Radio IQ news team wins 9 Associated Press awards for coverage
WVTF’s Radio IQ news team recently earned nine awards from Virginia’s AP Broadcasters for outstanding reporting in 2023, including outstanding news operation for stations across Virginia and West Virginia.
Competing in the Metro News division against commercial and public radio stations across Virginia and West Virginia, Radio IQ won first place in the following categories: best spot news, Sandy Hausman’s Quaker Run Fire; best documentary, Mallory Noe-Payne’s Branded: The Fight to Restore Voting Rights; best serious feature, Craig Wright’s Problem Gambling; best reporter, Sandy Hausman; and outstanding news operation of the Virginias. The news team won second place awards for best newscast and best Old Dominion heritage, Roxy Todd’s Searching for the Bog Turtle.
Radio IQ’s news magazine hosts swept the best radio news anchor category with “Morning Edition” host Jeff Bossert winning first place and “All Things Considered” host Craig Wright taking second place.
Radio IQ News Director David Seidel received the 2024 Robert Gallimore Distinguished Service Award. The award honors a Virginia broadcaster for outstanding service in the public interest and a broadcaster – active or retired – who exemplifies a commitment to journalism and reflects honorably on the news profession. It is named for Gallimore, the AP chief of bureau in Richmond from 1967-85.
“We’re grateful for the recognition we received from our colleagues in broadcasting. It’s these kudos along with community support that fuels our news team to continue to tell the stories of our region with heart and clarity,” said WVTF General Manager Roger Duvall.
The awards were presented at a ceremony on March 23.
WVTF provides two streams of radio programming that cover 65 percent of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The WVTF Music stream is a mix of classical, jazz, and Americana music heard on 11 frequencies around the region while the 13 Radio IQ news stations air programing from NPR, the BBC, and American Public Media. With a broadcast center in Roanoke, WVTF and Radio IQ are a community service of Virginia Tech. WVTF celebrated its 50th anniversary last year.
