awards

KCUR Studios took home four awards from the 2023 PMJA Awards, two each for the investigative podcast Overlooked and the history podcast A People's History of Kansas City. KCUR's newsroom and collaborative partners also won recognition in the national competition.

Wild Child will open in Shawnee, Kansas, this month with a focus on nonalcoholic drinks. The business will join the list of bars, restaurants, and liquor stores across the metro shifting more of their attention to a new type of consumer.

Podcasts and reporting from KCUR, NPR Midwest Newsroom, Kansas News Service and Harvest Public Media were recognized for breaking news coverage, sound, writing, and excellence in diversity, equity and inclusion.

The host of A People’s History of Kansas City received the 2023 Horace Mann Friend of Education award for her contributions in the field of radio journalism.

An investigation into systemic police corruption in Kansas City, Kansas, the podcast from KCUR Studios and the NPR Midwest Newsroom was recognized as one of the best works of investigative reporting of 2022.

Michael Smith's path from a childhood in Texas to award-winning Kansas City chef and restauranteur had stops in France, Italy and cities across America.

The mezzo-soprano, who grew up in Prairie Village, has been nominated for 11 Grammys and won three times — so far.

David Condos, a reporter from High Plains Public Radio, was honored with a National Edward R. Murrow Award for his reporting on issues impacting western Kansas.

Episodes from A People’s History of Kansas City and Real Humans By Gina Kaufmann were recognized for excellence in commentary and audio documentary.

The project, which goes beyond well-known historical mainstays like baseball, jazz and barbeque, highlights local African Americans who influenced Kansas City, and national, history.

Martin's work uncovering the history of Henry Perry, the self-proclaimed "barbecue king" of Kansas City, was selected as a finalist in Audio Reporting.

The Kansas Press Association awarded the Kansas News Service for reporting on exorbitant medical bills, the impact of meatpacking plants on Kansas communities and more.