Michigan Public News Director Vincent Duffy has announced the station and reporter Briana Rice have been recognized with a Salute to Excellence Award from the National Association of Black Journalists.

Michigan Public has been honored by the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) with multiple Journalism Excellence Awards.

Michigan Public has been recognized with nine Excellence in Journalism Awards from the Detroit Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. Michigan Public reporters received seven First Place awards, one Second Place award, and one Fourth Place award.

Michigan Public reporter Sarah Cwiek has been selected as a winner of the 2025 Wade H. McCree Advancement of Justice Awards, sponsored by the Michigan Press Association Foundation.

Michigan Public has been notified that April Baer, host of the station’s daily Stateside show, has been selected to receive a National Gracie Award as best local Public Media host (Radio - Non-Commercial Local).

Michigan Public has been recognized with multiple Broadcast Excellence Awards from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters (MAB). These awards were announced Monday during the MAB’s live Broadcast Excellence Awards announcement show. During the show, it was announced that the station won eight “Best in Category” awards and four “Merit” awards. The station is also a finalist in two awards categories with the winners yet to be announced.

Here are the 2024 Michigan Public Awards. These awards were received in 2024 for coverage in 2023.

Michigan Public has been recognized with a national journalism award from the Public Media Journalist’s Association (PMJA). Michigan Public won First Place in the Enterprise category for “Behind the Push to End UAW Tiers."

The winning entry was Who wants to get married in Hell? These couples say "I do!" – reported and produced by Rebecca Kruth and Katheryne Friske and edited by Rebecca Williams.

Michigan Public has been recognized with multiple Broadcast Excellence Awards from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters (MAB). It was announced that the station won two “Best in Category” awards and five “Merit” awards. The station is also a finalist in three awards categories with the winners yet to be announced.