¸Û°ÄÌìϲÊNews received 19 awards at the 2021 ' Sunshine State Awards.
The Sunshine State Awards recognize quality journalism in Florida, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands for the calendar year of 2020. Out-of-state journalists judge all entries.
During a virtual ceremony on Aug. 7, ¸Û°ÄÌìϲÊwas recognized in two special categories: Christine DiMattei was a finalist for Anchor of the Year and Terence Shepherd was a finalist for Editor of the Year.
¸Û°ÄÌìϲÊNews was also awarded prizes in the following categories:
First place
COVID-19 – All Media - Feature Reporting 1st Place: ¸Û°ÄÌìϲʖ Staff, Unmute Yourself: Public Comment Pushing Through The Pandemic
Best Radio Newscast 1st Place: ¸Û°ÄÌìϲʖ Christine DiMattei, Christine DiMattei for ¸Û°ÄÌìϲÊNews
General Coverage - Radio 1st Place: ¸Û°ÄÌìϲÊNews – Staff, Reckoning With Racism
Public Affairs - Radio 1st Place: ¸Û°ÄÌìϲʖ Luis Hernandez, Chris Remington & Leslie Ovalle, Sundial
Best Use of Sound - Radio 1st Place: ¸Û°ÄÌìϲʖ Staff, Unmute Yourself: Public Comment Pushing Through The Pandemic
Education Reporting - Radio 1st Place: ¸Û°ÄÌìϲʖ Jessica Bakeman, Reopening School Collection
Multimedia Feature - Digital 1st Place: ¸Û°ÄÌìϲÊwith Southerly and Climate Central – Jenny Staletovich & Ayurella Horn-Muller, Racing The Sea: Miami Beach’s Housing Crisis Worsened By Climate Change
Blog Writing - Digital 1st Place: ¸Û°ÄÌìϲʖ Nancy Klingener, Lance Dixon & Katie Lepri,
Second Place
General Coverage - Radio 2nd Place: ¸Û°ÄÌìϲʖ Staff, Public Meetings During A Pandemic
Investigative Reporting - Radio 2nd Place: ¸Û°ÄÌìϲÊNews – Daniel Rivero, How The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office Has Used A Shadowy Charity Fund In Criminal Cases
Government & Politics Reporting - Radio 2nd Place: ¸Û°ÄÌìϲÊNews – Daniel Rivero, How The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office Has Used A Shadowy Charity Fund In Criminal Cases
Environmental Reporting - Radio 2nd Place: ¸Û°ÄÌìϲʖ Jenny Staletovich, As Seas Rise, a Florida Keys ‘Ghost Forest’ Makes A Last Stand
Arts Reporting - Radio 2nd Place: ¸Û°ÄÌìϲʖ Nancy Klingener, Forgotten Johnny Mercer Songs Rediscovered In Key West
News Web Site - Digital 2nd Place: ¸Û°ÄÌìϲʖ Lance Dixon, Katie Lepri, Mihail Halatchev & ¸Û°ÄÌìϲÊStaff, wlrn.org
Third Place
Investigative Reporting - Radio 3rd Place: ¸Û°ÄÌìϲʖ Tim Padgett, Is Colombia Interfering In The U.S. Election In Florida – With Tactics It Exported To Florida?
Serious Feature Reporting - Radio 3rd Place: ¸Û°ÄÌìϲʖ Caitie Switalski Muñoz, COVID-19 In Jails: One Broward Inmate’s Experience With The Virus
Continuing Coverage or Series - Radio 3rd Place: ¸Û°ÄÌìϲÊin partnership with The World, a co-production of PRX & WGBH – Daniel Rivero, First Time Voter Learns Hard Lessons
You can check out the complete list of winners .