WLRN News won 22 awards in the Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists competition for work completed during 2019, including station of the year.
The awards were announced on Saturday, May 9, during a virtual awards ceremony.
Here are WLRN’s winners:
First Place:
- Overall Station Of The Year: WLRN News
- Politics / Government | Station: WLRN News
- General Assignment: "Quiet Streets, Empty Markets On The Sunday Trump Promised Ice Raids" — WLRN News
- Continuing Coverage: "Selections From Voting Rights Restoration: Tracking Florida's Amendment 4" — Danny Rivero
- Investigative | Single: "Number Of Cuban Nationals Detained By Ice Has Skyrocketed, New Data Shows" — Danny Rivero
- Series / Franchise: "Voting Rights Restoration: Tracking Florida's Amendment 4" —Danny Rivero
- Feature | Cultural / Historical: "Pikliz: A Spicy Haitian Condiment Gets A Lot Of Love In South Florida's Food Scene" — Nadege Green
- Politics / Government | Series: "The New Reality For Cuban Immigration To The U.S." — Danny Rivero
- Weather Reporting: "Bahamas Victims Know What Scientists Warn Monster Storms Are The New Normal" — Tim Padgett
- News Anchor | Anchor Team: Luis Hernandez
- Reporter: Caitie Switalski
- Digital Journalist: Katie Lepri
- Producer: Alexander Gonzalez
Second Place:
- Best Radio Newscast: Christine Dimattei
- General Assignment | Long: "A Miami Neighborhood Divided Over Unregulated Surveillance" — Danny Rivero
- Environmental | Single: "Miami-Dade County Is Tackling Carbon Pollution At An Unlikely Place: The Morgue" — Jenny Staletovich
- Education | Single: "Inside 'The Teachers' Lounge': A Veteran Miami-Dade Educator Pens Play About School Politics" — Jessica Bakeman
- Feature | Hard: "Liberty City Gun Violence Survivor: The Mental Part Is A Very, Very Tough Road" — Nadege Green
- Politics / Government | Single: "Meet The Woman Managing Fort Lauderdale's Economy After Dark" — Caitie Switalski
- Politics / Government | Series:"Post-Parkland: Safety & Policing Policies Have Changed" — Danny Rivero, Caitie Switalski
- Public Affairs: "Sundial: Immigration Town Hall" — Luis Hernandez, Chris Remington, Alejandra Martinez
- Use Of Sound: "If A Lake Could Sing, What Would It Sound Like? This Scientist Found The Answer In Big Data" — Jenny Staletovich, Alicia Zuckerman, Wilson Sayre
