelling - News - 2022 Voter Guide
Milwaukee Press Club
- Gold, Best Coverage of a Single or Ongoing Breaking News Story - WUWM 2022 Midterm Election Coverage
- Gold, Best Use of Audio Within a Report - Milwaukee's Hip Hop DNA is about beats, rhymes and cross-cultural understanding
- Gold, Best Writing in an Audio Story - A non-interview with Ron Johnson
- Gold, Best Regularly-Scheduled Audio Program - Lake Effect 12/26/22
- Gold, Best Website Design - WUWM.com
- Gold, Best Soft Feature Story - Sheep, chicken & a funky campground: One small Wisconsin farm's take on agritourism
- Silver, Best Long Hard Feature Story - Afghan women who escaped Taliban takeover continue their education at UWM
- Silver, Best Long Soft Feature Story - The story of Milwaukee's Gertie the Duck and her statue on the Wisconsin Avenue bridge
- Silver, Best Short Hard Feature Story - Milwaukee UFC fighter Montel Jackson talks latest win, community outreach
- Silver, Best Short Soft Feature Story - The Jones-Hill House is part of the fabric of Milwaukee's Black culture
- Silver, Best Regularly-Scheduled Audio Program - Lake Effect 12/29/22
- Bronze, Best Short Hard Feature Story - 'No More Stolen Sisters' highlights the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls
- Bronze, Best Use of Audio Within a Report - Milwaukee's last dine-in Polish restaurant closes
- Bronze, Best Writing in an Audio Story - 10 years after DACA's creation, Dreamers still hang in the balance
- Bronze, Best Online Coverage of News - WUWM.com
Public Media Journalists Association Awards
- 2nd Place, Nationally Edited Feature - A traditional Hmong sport is putting down roots in the U.S.
- 2nd Place, Division A Multi-Media Presentation - Voter Guide
Radio Television Digital News Association Edward R. Murrow Award
- Regional, Digital - Bubbler Talk and Voter Guide
Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Awards
- 1st Place, Best Feature - Milwaukee UFC fighter Montel Jackson talks latest win, community outreach
- 1st Place, Best Use of Audio in Radio News - Milwaukee's hip hop DNA is about beats, rhymes and cross-cultural understanding
- 1st Place, Best Coverage of Pandemic Recovery - MPS North Division basketball is an example of sports teams' impact beyond the court
- 1st Place, Best Election Coverage - WUWM 2022 election coverage
- 2nd Place, Best Continuing Coverage - PFAS coverage 2022
- 2nd Place, Best News Writing - Birders flock to first Midwest Crane Fest
- 2nd Place, Best Website - WUWM.com
- 2nd Place, Best Web Story - The journey of the ancestral pole that once stood outside of the Milwaukee Public Museum
- 2nd Place, Best Original Digital Content - 2022 Voter Guide
- 3rd Place, Best Feature - Tuj lub courts are coming to Milwaukee's Carmen Playfield
- 3rd Place, Best Web Story - Havenwoods State Forest in Milwaukee is the result of healing after a military past
- 3rd Place, Best Use of Social Media - Bubbler Talk reels
