WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR has been recognized for its journalism in 2024 by Hearken, Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association, Milwaukee Press Club, National Association of Black Journalists, Public Media Journalists Association, Radio Television Digital News Association and Wisconsin Broadcasters Association.
Hearken
Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association Awards
- 1st Place, Broadcast Writing - Reminiscing about Wisconsin's hot cicada summer, Lina Tran and Jimmy Gutierrez
- 1st Place, Hard Feature - Swing State of the Union - American Motors and the American Dream, Joy Powers and Sam Woods
- 1st Place, Podcast - Swing State of the Union, Joy Powers, Sam Woods, Becky Mortensen, Ann-Elise Henzl
- Award of Merit, Best Use of Audio - Chirp Chat: Young campers learn about the beauty and science of bird banding, Xcaret Nuñez
- Award of Merit, Writing - Swing State of the Union - Welcome to Wisconsin, Joy Powers and Sam Woods
- Award of Merit, Equity & Inclusion - 'Star Wars: A New Hope' dubbed into Ojibwe in an effort to help revitalize the language, Audrey Nowakowski
- Award of Merit, Special - WUWM Voter Roundtable, WUWM Staff
- Award of Merit, Reporting - A WUWM reporter shares observations from the RNC, Maayan Silver
- Award of Merit, Feature - In Wisconsin, Menominee Nation reintroducing sacred animal to the tribe's youth, Susan Bence
- Award of Merit, Multimedia Storytelling News - 2024 Election Coverage, WUWM Staff
Milwaukee Press Club
- Gold, Best Use of Audio Within a Report - Reminiscing about Wisconsin’s hot cicada summer, Lina Tran, Jimmy Gutierrez
- Gold, Best Series Reporting - Thin Ice, Susan Bence, Chuck Quirmbach, Lina Tran
- Gold, Best Long Hard Feature Story - Swing State of the Union - American Motors and the American Dream, Joy Powers and Sam Woods
- Silver, Best Writing in an Audio Story - A Century of Politics in Wisconsin, Joy Powers and Sam Woods
- Silver, Best Short Soft Feature Story - Teaching confidence one table at a time: Tonda Thompson of ‘She Slangs Wood’, Susan Bence
- Silver, Best Regularly-Scheduled Audio Program - Lake Effect Immigration Special: Fear is the point, Joy Powers, Sam Woods
- Silver, Best Website Design - WUWM, Valeria Navarro Villegas, Michelle Maternowski
- Bronze, Best Long Soft Feature Story - MKE Roots brings social studies to the city streets, Sam Woods
- Silver, Best Use of Multi-Platform Reporting - WUWM, WUWM staff
- Bronze, Best Short Hard Feature Story- Thousands march in downtown Milwaukee to protest the Republican National Convention, Teran Powell
- Bronze, Best Writing in an Audio Story - 100% replicable: Pay-what-you-can at Tricklebee Café in Milwaukee, Susan Bence
- Bronze, Best Original Podcast - Swing State of the Union, Sam Woods, Joy Powers, Becky Mortensen, Ann-Elise Henzl
National Association of Black Journalists
- Nominee, Salute to Excellence Award, Radio – Market 16 And Below – News: Series - Reflections of Representation, Nadya Kelly
Public Media Journalists Association
- First Place, National News Coverage, All Divisions - WUWM 2024 National Election Coverage, Maayan Silver, Chuck Quirmbach
- First Place, Special Coverage 2024 Election, Division D 16 to 29 newsroom staff - WUWM Election Coverage, WUWM News Staff
Radio Television Digital News Association
- Regional Edward R. Morrow Award, Digital - 2024 Election Coverage, WUWM Staff
- Regional Edward R. Morrow Award, Podcast - Swing State of the Union, Sam Woods, Joy Powers, Becky Mortensen, Ann-Elise Henzl
Wisconsin Broadcasters Association
- 1st Place, Best Continuing Coverage - MPS 2024 Referendum, Emily Files
- 1st Place, Best Election Coverage - Election Coverage, WUWM Staff
- 1st Place, Best News Writing - What Happens When an Animal at the Milwaukee County Zoo Dies?, Xcaret Nuñez
- 1st Place, Best Spot News - 'The streets know him, the police don't': Families of slain men in Milwaukee march for accountability, Jimmy Gutierrez, Nadya Kelly
- 1st Place, Best Web Story - Answers to Southeastern Wisconsin Cold Weather Power Outage Questions, Michelle Maternowski
- 2nd Place, Best News Writing - As Wisconsin Winters Warm, a Way of Life is Melting Away, Lina Tran
- 2nd Place, Best Original Digital Content - Gertie's Guide to Elections: Voting in Wisconsin, WUWM Staff
- 2nd Place, Best Specialty Programming - Rock 'n' Roll Poet: A Reitman Retrospective, Audrey Nowakowski, Lauri Jones
- 2nd Place, Best Website - WUWM.com, WUWM Staff
- 2nd Place, Best Hard News/Investigative - UW-Milwaukee students worry about what changes to DEI initiatives might mean for the future, Xcaret Nuñez,Emily Files
- 3rd Place, Best Original Digital Content - 2024 Voter Guide, WUWM Staff
- 3rd Place, Best Use of Audio in Radio News - The Story Behind the Oriental Theatre's Restored 1925 Wurlitzer Organ, Audrey Nowakowski, Lina Tran
