2014 Awards
Hermes Creative Awards
* Platinum Award: Design/Publication Overall “,” ideastream
* Gold Award: Design/Invitation “18th Annual World Series of Wine,” ideastream
* Gold Award: Publications/Annual Report “,” ideastream
The International Academy of the Visual Arts Communicator Awards
“Awards of Excellence”
* Audio - Programs: Program – “,” 90.3 WCPN ideastream
* Film/Video – Programs/News: Talk Show/Interview – “,” segments included: Pet Portrait artist James Ruby; the 40th Anniversary of the PBS show “Great Performances”; Photographer Angelo Merendino; and Artist Michelangelo Lovelace,” WVIZ/PBS ideastream
* Film/Video - Programs/News: Travel/Tourism – “: Composite,” WVIZ/PBS ideastream
* Film/Video - Programs/News: Children – “Math Mess,” WVIZ/PBS ideastream
* Websites: Structure and Navigation – “ideastream.org”
“Awards of Distinction”
* Audio - Programs: Program – “,” 90.3 WCPN ideastream
* Film/Video: History/Biography – “,” WVIZ/PBS ideastream
* Film/Video: Entertainment – “,” WVIZ/PBS ideastream
* Film/Video: Environmental – “,” WVIZ/PBS ideastream
* Online Video: Documentary – “,” WVIZ/PBS ideastream
* Interactive Multimedia: Health & Wellness – “,” ideastream
* Print – Annual Report: Non-Profit – “,” ideastream
* Print – Brochure: Educational – “,” ideastream
* Print – Brochure: Overall Design – “,” ideastream
International Cinema In Industry CINDY Competitions
* Silver Award: “,” Kay Colby, Mark Rosenberger & David Molpus, WVIZ/PBS ideastream
80th National Headliner Awards
* Third Place: Radio Stations Breaking News or Continuing Coverage of a Single News Event “The Ariel Castro Case,” WCPN News Staff
Tony Ganzer prior to joining ideastream in 2013 won one awards in the Broadcast Radio Networks category
* Feature or human interest story “Hinduism has a temple to call home – in Switzerland” Tony Ganzer, Deutsche Welle
Edward R. Murrow RTDNA 2014 National Awards
* Best News Series “,” Brian Bull, 90.3 WCPN ideastream
Education Writers Association National Awards for Education Reporting
* Third Prize awarded to Molly Bloom for “Beat Reporting” - StateImpact Ohio, ideastream
Edward R. Murrow RTDNA 2014 Regional and International Awards
* News Series “,” Brian Bull, 90.3 WCPN ideastream
Tony Ganzer prior to joining ideastream in 2013 won three awards in the International category for reports that he covered for World Radio Switzerland
* News Series “Destroyed Swiss River” Tony Ganzer, World Radio Switzerland
* Feature Reporting “Davos: Gender Gap” Tony Ganzer, World Radio Switzerland
* Use of Sound “Hindi Temple” Tony Ganzer, World Radio Switzerland
45th Annual Lower Great Lakes Emmy Awards
* Community Service “,” Jerry Wareham, President & CEO, WVIZ/PBS ideastream
* Health/Science – Program or Special “Be Well: Young & Obese Composite,” Kay Colby, Producer & Lauren Wilson, Associate Producer, WVIZ/PBS ideastream
* Informational/Instructional – Program/Series or Special “,” Mary Fecteau, Producer; Anne Glausser, Producer & Mark Smukler, Executive Producer, WVIZ/PBS ideastream
Ohio Associated Press Awards
“First Place”
* General Excellence “90.3 WCPN”
* Best Feature Reporting “” Bill Cohen, Statehouse News Bureau & Ohio Public Radio
* Best Broadcast Writing “Environmental Groups Find Middle Ground on Fracking” Michelle Kanu, WCPN ideastream
* Best Use of Sound “,” Anne Glausser, WCPN ideastream
* Best Documentary of Series “,” Brian Bull, WCPN ideastream
* Extraordinary Coverage of a Scheduled Event “Ariel Castro Sentenced” WCPN News Staff
* Best Breaking News Coverage “After Decade of Captivity, Women Escape Home” WCPN News Staff
“Second Place”
* Best Feature Reporting “,” Michelle Kanu, WCPN ideastream
* Best Broadcast Writing “,” David C. Barnett, WCPN ideastream
* Best Reporter “Nick Castele,” WCPN ideastream
* Extraordinary Coverage of a Scheduled Event “Big Changes in Budget Rollout” Statehouse News Bureau & Ohio Public Radio
* Best Enterprise Reporting “,” WCPN ideastream
* Best Use of Multimedia “wcpn.org” Joseph Sheppa, WCPN ideastream
Ohio Society of Professional Journalists - Ohio’s Best Journalism 2014 Awards
Radio
* First Place: Best Criminal Justice Reporting “Ariel Castro Case” 90.3 WCPN Staff ideastream
* First Place: Best Education Issues Reporting (6 stories) “Don’t Look at Report Cards to Know What Parents Really Want to know; Charter School Serves As Safe Place for Gay Students; Why It’s So Hard for Rural Schools to Pass Levies; Grading the Teachers: Performance Isn’t Reflected in Paychecks; Grading the Teachers; Measuring Teacher Performance Through Student Growth; Undocumented Students in Gray Area for College Admissions” State Impact Ohio, ideastream
* First Place: Best Environmental Reporting “Environmental Groups Find Middle Ground in Fracking Debate; Recycling Dirt: A new Niche in the Fracking Industry; Major Natural Gas Process Plant Opens for Business” Michelle Kanu, 90.3 WCPN ideastream
* Second Place: Government Reporting “Bill Cohen” State House News Bureau
* Second Place: Best Enterprise Reporting “Ohio Charter School Serves As Safe Place for Gay Students” State Impact Ohio, ideastream
* Second Place: Best Public Affairs Program “SOI: A Miracle in Cleveland” Sound of Ideas Staff, 90.3 WCPN ideastream
Online
* Second Place: Best of Show for General News Site “ideastream” Joseph Sheppa, ideastream
* Second Place: Best Graphic Design and Navigation “ideastream” Joseph Sheppa, ideastream
The Niagara Foundation Peace and Dialogue Awards
* ideastream was awarded the Niagara Media Award
Gracie Awards (Alliance for Women in Media Foundation)
* Lauren Wilson was awarded the Gracie Award for Outstanding Host - Entertainment/Information in the Local, Online, Public and Student Award Winners category for “,” WVIZ/PBS ideastream
The Press Club of Cleveland 2014 Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards
“First Place”
* Public Service ”,” Health Team, WVIZ ideastream
* Television Show ”,” Brian Bull, WCPN ideastream
* Use of Sound ”,” Anne Glausser, WCPN ideastream
* News Writing “News” Brian Bull, WCPN ideastream
* Radio Show ”,” WCPN News Staff, WCPN ideastream
“Second Place”
* In Depth Coverage “Big Changes in Budget Rollout,” Karen Kasler, Jo Ingles & Bill Cohen, Ohio Public Radio
* Best Website in Ohio “ideastream.org,” Joseph Sheppa, ideastream
* Digital Media - Radio News Website “WCPN.org,” Joseph Sheppa, 90.3 WCPN ideastream
* Radio - Ongoing Coverage “The Ariel Castro Case,” Staff, WCPN ideastream
* Radio - In Depth Coverage ”,” Sarah Jane Tribble, WCPN ideastream
* Radio - News Writing “Environmental Groups Find Middle Ground in Fracking Debate,” Michelle Kanu, WCPN ideastream
* Radio - Human Interest ”,” Michelle Kanu, WCPN ideastream
“Third Place”
* Radio - Ongoing Coverage “2013 Year In Review,” Karen Kasler, Jo Ingles & Andy Chow, Ohio Public Radio
* Radio - In Depth Coverage ”,” Ida Lieszkovszky, WCPN ideastream
Market Enginuity Awards
* ideastream’s Underwriting Team was awarded the 2013 Standard of Excellence Award for Underwriting
and Wayne Myers of the Underwriting Team received the Account Manager Standard of Excellence Award