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Michigan Public Awards

Michigan Public is proud of its legacy of excellence in reporting. The Michigan Public news team has been recognized with more than 45 awards from numerous organizations including the award for General Excellence from the Michigan Associated Press, and Station of the Year Award from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters. Michigan Public has also received national awards from the Public Radio News Directors, Inc., Radio Television Digital News Association, UNITY: Journalists of Color, and the Association for Women in Communications.

Michigan Public named Station of the Year

Michigan Public | By Suzanne Belanger

Published May 18, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

Michigan Public has been recognized with multiple Broadcast Excellence Awards from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters (MAB). These awards were announced Thursday, April 2, 2026 during the MAB’s Broadcast Excellence Awards announcement show. During the show, it was announced that the station won seven “Best in Category” awards and five “Merit” awards.The station is also a finalist in one award category with the winner yet to be announced.

A group of people stand on a red carpet in front of a backdrop that says "Broadcast Excellence Awards" — From left: Caoilinn Goss, April Baer, Doug Tribou, Wendy Turner, Vince Duffy, Jodi Westrick, Suzanne Belanger, Laura Weber Davis, Mercedes Mejia.

Michigan Public received MAB Broadcast Excellence Awards in the following categories:

Station of the Year

Michigan Public named Public Media station of the year.

Best in Category

BROADCAST EXCELLENCE: Michigan Public
FEATURE USE OF MEDIUM: Mornings in Michigan: Better access to local produce helps people at risk for chronic disease (Caoilinn Goss and Doug Tribou)
MARKETING MATERIALS AND PROMOS: On Hand (On Hand Team)
MUSIC FEATURE OR SPECIAL: Why is Kalamazoo in so many songs? (On Hand Team)
NEWS SPECIAL OR PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM: On Hand Special (On Hand Team)
NEWSCAST: July 15, 2025 (Rebecca Hector)
SPOT NEWS: Grand Blanc residents mourn the deadly attack on a Mormon chapel Sunday (Steve Carmody)
USE OF MULTIPLATFORM MEDIA – PROGRAMMING MATERIALS: The Dish (The Dish Team – Mercedes Mejia and Ronia Cabansag)
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: Michigan Hunger Challenge (Michigan Public)

Merit Awards

FEATURE USE OF MEDIUM: Fitted for a prosthetic leg in Flint, a boy from Gaza can chase his dreams again (Beenish Ahmed)
HARD NEWS: Record number of MI kids reported hospitalized from cannabis in 2024 (Kate Wells/Adam Yahya Rayes)
MUSIC FEATURE OR SPECIAL: Where does Detroit rank as a destination for music lovers? (Christopher Johnson)
NEWS SPECIAL OR PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM: The Dish (Mercedes Mejia & Ronia Cabansag)
NEWSCAST: March 14, 2025 Newscast (Doug Tribou)

The Broadcast Excellence Awards program recognizes outstanding achievement in broadcasting by commercial and public television and radio stations in Michigan. All 2025 entries aired between January 1 and December 31, 2025.Michigan Public competes in Group 2 of the Public Radio Station divisions, which is for stations with more than a $2 million budget.