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[CHARLESTON, WV] – West Virginia Public Broadcasting’s (WVPB) news team has won three awards from the 2026 Public Media Journalists Association (PMJA) Awards Competition.
The awards are for work completed during 2025. In all, the organization is presenting 293 awards across 36 categories, recognizing the outstanding public media journalism from 134 organizations nationwide. Awards are presented in six divisions representing public media organizations with as few as one to more than 30 newsroom employees.
“I think these honors reflect the quality of work produced by the news team at West Virginia Public Broadcasting,” said WVPB Director of Broadcast Journalism, Eric Douglas. “The fact that a human-interest story, a news broadcast and a photo essay and interview about flooding were all recognized with national honors says a lot about what we do.”
Second Place: “The Homewrecker Returns To Hillbilly Hotdogs,” Bill Lynch
Second Place: “A Conversation About Hidden Costs On Utility Bills, This West Virginia Morning,” WVPB Staff
Second Place: “Photo Essay: Floods ‘People Living In The Aftermath’,” Roger May
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About PMJA: The Public Media Journalists Association (PMJA) is a professional association for public media journalists in the United States. Membership includes over 130 local public radio newsrooms across the country. PMJA’s programs provide professional development, career support and networking opportunities to the over 1,800 journalists working at its member stations.
About West Virginia Public Broadcasting:
The mission of West Virginia Public Broadcasting (WVPB) is to educate, inform, and inspire people by telling West Virginia’s story. WVPB is an indispensable resource for education, news and public affairs, emergency services and economic development. Learn more at https://www.wvpublic.org or find us on Facebook and Instagram.
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