The Press Club of Cleveland - Ohio Excellence Awards hosted its virtual ceremony recently, and WKSU received seven first place journalism awards.
The station received seven first place awards in the following categories:
- Radio News Website
- Use of Social Media
- Radio News: A Piece of the 'Arsenal Democracy' in Cleveland May Be Redeveloped by Kabir Bhatia
- On-Going Coverage: GM Lordstown Plant Closure
- Human Interest: Exploradio: Why is There More of a Focus on Treatment vs. a Cure for Diabetes by Jeff St. Clair
- In-Depth Coverage: Deportation Journeys Wind Through Ohio Detention Facilities by M.L. Schultze
- News Writing: Contentious Mayor's Race in Barberton by Sarah Taylor
WKSU also received a Best in Ohio for Radio Newscast and two second place awards with Ella Abbott's piece One Last Performance for a Special Member of Ashland University Marching Band and Use of Sound for the staff's work on Watershed.