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Studs Terkel Community Media Award from Public Narrative for work which “combines deep narratives with investigative insight, spotlighting Chicago’s vital issues and shaping public understanding.”

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Pulitzer Prize for Audio Reporting
Peabody Award
Third Coast Award for Best Serialized Story
IDA Documentary Awards’ Best Audio Documentary
American Society of Magazine Editors' Ellie Award for Podcasting
Peter Lisagor Awards: Best feature reporting series by a small newsroom; Best investigative reporting by a small newsroom

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Pulitzer Prize Finalist for Audio Reporting
Third Coast Award for Best Serialized Story
Scripps Howard Award for Excellence in Radio/Podcast Coverage
IDA Documentary Awards’ Best Audio Documentary
American Society of Magazine Editors' Ellie Award for Podcasting
National Headliner Award for Best Criminal Justice Podcast
Gracie Award for Podcasting
Adweek’s Podcast Host of the Year
Peter Lisagor Awards: Best Investigative Reporting, Best Feature Series, Best New Podcast, Best Podcast and Best Podcast Single Episode

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National Edward R. Murrow Award from Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) for Net work Radio – Continuing Coverage for
Peter Lisagor Awards from the Chicago Headline Club
Broadcast Radio: Best In-Depth News Story,
Broadcast Radio: Best Feature Reporting
Non-Daily: Best Feature Story
Sigma Delta Chi Award from the Society of Professional Journalists for Best Documentary (101+ Market) – Adriana Cardona-Maguigad, Ira Glass, Cate Cahan, Kari Lydersen, Bill Healy and Nancy Updike

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Emmy Award Nominee from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Heartland Chapter (as part of a team) for “Colorado State of Mind: Unpaid Child Support” on Rocky Mountain PBS

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Illinois Humanities Council Reporting Back Grant

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Social Justice News Nexus Fellowship, Northwestern University

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Peter Lisagor Award from the Chicago Headline Club (as part of a team) for “Heroin, LLC” – Broadcast Radio: Best In-Depth News Series
Scripps Howard Award Finalist (as part of a team) for “Heroin, LLC” – WBEZ and the Chicago Reader

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GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) Award Nomination (as part of a team) for “Generation Halsted” for Outstanding Newspaper Series – Kate Sosin, Erica Demarest, Tracy Baim and Bill Healy
Peter Lisagor Award from the Chicago Headline Club (as part of a team) for Feature Writing for “Generation Halsted: LGBTQ Youth Series”
National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association Award for Excellence in News Writing Award (as part of a team) for “Generation Halsted”

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Peter Lisagor Award from the Chicago Headline Club (as part of a team) for Investigative Reporting for “Inside and Out” – WBEZ

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National Headliner Award from the Press Club of Atlantic City – First Place for Radio Documentary for “Auburn Gresham, Chicago”
National Association of Black Journalists Award for “Auburn Gresham, Chicago”

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Community News Project Grant from the Chicago Community Trust and the Community Media Workshop (Public Narrative)

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Carnegie-Knight News 21 Fellowship through Northwestern University