The Iowa Broadcast News Association (IBNA) awarded Siouxland Public Media nine awards during this year’s conference in Altoona, Iowa. The station competes in the Large Market Radio Category. The work honored appeared on-air in 2022. SPM Reporter/Special Projects Producer Sheila Brummer was elected President of the organization for the 2023-2024 year. The Iowa Broadcast News Association is a nonprofit corporation of radio-TV news directors, reporters, producers, public relations professionals, and others from Iowa and adjacent states, working together to improve electronic media news.
Large Market Radio Category
First Place
Overall Excellence (4 years in a row)
Best Newscast: SPM News Director Mary Hartnett/Anchor
General Reporting: “Sioux City Student Advocates for Safer Schools” (student)
Second Place
Feature Reporting: “Toolbox Program Builds Strong Foundation and Breaks Gender Barriers”
Best Podcast: “Small Wonders”
Sports Coverage “Sioux City Ghosts” from the Small Wonders Series
Best Podcast: “Small Wonders”
Public Affairs: “Sioux City Student Advocates for Safer Schools” (student)
In-Depth Series: “MMIW Awareness”
Third Place
Public Affairs: “Missing Murdered Indigenous Women Awareness”
General Reporting: “Sioux City Student Advocates for Safer Schools”