WXPR Receives 8 Awards In The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association 2020 Awards For Excellence

The Wisconsin Broadcasters Associationhas awarded WXPR Public Radio eight Awards for Excellence in the small market radio category, including Best Election Coverage. This is the largest number of WBA awards the station has ever received. The following stories were produced in 2020.

Congratulations to our news staff!

1^st Place - Best Election Coverage: Election 2020 Coverage

2^nd Place- Best Pandemic Related Service To Community: WXPR Covid-19 Forums

2^nd Place- Best Web Story:Fighting Phosphorus in the Big Eau Pleine

3^rd Place- Best Web Story: Next Door Drilling

2^nd Place- Best Use Of Audio In Radio News:Trout Streams, Beaver Dams, and Explosives

3^rd Place- Best News Writing: Covid-19 Frustrations Rise With The Number of Cases

2^nd Place- Best Hard News/Investigative:Great Lakes Water Levels

3^rd Place- Best Spot News: October Snow