Public Media Journalists Association

Public Media Journalists Association today announced the winners of its 2026 Annual Awards Competition, honoring the best in public media journalism produced during 2025. The 293 awards span breaking news, investigative reporting, features, audience engagement, science storytelling, video journalism, and more — representing organizations of every size, from small community stations to major metropolitan outlets.

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Laura Lee, news director at Blue Ridge Public Radio, has been named PMJA’s 2025 Editor of the Year. The award recognizes an individual who exemplifies the very best in story editing and newsroom leadership. In nominating her, the BPR team praised her leadership through one of the deadliest disasters in Western North Carolina’s history. Hurricane Helene ripped through the mountains of Asheville and surrounding areas in September, leaving at least 103 people dead.

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PMJA is pleased to announce that its first Public Media New Voices Award will go to Gerard Albert III, a reporter and Report For America corps member at Blue Ridge Public Radio in Asheville, North Carolina. The new award was established to celebrate rising stars who exemplify the values of public service journalism, excellence and innovative storytelling in addition to PMJA’s other annual honors, the Editor of the Year and Leo C. Lee Awards.

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