WDET earns 25 awards from Society of Professional Journalists – Detroit
The award ceremony, celebrating “Excellence in Journalism” across Detroit’s various media outlets and providers, was held Wednesday, May 14, at the San Marino Club in Troy.
(From left) WDET's Jenny Sherman, Pat Batcheller, Tia Graham, Alex McLenon, Jerome Vaughn and Mary Zatina at the SPJ Detroit Chapter's 2024 Award Ceremony and Banquet, May 14, 2025.
WDET took home 25 awards at the Society of Professional Journalists – Detroit Chapter awards banquet Wednesday night, including four First Place honors.
Radio
Breaking/Spot News Reporting
First Place: Russ McNamara, ‘Uncommitted’ delegates hold DNC sit-in after refusal to allow Palestinian speaker at convention
Second Place: Alex McLenon, Trump talks auto industry, ruffles feathers with Detroit diss during Michigan campaign stop
Community/Local News Reporting
Second Place: Pat Batcheller, Grosse Ile voters could authorize a plan to buy one of the island’s two bridges
Third Place: Nargis Rahman, Muslims in metro Detroit celebrate Ramadan differently as war in Gaza rages
Fourth Place: Quinn Klinefelter, Michigan’s 10th Congressional race is a rematch of nation’s third-closest election
Education Reporting
First Place: Sascha Raiyn, Detroit Students Follow the Path of the Buffalo Soldiers in Yosemite
Second Place: Sascha Raiyn, A look at the university board races on the ballot in Michigan
Third Place: Nargis Rahman, Pro-Palestinian students, faculty share concerns at virtual WSU BOG meeting
Feature Reporting
Second Place: Tristan McFolley, Tickets to drive-through holiday lightshow at Eloise Asylum
Third Place: Rob Reinhart, CuriosiD: What happened to Detroit jazz venue Strata Concert Gallery?
Fourth Place: Amanda LeClaire, CuriosiD: Is the medicinal magic of Vernors a myth or reality?
General News Reporting
Second Place: Russ McNamara, Quinn Klinefelter, Nargis Rahman, Jenny Sherman – Democratic National Convention
Third Place: Nargis Rahman, Uncommitted delegates at DNC aim to put pressure on Harris’ Gaza policy
Fourth Place: Quinn Klinefelter, Detroit deploys new election security after 2020 chaos
News/Public Affairs Reporting
Second Place: Robyn Vincent, Tia Graham, Sam Corey, Cary Junior, David Leins – The Metro, Dec. 10, 2024
Third Place: Robyn Vincent, Tia Graham, Sam Corey, Cary Junior, Jack Filbrandt – The Metro, Nov. 18, 2024
Fourth Place: Cary Junior, Sam Corey, David Leins, Robyn Vincent, Tia Graham – The Metro, Dec. 9, 2024
Newscast
First Place: Pat Batcheller, WDET News 7:04 a.m. May 31, 2024
Second Place: Pat Batcheller, WDET News 5:04 a.m. Feb. 6, 2024
Third Place: Pat Batcheller, WDET News 5:04 a.m. June 6, 2024
Fourth Place: Pat Batcheller, WDET News 5:04 am July, 22, 2024
Sports Reporting
First Place: Alex McLenon, Downtown Detroit Grand Prix attracts new and old fans in second year
Second Place: Quinn Klinefelter, Detroit Lions first home playoff in 30 years vs. Stafford
Third Place: WDET News, NFL Draft
Digital
Digital Media Presentation
Third Place: Jenny Sherman, 2024 WDET Voter Guide
For the full list of SPJ Detroit’s Excellence in Journalism award winners, visit spjdetroit.org.
Trusted, accurate, up-to-date.
WDET strives to make our journalism accessible to everyone. As a public media institution, we maintain our journalistic integrity through independent support from readers like you. If you value WDET as your source of news, music and conversation, please make a gift today.Donate today »
