WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR has been recognized for its journalism in 2025 by Hearken, Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association and the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association.
Hearken
Champions of Curiosity - Deepening Engagement
Midwest Broadcast Journalism Association
- First Place: Broadcast Writing - WUWM Broadcast Writing: Cheese, Coffee and Fashion, Maayan Silver
- FIrst Place: Sports Reporting - Hit the road, Jack! Lumberjills chip their way into timber sports, Maayan Silver, Katherine Kokal, Maria Peralta-Arellano
- First Place - Swing State of the Union, Sam Woods, Joy Powers, Becky Mortensen, Emily Files
- Award of Merit: Social Media - Who's behind 'The Unsung Hero,' the 6-story mural in Milwaukee's Third Ward?, Teran Powell, Samia Saeed
- Award of Merit: Broadcast Writing - Violence at the court: the fight over Act 10, Joy Powers, Sam Woods
- Award of Merit: Documentary/Special - Lake Effect On-Site: Forest Home, Lake Effect Team
- Award of Merit: Podcast - Status Pending, WUWM Staff
- Award of Merit: Team Multimedia Storytelling: News - Historic Milwaukee-area flooding, August 2025, WUWM Staff
Wisconsin Broadcasters Association
- First Place: Best Continuing Coverage - Communities Grapple with "Forever Chemicals", Susan Bence
- First Place: Best Digital Breaking News Coverage - Historic Milwaukee-Area Flooding, August 2025, Content Team
- First Place: Best Digital Story Presentation - What Happened to the Victims of the Bay View Massacre?, Joy Powers
- First Place: Best Use of Station Social Media Platforms - WUWM Social Media Platforms , Digital and Content Teams
- First Place: Best Interview - Making Wisconsin: How Sanctuary Movements Have Succeeded and Failed, Audrey Nowakowski
- First Place: Best News Writing - Unearthing the History of Milwaukee's Celery Farms, Xcaret Nuñez
- Second Place: Best Digital Creator - Jimmy Gutierrez, Valeria Navarro Villegas, Samia Saeed
- Second Place: Best News Writing - Violence at the Court: The Fight Over Act 10, Joy Powers, Sam Woods
- Second Place: Best Spot News - Milwaukee Groups Call for Shared Risk in Wake of Judge Dugan's Arrest, Sam Woods
- Second Place: Best Website - WUWM.com - Michelle Maternowski and Valeria Navarro Villegas
- Third Place: Best Commercial or Underwriting Announcement - Paul's Jewelers, Rob Larry
- Third Place: Best Continuing Coverage - Milwaukee Flood Coverage, Content Team
- Third Place: Best Hard News/Investigative - As UWM's Atmospheric Science Program Ends, Its Students Face an Uncertain Future, Xcaret Nuñez
