KUOW wins 3 Public Media Journalists Association awards for 2024

KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio has won three awards from the Public Media Journalists Association for work published in 2024.

The Public Media Journalists Association is a professional association with over 130 member stations, all local public radio newsrooms across the U.S. The annual competition drew over 1,450 entries this year. With over 30 newsroom staff, KUOW competes in the contest's largest division. See the full list of winners here.

KUOW is thankful to our dedicated journalists and to our community, who make this work possible. Below, explore KUOW's winning stories.

Climate/Environment Feature

First Place

How a Northwest tribe is escaping a rising ocean

Reporting by John Ryan. Editing by Catharine Smith.

Digital Writing

First place

Does playing soccer on artificial turf increase cancer risk, especially in kids?

Reporting by Stephen Howie. Editing by Isolde Raftery.

Narrative/Produced Program

First Place

Lost Patients Podcast

Reporting by Will James, Sydney Brownstone, and Esmy Jimenez. Editing by Liz Jones.