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Awards

2023

Radio Television Digital News Association Edward R. Murrow Award (National Large Market Radio)

Radio Television Digital News Association Regional Edward R. Murrow Award (Region 5, Large Market Radio)

Radio Television Digital News Association Regional Edward R. Murrow Award (Region 5, Small Market Radio)

Public Media Journalists Association 

Kansas Association of Broadcasters 


2022

Kansas Press Association 

Kansas Association of Broadcasters 


2021

Society of Professional Journalists

Public Media Journalists Association

Kansas Association of Broadcasters 


2020

Kansas Association of Broadcasters 

Radio Television Digital News Association Regional Edward R. Murrow Award (Region 5, Small Market Radio)

Public Media Journalists Association (Division B, News staff of 4 to 7)


2019

Kansas Association of Broadcasters  

Deborah Shaar and Carla Eckels accept KMUW's Large Market Radio Station of the Year 2019 award from the Kansas Association of Broadcasters.

RTDNA Edward R. Murrow Award (Region 5 Small Market Radio)

  • KMUW's Morning Edition host Jonathan Huber won in the category of Best Newscast for his newscast on May 9, 2018.
  • Reporter Brian Grimmett, who covers energy and environment for KMUW and the Kansas News Service, won for Hard News for his explanatory piece on energy demand chargesand what it could mean for utility customers' bills.
  • The Kansas News Service's original podcast My Fellow Kansans won for best News Documentary for its episode on the Summer of Mercy. The podcast, hosted by Jim McLean of the Kansas News Service, looked at the 2018 governor's race in the context of Kansas' free-state beginnings and its hard turn to the political right. KMUW's Beth Golay, Nadya Faulx and Jordan Kirtley contributed to the project.

Public Radio News Directors Inc.

Association of Fundraising Professionals Greater Wichita Chapter


2018

Kansas Association of Broadcasters  

KMUW's Carla Eckels accepts the 2018 KAB Sonny Slater Award for Service to Station and Community.

The Kansas Association of Broadcasters has named KMUW 89.1 FM the Large Market Radio Station of the Year for the fifth year in a row. KMUW earned a total of 14 awards in the contest, which includes both commercial and public broadcasters. The Kansas News Service, a statewide reporting collaboration that includes KMUW, KCUR, High Plains Public Radio and Kansas Public Radio, was also honored. 

KMUW's Carla Eckels was also honored with the 2018 KAB Sonny Slater Award for Service to Station and Community. The award was established in 1992 to recognize a Kansas broadcaster, who is not an owner or general manager, for long time service to his or her station and community.

In addition, KMUW received the following awards:

1st place:

2nd place:

Honorable mention:

RTDNA Edward R. Murrow Award (Region 5 Small Market Radio)
Outstanding achievements in electronic journalism with the regional Edward R. Murrow Awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association

Public Radio News Directors Inc.

  • Newscast:  Second Place award

KMUW staff receive Station of the Year at the 2017 KAB Awards. Left to right: KMUW's Nadya Faulx, Hugo Phan, Deborah Shaar, Beth Golay and Carla Eckels with KAB Chairman Ron Thomas.

2017

RTDNA Edward R. Murrow Award (National Small Market Radio)

Society of Professional Journalists Sigma Delta Chi Award

Kansas Association of Broadcasters

RTDNA Edward R. Murrow Award (Region 5 Small Market Radio)


2016

RTDNA Edward R. Murrow Award (National Small Market Radio)

RTDNA Edward R. Murrow Award (Region 5 Small Market Radio)

National Gracie Award from The Alliance For Women in Media

Public Radio News Directors Inc.

Kansas Association of Broadcasters 

Public Radio Exchange service


2015

RTDNA Edward R. Murrow Award (Region 5 Small Market Radio)

Public Radio News Directors Inc.

Kansas Association of Broadcasters 


2014

Society of Professional Journalists Sigma Delta Chi Award